Game history museum in Tampere, Finland
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.
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Exposition
Interactive gaming stands 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 .
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In addition to digital games, the Finnish Museum of Games also collects and exhibits
board games ,
card games ,
miniature games ,
roleplaying games and
larps .
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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]
Wikipedia talk in the 1st «Collaborative Game Histories» seminar and workshop
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Among interactive stands there is a stand of the
3D
cooperative
sports video game
Suunnistussimulaattori [
fi ] (
lit. '
Orienteering
Simulator ' ), where museum visitors could make a
virtual trip to observe
landscapes of
Finland
running with
virtual
orienteering map and
compass .
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[12] 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.
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[17] 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.
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The Suunnistussimulaattori interactive gaming stand
Awards
In April 2017, the museum was awarded the Sensation of the Year award at the
Finnish Game Awards [
fi ] .
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In 2018, the Society for the History of Technology awarded the Finnish Museum of Games with the Dibner Award for Excellence in Museum Exhibits.
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Citations
"Verkko palvelee suunnistajaa" [Network helps orienteering sport] (PDF) , Pärahdus (in Finnish), p. 9, 2009
Antero, Pulli (2 September 2013),
Suunnistussimulaattori: Suomalainen suunnistuspeli [Suunnistussimulaattori: Finnish orienteering simulator ] (PDF) (in Finnish)
Huhtinen, Petri (2 December 2016).
Suomen pelimuseon joukkorahoittajien vip-tilaisuus [VIP event for crowdfunding at the Finnish Museum of Games ] (JPG) (in Finnish). Tampere: Museokeskus Vapriikki.
Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024 – via Finna.fi. Lapsi pelaa Pelimuseon suunnistussimulaattorilla. = The child plays with the Museum of Games' orienteering simulator.
Nylund, Niklas (2017),
"Preserving Game Heritage with Video Interviews" (PDF) , Finskt Museum 2017 , vol. 124, Finskt Museum (published 27 June 2017)
Nylund, Niklas (2020),
Game Heritage: Digital Games in Museum Collections and Exhibitions (PDF) , Tampere University,
ISBN
978-952-03-1697-6
References
^ Heinonen, Mikko (2017). "From our garage to the Finnish Museum of Games - History in the making". Skrolli International Edition . 1E : 82–83.
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"100 suomalaista peliä" [100 Finnish games]. vapriikki.fi (in Finnish). Archived from
the original on 20 December 2016.
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"The Finnish Museum of Games - Museokeskus Vapriikki" . Museokeskus Vapriikki . Retrieved 2017-08-15 .
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"Pelintekijöiden haastattelut / Interviewing Game Makers - YouTube" . www.youtube.com . Retrieved 2023-12-31 .
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"Suomen pelimuseo" . Mesenaatti.me . Retrieved 2017-08-15 .
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"Games - Museokeskus Vapriikki" . Museokeskus Vapriikki . Retrieved 2017-08-15 .
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"Personal Play Histories" . Jaakko Stenros . 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-08-15 .
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"Tapahtumasta museonäyttelyksi" . Ropecon 2017 . 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2017-08-15 .
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"Studio - Museokeskus Vapriikki" . Museokeskus Vapriikki . Retrieved 2017-08-15 .
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"1st Collaborative Game Histories | Collaborative Game Histories" . sites.utu.fi . Retrieved 2024-01-01 .
^ Nauhalainen (2018-06-18).
"Suomen Pelimuseo" . www.nauhalainen.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-12-31 .
^ Huhtinen, Petri (2 December 2016).
"Suomen pelimuseon joukkorahoittajien vip-tilaisuus" [VIP event for crowdfunding at the Finnish Museum of Games] (JPG) . siiri.tampere.fi (Photo) (in Finnish). Tampere: Tampereen museot.
Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Lapsi pelaa Pelimuseon suunnistussimulaattorilla. [The child plays with the Museum of Games' orienteering simulator.]
^ Stone, Tim (2013-03-08).
"The Flare Path: Maxims To Live By" . Rock, Paper, Shotgun . Retrieved 2023-12-31 .
^ Kvåle, Hans Jørgen (2013).
Competition preparation by terrain simulation in orienteering : Can terrain simulation of an embargoed terrain improve performance in orienteering? .
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"Play Catching Features - O-training.net" . o-training.net . Retrieved 2023-12-31 .
^ Machado, Roni da Costa (2016-11-02).
O jogo virtual como ferramenta para a aprendizagem: um olhar na corrida de orientação (bachelorThesis thesis) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.
^ 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.
doi :
10.7752/jpes.2022.08238 .
ISSN
2247-8051 .
^ Pulli, Antero (2 September 2013).
"Suunnistussimulaattori: Suomalainen suunnistuspeli" (PDF) . suunnistusliitto.fi (in Finnish).
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"File:Suunnistussimulaattori, Kiekko.tk and FlatOut (The Finnish Museum of Games).jpg - Zak" . zak.fi . Retrieved 2023-12-30 .
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"Suomen peliparhaimmisto palkittiin näyttävästi The Finnish Game Awards -juhlagaalassa" .
Mikrobitti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-08-15 .
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"Finnish Museum of Games wins acclaim • Nordic Game Community" . Nordic Game Community . 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2018-11-15 .
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