Arcade Events

We played old skool arcade games like Pong, Donkey Kong Jr, Space Invaders, Breakout and Mortal Kombat. Dj's Master Fader and The Snail spun some appropriate tunes, and if you couldn't beat your...

Mediamatic deed bijna 4 maanden dienst als Arcade speelhal. De verzameling oude en nieuwe games bestond uit interactieve installaties, arcade videospellen, computerspellen en handhelds. Gamer maakte...

15 short, smart and clever talks, joined and bound by one simple rule: twenty slides, five minutes. Central theme? Games!

Level 3 marked the arrival of more than twenty new and vintage consoles. Atari, Mattel, Commodore, Sony and more. We also presented two brand new games by Lieven van Velthoven: Smoke Pong and Room...

15 short, smart and clever talks, joined and bound by one simple rule: twenty slides, five minutes. The Arcade exhibition is rapidly expanding. We invited fifteen speakers to talk with us about games.

Tijdens de Arcade tentoonstelling vertonen wij verscheidene films en documentaires die te maken hebben met games door de jaren heen. We beginnen met de documentaire Tilt: the Battle to Save Pinball

De welbekende gebroeders Mario en Luigi staan centraal in deze Japanse animatiefilm (1986). De film is nooit buiten Japan gereleased, of in een andere taal vertoond dan Japans. Er circuleren een...

Begin jaren 80 zet 'Gamer of the Century' Billy Mitchell een Donkey Kong wereldtitel neer dat bijna 25 jaar standhoudt. Dan verbreekt de werkloze vader Steve Wiebe zijn record. The King of Kong volgt...

Level 4 introduces you to over 200 handhelds, and to a group of musicians who turned their Game Boys into musical instruments. Drink, play and dance with us. Doors open at 8pm. Please RSVP.

Het einde van de Arcade tijdperk midden jaren 80 betekende voor sommige van de betere Arcade spelers dat hun droom aan diggelen was. Voor hen vertegenwoordigden de Arcade kasten een magische wereld.

De Amsterdam University Press presenteert het boek 'Players Unleashed! Modding "the Sims" and the Culture of Gaming' geschreven door Tanja Sihvonen. Tanja Sihvonen is gepromoveerd in Media studies en...

After arcade machines, consoles, handhelds and installations, we've finally reached the virtual Level 5: Mobile Games. The three-day Mob Fest marks the end of the Arcade exhibition. An Ignite evening...

In this workshop you will learn how to make a pixelated avatar of yourself or your grandmother. Pixel art is a form of digital art, created through the use of raster graphics software, where images...

Games are an easy way of addressing complex issues and igniting people to get involved. How can mobile games contribute to a better future? What good can a mobile game do? Louise Downe (UK) of Tate...

Where are mobile games at at the moment, and where are they heading? 13 game developers, journalists, artists and programmers presented their work, and their plans for the future. From platform games...

Sensor Fest vindt op 23, 24 en 25 november plaats in de Mediamatic Bank. Drie dagen kunst, technologie en sociale media. De eerste avond concentreren we ons op het werk wat tijdens het Mediamatic Dev...