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"Arcade games familiarized an entire generation with computers and screen-based interaction. Despite their technologically complex origins, they can be experienced as simple but intense pleasures, with engaging play mechanics and elegant interfaces," said Carl Goodman, curator of digital media at the American Museum of the Moving Image.Courtesy of the American Museum of the Moving Image
Asteroids, one of the games on display at Blip, features an important game-play innovation: When targets are hit, they break into smaller, spinning pieces in a simulated explosion effect, rather than just vanishing from the screen.Courtesy of the American Museum of the Moving Image
