Finnish Museum of Games explained

Finnish Museum of Games
Coordinates:61.5019°N 23.7597°W
Established:2017
Location:Vapriikki Museum Centre, Tampere, Finland
Type:Game history museum

The Finnish Museum of Games (Finnish: Suomen pelimuseo) is a museum dedicated to the history of Finnish games located in Vapriikki Museum Centre in Tampere, Finland.

The museum opened in January 2017. By the end of June 2017, over 100,000 people had visited the museum.[1]

Exposition

The museum exhibition consists of 100 Finnish games, six thematic period rooms, a video game arcade and a changing exhibition space.[2] Overall, the museum has around 85 playable digital games.[3] Museum also interviewed over 40 game developers, recording each as a half-hour long video, and published on YouTube short versions of these interviews.[4]

The museum was created with the help of a crowdfunding campaign arranged in 2015. The crowdfunding campaign raised €85,860 from 1,120 backers. Major backers included game companies Supercell, Housemarque and Colossal Order.[5]

In addition to digital games, the Finnish Museum of Games also collects and exhibits board games, card games, miniature games, roleplaying games and larps.[6]

Changing exhibitions have dealt with personal play histories,[7] the role-playing convention Ropecon,[8] the development of the virtual reality game P.O.L.L.E.N. and pixel art.[9]

Among interactive stands there is a stand of the 3D cooperative sports video game, where museum visitors could make a virtual trip to observe landscapes of Finland running with virtual orienteering map and compass.[10] [11] This game has been used by Finnish and other orienteering athletes for virtual training (as an alternative to Catching Features), but development of this game stopped in 2016.[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] Also on the Suunnistussimulaattori stand behind the glass there are real orienteering sport equipment and game souvenirs, presented to museum by Antero Pulli, developer of the original game and Finnish orienteering athlete.[17] [18]

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Notes and References

  1. Heinonen . Mikko . 2017 . From our garage to the Finnish Museum of Games - History in the making . Skrolli International Edition . 1E . 82–83.
  2. Web site: 100 suomalaista peliä. vapriikki.fi. fi. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220151605/http://vapriikki.fi/pelimuseo/pelit/. 20 December 2016. 100 Finnish games.
  3. News: The Finnish Museum of Games - Museokeskus Vapriikki. Museokeskus Vapriikki. 2017-08-15. en-US.
  4. Web site: Pelintekijöiden haastattelut / Interviewing Game Makers - YouTube . 2023-12-31 . www.youtube.com.
  5. Web site: Suomen pelimuseo. Mesenaatti.me. 2017-08-15.
  6. News: Games - Museokeskus Vapriikki. Museokeskus Vapriikki. 2017-08-15. en-US.
  7. Web site: Personal Play Histories. 2017-01-10. Jaakko Stenros. 2017-08-15.
  8. Web site: Tapahtumasta museonäyttelyksi. 2017-06-20. Ropecon 2017. 2017-08-15.
  9. News: Studio - Museokeskus Vapriikki. Museokeskus Vapriikki. 2017-08-15. en-US.
  10. Web site: Suomen Pelimuseo. www.nauhalainen.fi. 2018-06-18. 2023-12-31. fi. Nauhalainen.
  11. Web site: Suomen pelimuseon joukkorahoittajien vip-tilaisuus. siiri.tampere.fi. fi. Huhtinen. Petri. 2 December 2016. Tampereen museot. Tampere. Lapsi pelaa Pelimuseon suunnistussimulaattorilla. [The child plays with the Museum of Games' orienteering simulator.]. JPG. Photo. https://web.archive.org/web/20240101170901/http://siiri.tampere.fi/displayObject.do?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profium.com%2Farchive%2FArchivedObject-EFF3AD23-C59F-AB15-49CC-7E95A9FDFBF9. 1 January 2024. VIP event for crowdfunding at the Finnish Museum of Games. live.
  12. News: Stone . Tim . 2013-03-08 . The Flare Path: Maxims To Live By . en . Rock, Paper, Shotgun . 2023-12-31.
  13. Book: Kvåle, Hans Jørgen . Competition preparation by terrain simulation in orienteering : Can terrain simulation of an embargoed terrain improve performance in orienteering? . 2013.
  14. Web site: Play Catching Features - O-training.net . 2023-12-31 . o-training.net.
  15. O jogo virtual como ferramenta para a aprendizagem: um olhar na corrida de orientação . Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte . 2016-11-02 . bachelorThesis . pt-BR . Roni da Costa . Machado.
  16. Yaroslav . Galan . 2022-08-31 . Monitoring the effectiveness of innovative forms of orienteering during the Covid-19 pandemic . Journal of Physical Education and Sport . 22 . 8 . 1885–1892 . 10.7752/jpes.2022.08238 . 2247-8051. free .
  17. Web site: Suunnistussimulaattori: Suomalainen suunnistuspeli. Pulli. Antero. 2 September 2013. suunnistusliitto.fi. fi.
  18. Web site: File:Suunnistussimulaattori, Kiekko.tk and FlatOut (The Finnish Museum of Games).jpg - Zak. zak.fi. 2023-12-30.
  19. News: Suomen peliparhaimmisto palkittiin näyttävästi The Finnish Game Awards -juhlagaalassa . fi . . 2017-08-15.
  20. News: 2018-11-12 . Finnish Museum of Games wins acclaim • Nordic Game Community . en-US . Nordic Game Community . 2018-11-15.

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