Finnish Museum of Games
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The Finnish Museum of Games ({{langx|fi|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.{{Cite journal |last=Heinonen |first=Mikko |date=2017 |title=From our garage to the Finnish Museum of Games - History in the making |journal=Skrolli International Edition |volume=1E |pages=82–83}}
Exposition
The museum exhibition consists of 100 Finnish games, six thematic period rooms, a video game arcade and a changing exhibition space.{{Cite web|title=100 suomalaista peliä|url=http://vapriikki.fi/pelimuseo/pelit/|website=vapriikki.fi|date=|accessdate=|language=fi|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220151605/http://vapriikki.fi/pelimuseo/pelit/|archivedate=20 December 2016|trans-title=100 Finnish games}} Overall, the museum has around 85 playable digital games.{{Cite news|url=http://vapriikki.fi/en/pelimuseo/|title=The Finnish Museum of Games - Museokeskus Vapriikki|work=Museokeskus Vapriikki|access-date=2017-08-15|language=en-US}} Museum also interviewed over 40 game developers, recording each as a half-hour long video, and published on YouTube short versions of these interviews.{{Cite web |title=Pelintekijöiden haastattelut / Interviewing Game Makers - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3QZK12u9p7y2_PX4Sq5cSfcibsWtBrcH |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=www.youtube.com}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://mesenaatti.me/suomenpelimuseo/|title=Suomen pelimuseo|website=Mesenaatti.me|access-date=2017-08-15}}
In addition to digital games, the Finnish Museum of Games also collects and exhibits board games, card games, miniature games, roleplaying games and larps.{{Cite news|url=http://vapriikki.fi/en/pelimuseo/pelit/|title=Games - Museokeskus Vapriikki|work=Museokeskus Vapriikki|access-date=2017-08-15|language=en-US}}
Changing exhibitions have dealt with personal play histories,{{Cite web|url=https://jaakkostenros.wordpress.com/2017/01/10/personal-play-histories/|title=Personal Play Histories|date=2017-01-10|website=Jaakko Stenros|access-date=2017-08-15}} the role-playing convention Ropecon,{{Cite web|url=https://2017.ropecon.fi/2017/06/20/tapahtumasta-museonayttelyksi/|title=Tapahtumasta museonäyttelyksi|date=2017-06-20|website=Ropecon 2017|access-date=2017-08-15}} the development of the virtual reality game P.O.L.L.E.N. and pixel art.{{Cite news|url=http://vapriikki.fi/en/pelimuseo/studio/|title=Studio - Museokeskus Vapriikki|work=Museokeskus Vapriikki|access-date=2017-08-15|language=en-US}}
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Among interactive stands there is a stand of the 3D cooperative sports video game {{Ill|Suunnistussimulaattori|lt=Suunnistussimulaattori|fi|Suunnistussimulaattori}} ({{Literal translation|Orienteering Simulator}}), where museum visitors could make a virtual trip to observe landscapes of Finland running with virtual orienteering map and compass.{{Cite web|title=Suomen Pelimuseo|url=http://www.nauhalainen.fi/wp/suomen-pelimuseo/|website=www.nauhalainen.fi|date=2018-06-18|accessdate=2023-12-31|language=fi|last=Nauhalainen}}{{Cite web|title=Suomen pelimuseon joukkorahoittajien vip-tilaisuus|url=http://siiri.tampere.fi/displayObject.do?uri=http://www.profium.com/archive/ArchivedObject-EFF3AD23-C59F-AB15-49CC-7E95A9FDFBF9|website=siiri.tampere.fi|accessdate=|language=fi|last=Huhtinen|first=Petri|date=2 December 2016|publisher=Tampereen museot|location=Tampere|quote=Lapsi pelaa Pelimuseon suunnistussimulaattorilla. [The child plays with the Museum of Games' orienteering simulator.]|format=JPG|type=Photo|archiveurl=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|archivedate=1 January 2024|trans-title=VIP event for crowdfunding at the Finnish Museum of Games|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Stone |first=Tim |date=2013-03-08 |title=The Flare Path: Maxims To Live By |language=en |work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-flare-path-maxims-to-live-by |access-date=2023-12-31}}{{Cite book |last=Kvåle |first=Hans Jørgen |url=https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-2954 |title=Competition preparation by terrain simulation in orienteering : Can terrain simulation of an embargoed terrain improve performance in orienteering? |date=2013}}{{Cite web |title=Play Catching Features - O-training.net |url=http://o-training.net/w/Play_Catching_Features |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=o-training.net}}{{Cite thesis |title=O jogo virtual como ferramenta para a aprendizagem: um olhar na corrida de orientação |url=https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/47939 |publisher=Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte |date=2016-11-02 |degree=bachelorThesis |language=pt-BR |first=Roni da Costa |last=Machado}}{{Cite journal |last=Yaroslav |first=Galan |date=2022-08-31 |title=Monitoring the effectiveness of innovative forms of orienteering during the Covid-19 pandemic |journal=Journal of Physical Education and Sport |volume=22 |issue=8 |pages=1885–1892 |doi=10.7752/jpes.2022.08238 |issn=2247-8051|doi-access=free }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.suunnistusliitto.fi/system/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2013_02_09-Suunnistussimulaattori-ja-otsakameravideot_Pulli-Antero1.pdf|title=Suunnistussimulaattori: Suomalainen suunnistuspeli|last=Pulli|first=Antero|date=2 September 2013|website=suunnistusliitto.fi|language=fi}}{{Cite web|title=File:Suunnistussimulaattori, Kiekko.tk and FlatOut (The Finnish Museum of Games).jpg - Zak|url=https://zak.fi/File:Suunnistussimulaattori,_Kiekko.tk_and_FlatOut_(The_Finnish_Museum_of_Games).jpg|website=zak.fi|accessdate=2023-12-30}}
Awards
- In April 2017, the museum was awarded the Sensation of the Year award at the {{ill|Finnish Game Awards|fi}}.{{Cite news |title=Suomen peliparhaimmisto palkittiin näyttävästi The Finnish Game Awards -juhlagaalassa |language=fi |work=Mikrobitti |url=https://www.mikrobitti.fi/2017/04/suomen-peliparhaimmisto-palkittiin-nayttavasti-the-finnish-game-awards-juhlagaalassa/ |access-date=2017-08-15}}
- In 2018, the Society for the History of Technology awarded the Finnish Museum of Games with the Dibner Award for Excellence in Museum Exhibits.{{Cite news |date=2018-11-12 |title=Finnish Museum of Games wins acclaim • Nordic Game Community |language=en-US |work=Nordic Game Community |url=https://nordicgame.com/finnish-museum-games-wins-acclaim/ |access-date=2018-11-15}}
Citations
- {{Citation |last= |first= |title=Verkko palvelee suunnistajaa |url=http://www.paijat-rasti.net/seura/parahdus09.pdf |work=Pärahdus |volume= |pages=9 |year=2009 |trans-title=Network helps orienteering sport |publisher= |language=fi }}
- {{Citation |last=Antero |first=Pulli |title=Suunnistussimulaattori: Suomalainen suunnistuspeli |url=https://www.suunnistusliitto.fi/system/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Suunnistussimulaattori_ja_otsakameravideot_Pulli_Antero.pdf |work= |volume= |publication-date=2 September 2013 |trans-title=Suunnistussimulaattori: Finnish orienteering simulator |publisher= |language=fi }}
- {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.finna.fi/Record/siiri.urn:nbn:fi-vapriikkihttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.profium.com%252Farchive%252FArchivedObject-EFF3AD23-C59F-AB15-49CC-7E95A9FDFBF9?sid=3620430656 |title=Suomen pelimuseon joukkorahoittajien vip-tilaisuus |date=2 December 2016 |last=Huhtinen |first=Petri |language=fi |publisher=Museokeskus Vapriikki |trans-title=VIP event for crowdfunding at the Finnish Museum of Games |place=Tampere |archive-url=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 |archive-date=1 January 2024 |url-status=live |format=JPG |quote=Lapsi pelaa Pelimuseon suunnistussimulaattorilla. = The child plays with the Museum of Games' orienteering simulator. |via=Finna.fi |access-date=1 January 2024 }}
- {{Citation |last=Nylund |first=Niklas |title=Preserving Game Heritage with Video Interviews |url=https://journal.fi/finsktmuseum/article/view/120310 |work=Finskt Museum 2017 |volume=124 |publication-date=27 June 2017 |year=2017 |publisher=Finskt Museum |format=PDF}}
- {{Citation |last=Nylund |first=Niklas |title=Game Heritage: Digital Games in Museum Collections and Exhibitions |date=2020 |url=https://journal.fi/finsktmuseum/article/view/120310 |work= |volume= |publisher=Tampere University |format=PDF |isbn=978-952-03-1697-6}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.vapriikki.fi/en/the-museum/the-finnish-museum-of-games/ Official page] on site of Vapriikki Museum Centre
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Category:2017 establishments in Finland