Computer gaming gets culture

Eurogamer have posted some news that London's Barbican Gallery has announced that it will be hosting a major new exhibition next year celebrating 40 years of gaming, from the original 1962 Spacewar to the latest console technology. Here's the juicy bit:

"Taking place between May and September, GameOn will include over 250 exhibits ranging from early arcade games and consoles to the latest cutting edge technology and specially commissioned pieces of gaming-inspired art. The whole thing will be split into eleven themed sections, covering topics such as vintage games, rare consoles, gaming culture and online gaming."