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If you love video games you have to visit the brilliant Player Event at Perth Museum and Art Gallery. You can even play a game not release by developers until November! >

If you love video games you have to visit the brilliant Player Event at Perth Museum and Art Gallery. You can even play a game not release by developers until November!

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Discover new developments in gaming, with a chance to battle your friends in a digitally-enhanced playground game using motion controllers. Who will be champion?

Discover new developments in gaming, with a chance to battle your friends in a digitally-enhanced playground game using motion controllers. Who will be champion?

Challenge your family with retro games such as Super Mario Bros, Star Wing and Sega Rally, experience early virtual reality with Nintendo Virtual Boy at the Player event at Perth Musuem and Art Gallery.

Challenge your family with retro games such as Super Mario Bros, Star Wing and Sega Rally, experience early virtual reality with Nintendo Virtual Boy at the Player event at Perth Musuem and Art Gallery.

The Perth Musuem and Art Gallery's Player Event is all about Videogame Interaction from Atari to Toys to Life.

The Perth Musuem and Art Gallery's Player Event is all about Videogame Interaction from Atari to Toys to Life.

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Player is a fantastic exhibition at Perth Museum and Art Gallery exploring the very latest trends in digital play and the evolution of how we interact with videogames.

Player is a fantastic exhibition at Perth Museum and Art Gallery exploring the very latest trends in digital play and the evolution of how we interact with videogames.

This event is not to be missed and will be enjoyed by kids and adults for sure!

This event is not to be missed and will be enjoyed by kids and adults for sure!

The exhibition displays the changes in the gaming world from sega mega drives to x-box 360's you can see it all.

The exhibition displays the changes in the gaming world from sega mega drives to x-box 360's you can see it all.

We challenge you not to learn something truly fascinating and interesting at Perth Museum and Art Gallery's fantastic gaming exhibition.

We challenge you not to learn something truly fascinating and interesting at Perth Museum and Art Gallery's fantastic gaming exhibition.

This exhibition has everything related to gaming through the years that you could imagine. It's on at the Perth Musuem and Art Gallery until the 18th September.

This exhibition has everything related to gaming through the years that you could imagine. It's on at the Perth Musuem and Art Gallery until the 18th September.

Go and Play at Perth Museum and Art Gallery's Player Videogame Interaction from Atari to Toys to Life Exhibition.

Go and Play at Perth Museum and Art Gallery's Player Videogame Interaction from Atari to Toys to Life Exhibition.

Discover how we play and create video games and how the controllers work and have been revolutionised.

Discover how we play and create video games and how the controllers work and have been revolutionised.

Did you own a gameboy? We definitely did1 Gaming is something that everyone can relate to.  We still remember playing our SEGA and thinking it was fanatstic but the graphics these days make it look terrible in comparison! It's great fun and really interesting to see have gaming has evolved.

Did you own a gameboy? We definitely did1 Gaming is something that everyone can relate to. We still remember playing our SEGA and thinking it was fanatstic but the graphics these days make it look terrible in comparison! It's great fun and really interesting to see have gaming has evolved.

Don't miss the Player: Videogame Interaction from Atari to Toys to Life exhibition at Perth Museum and Art Gallery.

Don't miss the Player: Videogame Interaction from Atari to Toys to Life exhibition at Perth Museum and Art Gallery.

The lighting, props and set of this brilliant exhibition are spectacular.

The lighting, props and set of this brilliant exhibition are spectacular.

Are you a regular player of videogames?  If you are or just want to find out more about gaming and it's evolution then this exhibition is for you.  Also, if you just want to take a trip down memory lane then you'll love it too!

Are you a regular player of videogames? If you are or just want to find out more about gaming and it's evolution then this exhibition is for you. Also, if you just want to take a trip down memory lane then you'll love it too!

Player: Videogame Interaction from Atari to Toys to Life

Creating videogames requires the collaboration of artists, programmers and designers, but games are only truly completed when they arrive in the player’s hands.

The controller, whether it is a joystick, a touchscreen, or a collection of buttons, is where the player connects to the game. Designing these objects affects the experience of play as much as the choices of videogame designers.

Innovations in technology and game design can shape the objects used to interact with digital spaces. I still remember the excitement when the handheld gameboy came out. I couldn't wait to get one because it meant i could sit in my room and play without being disturbed by my brother or sister.  It was great to not have to play against them as this usually resulted in an argument..Plus it also meant that I could play anywhere and this was pretty mind-blowing at the time! It was also a huge improvement from our SEGA megadrive that had to be played in the living room and was a mess of wires that my mum was always moaning about (until the pet rabbit chewed through them and wrecked our chances of playing it again.)

The Player exhibition at Perth Museum & Art Gallery explores the history of how we play games and is a trip down memory lane for many adults and teenagers alike. This exhibition is running until the 18th September. The exhibition gives you the chance to play loads of different games and even There will also be the opportunity for visitors to grab a sneak preview early of a game that is not due to be released by developers until later this year.

Entry to the exhibition is £3 for adults, £2 for concessions and £10 for a family ticket (two adults, two children).  To find out more about the exhibition visit www.playpk.co.uk

We are giving away 5 Family Passes to the Exhibition in our fantastic #SmallCityCompetition Enter Here for your chance to win! >>>