The Powerhouse Museum

Alright, i know that i haven't updated my blog lately but rest assured, i am still enjoying my time at Newington here in Australia. My Australian cultural knowledge expands further every day. Yesterday, for example, Timothy and i visited the Powerhouse museum in Sydney. The Powerhouse museum is a truly fascinating museum that does not only portray the great achievements of humans in the field of science, but also manages to indulge and incline itself into other social topics of interest such as musical culture, fashion and design. We were extremely lucky to be able to visit the Powerhouse museum during a gaming exhibit. This special sight is only available for a short period of time and portrays the evolution of gaming like no other wikipedia page or text book. This exhibition allowed the user to engulf himself in gaming history by experiencing i himself, the exhibition itself was a collection of games and consoles that were available for the visitor to play. This included games ranging from pac-man, asteroids, super Mario and sonic all the way to Singstar, LEGO Star Wars and Starcraft. You could see and understand how gradual the change in computer gaming industry was, how it managed to evolve from the basics behind donkey kong, to the algorithms responsible for the action in Diablo 3. It truly was a fascinating experience. Other parts of the museum included a huge exposition about The Beatles visiting Australia, fashion through time and technologies that changed our minds. Below are some pictures.