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9/3/2012

Playtime

Maison d'Ailleurs, Yverdon-les-Bains

Playtime — Videogame mythologies is an exhibition devoted to the culture of video games. It explores how the relationship between play, the various manners of gam- ing, and technology interrelate. An interactive presentation displays historical doc- uments, examples of GameArt and innovative games.

The exhibition invites to explore computer games from a variety of different angles: Rules of Play / The Game of Life and the introduction to the mechanics of games; Game Geographies and PlayNations on the spatial dimension of video games; Bodies and Minds, dealing with emblematic figures, how players relate with their avatars and the involvement of the body in the video game experience; Assault on Reality, which presents innovative creations mixing the real and the virtual; and a historical section Archeology of Fun.

Throughout 2012, various events, happenings and mediation actions at Yverdon-les-Bains and in French- speaking Switzerland are being held in addition to the exhibition. They highlight the current state of research in the field and bring to a wide audience a chance to discover the broad range of registers in video games art.

The exhibition is part of Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Arts Council’s GameCulture — From Game to Art programme.

Full Program available here: http://playtime.ailleurs.ch/en/exposition/introduction/

Image: Minecraft, Mojang / Markus Persson

Opening: Saturday 10 March 2012 at 18.00

Maison d'Ailleurs
Place Pestalozzi, 14 - Yverdon-les-Bains
Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 14.00 - 18.00
Saturday, sunday: 11.00 - 18.00
Holidays: 14.00 - 18.00
Admission: Adults : 12.- (11.- for 10 people or more)
Senior citizens, students : 10.- (9.- for 10 people or more)
Children age 6 and up : 8.- (7.- for 10 people or more)

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