The Strong Museum

Want to take home learning to the next level? Join the museum’s biologist for Animal Encounters Virtual Series this November. Take part in three live presentations themed around the animals that live at the museum. Curious learners can also enjoy a Q&A session at the end. Tickets are $30 for all three programs for non-members, $25 for members. Buy now at https://www.museumofplay.org//animal-encounters-virtual-se

The Strong museum’s archives are constantly acquiring new collections, and we were especially delighted with a recent donation by renowned video game designer Jane Jensen. Learn more at https://www.museumofplay.org//building-a-mystery%E2%80%94s #womeningames2020

When you are female or an underrepresented minority in any space, when you fail, you are often told, ‘See, that’s why you’re not supposed to do this.’ It’s hard to remember you absolutely have every permission and right to just try again. Kellee Santiago, video game designer and Head of Developer Relations for Niantic, 2019 #womeningames2020

Denise Chaudhari was the first woman hired for the then-secret Xbox project, where she designed more than just the original "Duke" controller that launched with the system in 2001. Learn more in Andrew Borman's latest blog. https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/2020/10/designing-the-duke

We make sure our museum is clean and inviting to all of our guests!

I’d never seen anyone that looked like me working in video games. I’d never heard about it. Nobody in my family talked to me about, ‘Hey, you like games, why don’t you work in games?’ And that’s not an uncommon story. Keisha Howard, founder and C.E.O. of Sugar Gamers, 2019 #womeningames2020

The Strong’s Her Interactive Collection consists of games, design drafts, memoranda, press materials, focus group studies, player correspondence, and other materials that document the company’s history, the development of their Nancy Drew games, and the attitudes of girls towards gaming over the past 20 years. museumofplay.org///01/her-interactive-collections-at-icheg #womeningames2020

The Sorry! board game is one of many variants descended from the ancient Indian cross and circle game pachisi, commonly known and branded as Parcheesi in the United States. See if the beloved games makes it into The Strong’s #toyhall on November 5 on Facebook Live!

The Strong’s education team has partnered with Generation Two Rochester (G2) on the creation of the latest round of videos for G2’s Please Play Campaign by giving input on video scripts, role playing scenarios, and filming in Woodbury School classrooms. The campaign is designed to educate the public on the significance and value of child-directed play. This video reviews some of the most common stumbling blocks to child directed play and provides suggestions for avoiding them.

Women have contributed to the video game industry in many ways. Atari's Fire Truck arcade artwork was drawn by Evelyn Seto, former graphic designer and senior design supervisor at Atari. Can you spot her signature on the brass headlight of Fire Truck's side art? #womeningames2020

The museum’s celebration of women in the video game industry continues! Check out Atari’s Centipede, designed by Dona Bailey. Bailey joined Asteroids designer Ed Logg to create the frantic, bug-blasting 1981 arcade game which has gone on to become a true classic. #womeningames2020

Keep going the industry needs you badly. We need women’s voices there, we need all women, and it’s not just white women, we need Hispanic, and Black, and Indian, and I don’t care, we need every woman out there that is even thinkingwe need you. Badly. Sheri Graner Ray, video game designer, 2018 #womeningames2020

It’s #NationalReptileDay and to celebrate, we want to reintroduce you to Slinky! He is a Blue Tongued Skink who enjoys both his meats and veggies. He also has a bright blue tongue to help protect him against any predators!

There is no single path to success. There’s no single path to what you must do. There are so many more opportunities and ways to be true to yourself and also find what you love. Jen MacLean, game developer and former Executive Director of International Game Developers Association (IGDA), 2018 #womeningames2020