Type Video Game Museum Established 20 October 2012 | Website www.vigamus.com Phone +39 06 4547 5940 | |
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Location Via Sabotino 4, 00195, Rome Address Via Sabotino, 4, 00195 Roma, Italy Hours Closed today MondayClosedTuesday10AM–8PMWednesday10AM–8PMThursday10AM–8PMFriday10AM–8PMSaturday10AM–8PMSunday10AM–8PMSuggest an edit Similar Palazzo dei Conservatori, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Museum of Contemporary Art of Ro, Scuderie del Quirinale, Lepanto Profiles | ||
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The Video Game Museum of Rome (VIGAMUS) is an interactive museum that displays the history of video games. The first official announcement for the museum was at the Italian Videogame Developer Conference (IVDC) in 2010, and the museum opened its doors to the public in October 2012.
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- Vigamus the video game museum of rome promo
- Play market vigamus the video game museum of rome
- Interesting facts
- Video game tournaments and conventions
- Console
- Arcade
- Oculus room
- References
Located in a large exhibition center, the museum is divided into different eras of video game history, starting with the Magnavox Odyssey. The collection displays 440 pieces of video game ephemera and has more than 100 panels with information about the history and background of the items displayed. 15 video game retrospectives give the viewers first-person knowledge of making of certain games.
In addition the regular exhibits the museum also has different interactive areas for arcade games, console games and a Oculus VR room.
Some of the unique items featured at the museum include the DOOM master disks and Crytek demo disks.
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Interesting facts
Video game tournaments and conventions
The museum often hosts theme nights or tournaments such as their Dark Souls III Day and the 20th Anniversary of Pokémon Tournament. The museum invites guests to play in a tournament to win versions of the newly released games and/ or themed prizes.
Coming in November 2016, the museum will partner with the Leonardo Caltagirone Group to launch GAMEROME, a new video game convention.
Console
The console interactive areas feature 36 stations for visitor use, with new games added frequently. There are different themed corners and rooms, such as the Assassin's Creed and Steel Battalion.
Arcade
VIGAMUS has a large collection of Arcade cabinets from the 80's and 90's and some of their featured games include:
Oculus room
Launched in June 2016, this room houses the Oculus Rift DK2, sponsored by ASUS, visitors have a chance to play a variety of games in VR.