The Blanca City Council has launched a double cultural proposal for
Reclaiming retro video games as creative heritage: a round table discussion today, Thursday the 30th
in October, and an exhibition on November 1 and 2 with playable stations and materials
historical.
The initiative, presented by Mayor Á. Pablo Cano together with Aurelio Morata (co-owner)
(from the Hermanos Morata Ortiz collection), seeks to promote the culture of classic video games
as a multifaceted cultural phenomenon and bring it closer to the public with demonstrations and pieces
collector's item.
Round table: past, present and future of retro video games
The conversation takes place today at 8:00 PM at the Water and Light Museum (Avda. Río
Segura, s/n). Participants: Neftalí Escribano (moderator and president of the Association)
E-Culture and Leisure), the collector Aurelio Morata, the graphic artist and designer Francisco Gómez
Fuentes (Fransouls) and Juan Francisco Hernández (secretary of the Faculty of
UCAM Communication).
Exhibition: “An approach to retro video games”
On November 1st and 2nd, from 10:00 to 14:00, the Victoria Theatre hosts the exhibition with the
Collection of the Morata Ortiz Brothers. There will be six screens for playing and interacting,
in addition to video games, publications and bibliography that review the history of the medium.
Where and when
Round table: Thursday, October 30, 8:00 PM, Water and Light Museum (Avda. Río
Segura, s/n).
Exposure: November 1–2, 10:00–14:00, Victoria Theatre (C/ del Teatro, 15,
White).
Why it matters
Blanca thus joins the wave of institutions that recognize the value of video games as
Artistic language and technological memory. The choice of the Victoria Theatre underscores the dialogue.
between stage and digital platform: both formats share narrative, staging and
audience immersion.
— By Jorge Monllor
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