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From Flower To Journey And Beyond: Kellee Santiago Of thatgamecompany

Kellee Santiago is president and co-founder of thatgamecompany, which released Journey last week. Its previous game, Flower, is a featured, playable game at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s new exhibit The Art of Video Games, which opened this weekend.


March 20, 2012
In Real Life

I Played Myst At The Museum: Visiting The Art Of Video Games

This weekend, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC opened the long-awaited exhibit The Art of Video Games. Walking into the museum, one immediately feels the whispered air that says: this is the home of Serious Art.


March 13, 2012
In Real Life

The Art Of Video Games Brings Pac-Man And Mass Effect To The Smithsonian

The biggest game here in Washington, DC is usually the game of politics. But this weekend, the city will be hopping with something much more fun.


February 24, 2012
In Real Life

The Smithsonian’s Video Games Exhibit Is Nearly Ready, Let’s See How It’s Coming Along

The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s “The Art of Video Games” exhibition opens next month. Which is exciting!


October 4, 2011
News

Get Your Name In The Smithsonian, Thanks To Video Games

When the Smithsonian opened voting for their upcoming Art of Video Games exhibit earlier this year, the resultant frenzy from gamers wanting to make sure their own personal Best Game EVAR was among the chosen crashed the institute’s servers.


May 6, 2011
News

Smithsonian Picks The Games Of Its Art Of Video Games Exhibit

The Smithsonian American Art Museum revealed the winners of its public vote to decide what games will be featured in their exhibit, The Art of Video Games, today. The exhibit creates a visual history of the evolution of gaming from its humble beginnings through the present. The vote, which took place between February and April, helped to pick the majority of the exhibit, with only a few iconic selections guaranteed entry.


April 7, 2011
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Smithsonian Extends Voting For ‘Art Of Video Games’ Nominees

The fed’rul gummint may shut down in the next two days, but voting on which games will be featured in 2012′s “The Art of Video Games” won’t. It’s been extended another 10 days to April 17. Winners still will be announced May 7. The show will open March 16, 2012 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington.


February 15, 2011
In Real Life

You Decide Which Video Games Are Displayed At The Smithsonian

Which video games deserve to be honored for their art? Heavy Rain or Final Fantasy? Grim Fandango or Fallout? In the Smithsonian’s upcoming “The Art of Video Games” exhibition, gamers decide which titles make the cut.