Gallery: Videogames Politely Invade Smithsonian Art Museum
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*Pac-Man welcomes visitors to the Smithsonian American Art Museum on March 16.*
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*Guests wait in line to play a brief session of* Pac-Man *in the Art of Video Games exhibition.*
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*Videos of "game faces" invite exhibit viewers to examine the interaction between players and games.*
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*Atari founder Nolan Bushnell delivers a keynote speech at the opening of the Art of Video Games exhibit on March 16.*
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*Wayne Clough, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, plays* The Secret of Monkey Island *at the exhibit.*
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*The 80 games in the Art of Video Games exhibit were grouped by platform and genre.*
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*Guests explore the Art of Video Games displays on March 16.*
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*Pac-Man cookies were served at the opening night party in the Smithsonian American Art Museum courtyard March 15.*
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*The opening night party closed with the game* Geometry Wars *projected onto the walls of the museum, playable by guests.*
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*A member of the Atari generation schools a youngster on the finer points of* Missile Command *in the American Art Museum courtyard on March 17.*
