Museum of the Moving Image Exhibits Indie Gaming

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Published on Wednesday, 04 December 2013 17:31

Written by Renzo Adler

Gone Home

We live in a fascinating time for indie video game enthusiasts. Platforms like Steam and Good Ol Games have made distribution for small developers a cinch, while even monolith companies like Sony are championing games like Octodad: Dadliest Catch for their next gen systems. While the big titles will still grab up ad space and store shelves, small indie titles like Minecraft have shown the ingenuity, the power and the popularity of games developed outside major studios. What starts off as a bit of code on a computer one day becomes part of our cultural lexicon the next.

Highlighting these unique endeavors in electric entertainment, The Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, NY), in association with IndieCade: The International Festival of Independent Games, will be exhibiting Indie Essentials: 25 Must Play Video Games (December 14, 2013 - March 2, 2014).

These are games that reinvent classic formulas (Spelunky), encourage creativity and freedom (Minecraft), or completely subvert preconceived notions of what a video game can be (Gone Home and Quadrilateral Cowboy). Also featured will be past winners of the IndieCade Festival, which celebrates independent games and the designers behind them.

Other games being exhibited include:

• Flower
• Kentucky Route Zero
• Diner Dash
• Killer Queen Arcade
• Dear Esther
• Spaceteam

Jason Eppink, Museum of the Moving Image curator states that “the designers and developers of the games presented in Indie Essentials take daring creative risks to explore new forms and methods of play." “Independent games are a fountain of innovation and experimentation, advancing games as one of today’s most dynamic and important cultural forms.”

To learn more, go to: http://www.movingimage.us/

IndieCade: The International Festival of Independent Games
December 14, 2013 - March 2, 2014

The Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th Ave
New York, NY 11106

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