Game On is an exhibition organised and toured by the Barbican Art Gallery in London. The exhibition displays an historical view of video game development from early arcade games to the present. First featuring in 2002, the exhibition is claimed to have been seen by over 1 million people worldwide. The organisers state that Visitors will be able to play games dating as far back as the 1960s and hope to show the cultural impact of games and consoles. The exhibition attracted over 117,000 visitors in Melbourne, Australia in 2008 after previously attracting 99,500 at the Barbican Art Gallery in London and 127,000 in Chicago.
Touring staff with the exhibition include a technician found in a retro games shop in London, whose role it is to keep the machines in working order.
