Nexon Computer Museum Explained

Nexon Computer Museum
Location:Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea

The Nexon Computer Museum is a museum in Jeju City in South Korea. Opening on 27 July 2013,[1] it is one of the first permanent museums in Korea that is dedicated to the history of computers and video games.[2]

, the museum houses 6,900 items, including personal computers, video game consoles, arcades, and software. The museum's supporters include institutions such as Computerspielemuseum Berlin and International Center for the History of Electronic Games, and companies such as Nexon, Softmax, Gamevil, Oculus VR, Thalmic Labs, Take-Two Interactive, and Sony Computer Entertainment.[3] The goal of Nexon Co. Ltd.'s museum is to exhibiting and educating on historic digital artifacts.[4]

General

The Nexon Computer Museum exhibits an original Apple I. Purchased from Sotheby's on 15 June 2012 for,[5] the museum's AppleI is one of only six that are still fully operational.[6] This AppleI successfully operated in 2010,[7] and in 2013.[8] Video footage of it operating in 2013 was shown at G-Star in 2013, as part of the Nexon Computer Museum's moving exhibition PC Road Show.[9] Their collection also includes an original Altair 8800, Commodore PET, IBM Personal Computer and classic Korean computers such as Zemix V, SPC-1500A, IQ-1000, FC-100D that were developed or distributed by Samsung, Daewoo, and Goldstar (now LG).[10] [11] [12] The museum also provides several gaming software available for visitors to play, such as Space Invaders, Galaga, Prince of Persia, Hanme-Type Writing Teacher. It also offers various education programs to local communities.[13] [14] [15]

Projects

The museum also aims to research and archive MMO games, which is one of the strongest video game genres in South Korea. In 2014, Nexon Computer Museum restored and preserved the earliest version (dating to 1996) of graphical MMORPG Kingdom of Winds, which is also available to play online.[16] In addition, it provides regional education program such as 'NCM Kids Panel', 'Integrated Kids Workshop HAT', and 'Open Workshop'.

On 17 June 2015, the museum released its '360 Virtual Museum',[17] which offers a virtual tour of the Nexon Computer Museum's collection.[18]

On 6 April 2016, the free mobile application 'NCM Mobile Application' was launched for both iOS and Android, which allows users to look for and share pictures and information of 440 major artifacts.

From April to November 2016, Nexon Computer Museum held its first on-going Virtual Reality contents festival ‘2016 NCM VR OPEN CALL’ to raise public interest in Virtual Reality and support new challenges of content creators. Six awardees were chosen among 58 works in various genres including travel, horror, fairy tale and education. With an award of, all winners had the opportunity to have a 'Develop Week and Artist Talk' program with an independent exhibition in Nexon Computer Museum VR zone. The winners also had a special pop-up museum exhibition at Nexon Korea building at Pan-gyo, South Korea.

On 3 November 2016, Nexon Computer Museum commissioned the winners of 2016 NCM VR OPEN CALL as 2017 NCM Accelerator: VR Project to support further contents development of the artists. Nexon Computer Museum will fund each team from to per month along with international exhibition, networking and mentoring for a year. Starting from 2016 NCM VR OPEN CALL, Nexon Computer Museum hopes to be a stable companion of the artists to mount new challenges.

History

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 넥슨컴퓨터박물관 . 9 July 2015 . 19 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171019163655/http://www.nexoncomputermuseum.org/english/jnbd/view.php?btable=news&bno=40&p=6&cate=0 . live .
  2. News: 넥슨, 제주에 국내 최초 '컴퓨터박물관' 문 연다 . Nexon opens the first 'computer museum' in Korea in Jeju . 김보경기자 . 2013-07-08 . ko . Asia Economy . 2024-10-19 .
  3. Web site: 넥슨컴퓨터박물관 . 9 July 2015 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142847/http://www.nexoncomputermuseum.org/english/jnbd/list.php?btable=exchange_hom . live .
  4. Web site: 넥슨컴퓨터박물관 . 9 July 2015 . 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429030848/https://nexoncomputermuseum.org/english/?mcode=0101 . live .
  5. News: Original Apple 1 Computer Sells for $374,500 in Auction . Wall Street Journal . 15 June 2012 . Austin . Scott . subscription . 19 October 2024 . 17 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120617000536/http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/06/15/original-apple-1-computer-sells-for-374500-in-auction/ . live.
  6. News: Korea's first computer museum to open on Jeju . Kwon Bum-joon . 8 July 2013 . Korea Herald . 1 August 2013 . 4 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190404044830/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130708000707 . live.
  7. Web site: The Apple 1 Registry . Mike . Willegal . 2015 . Mike's Hobby Home Page . 2024-10-19 .
  8. Web site: 2013년 9월, 넥슨컴퓨터박물관이 구동한 '애플 I(Apple I)' 모크놀(MOKNOL) : 오락연구소(oh-rock-yeon-goo-so) . www.moknol.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131118021117/http://www.moknol.com/2013/11/2013-9-iapple-i.html . 2013-11-18.
  9. Web site: NEXON Corporation. 9 July 2015. 10 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150710085648/http://company.nexon.com/pr/5118. live.
  10. Web site: 넥슨컴퓨터박물관 . 9 July 2015 . 5 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210305031759/https://www.nexoncomputermuseum.org/english/?mcode=0201 . live .
  11. Web site: 넥슨컴퓨터박물관 제주에 문열어. 27 July 2013. 9 July 2015. 11 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711144153/http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/local/2013/07/26/0810000000AKR20130726144500056.HTML. live.
  12. Web site: '컴퓨터 세상' 컴퓨터, 세상을 바꾼 아이디어 Vol.0 순간포착 . netsi.pe.kr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712001626/http://netsi.pe.kr/wordpress/?p=8635 . 2015-07-12.
  13. Web site: 넥슨컴퓨터박물관 진로교육 프로그램 운영. 21 April 2015. 9 July 2015. 21 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230421174155/http://www.jejumaeil.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=131605. live.
  14. Web site: 넥슨컴퓨터박물관 | 새소식. 9 July 2015. 12 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171112185728/http://www.nexoncomputermuseum.org/jnbd/view.php?btable=news&bno=115. live.
  15. Web site: 넥슨컴퓨터박물관, '어린이자문단' 3기 발대식 개최. 16 March 2015. 9 July 2015. 21 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230421103721/http://www.newsje.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=61402. live.
  16. Web site: 넥슨컴퓨터박물관 | 바람의나라 1996. 27 October 2014. 5 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210805054253/https://nexoncomputermuseum.org/?mcode=0601. live.
  17. Web site: 넥슨컴퓨터박물관 360 Virtual Museum . 2015-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703152130/http://www.ncm360.org/ . 2015-07-03 . dead .
  18. Web site: 福彩中心合作伙伴.

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