{"id":61751,"date":"2024-08-14T10:23:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T10:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=61751"},"modified":"2024-08-14T10:23:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T10:23:39","slug":"national-videogame-museum-provides-sheffield-with-summer-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/08\/14\/national-videogame-museum-provides-sheffield-with-summer-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"National Videogame Museum provides Sheffield with summer fun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sheffeild&#8217;s National Videogame Museum is hosting summer holiday activities using revamped versions of their most popular exhibits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until 25 August the charity is running a specific event programme which will allow visitors to view, make, and play a variety of games, including: 4-player Pac-Man that is unique to the NVM, designing your own web-based game using Scratch and Twine, and revisiting the 1980\u2019s with a working BBC microcomputer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240814_104214_Drive-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240814_104214_Drive-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240814_104214_Drive-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Andy Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the exhibits, \u2018Make Your Own Games\u2019, will be hosted in their Lab area which allows people of all ages to create and design their very own video games. The Arcade exhibit has a new look which showcases a narrative recreation of 1980\u2019s and early 1990\u2019s vibrant social spaces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum also has a new area which explores Sheffield\u2019s rich gaming history, which includes Sheffield-made game <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gangbeasts\">Gangbeasts<\/a>, and an early access to the beta version of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PlayUndisputed\">Undisputed<\/a>, which is developed by Sheffield based software company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gremlinarchive.com\/\">Gremlin Interactive<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leah Dungay, the museum\u2019s Learning Officer, gave an insight into the charity\u2019s summer programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NVM Interview with Learning Officer Leah Dungay\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AzXSHAzGBxo?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leah Dungay interviewed by Anna Priedite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/thenvm.org\/summer-fun\/\"> Summer Fun<\/a> event will run until 3 September, which marks the end of the summer holiday period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The charity works with some of the poorest communities in the UK to help them collaborate, play and learn in the NVM. 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