BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Australia/Melbourne X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17211@home-ed.vic.edu.au DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260206T111500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260206T133000 DTSTAMP:20250829T102612Z URL:https://home-ed.vic.edu.au/events/hen-acmis-game-worlds-5y-17y-cbd/ SUMMARY:HEN @ ACMI's Game Worlds (5y-17y\, CBD) DESCRIPTION:To book your family in\, visit  https://www.trybooking.com/DFD NJ\n\n \;\n\nYour kid's next adventure begins here! Discover how imagi ned worlds become tangible\, how connections &\; meaning are forged wit hin these worlds\, &\; how the boundaries of these vibrant &\; immer sive games are expanded by those that play them.\n\nThis playable exhibiti on explores concepts such as characterisation\, representation\, design\, computational thinking\, analysis &\; play\, whilst fostering critical and creative thinking.\n\nSpanning over 50 years of play\, Game Worlds fea tures more than 30 videogames from the 1970s to today\, with 44 playable m oments alongside original builds\, rare design materials &\; hands-on p rototypes you won’t find anywhere else.\n\nDiscover four new microgames made exclusively for ACMI by Australian developers - from nostalgic dial-i ns to playful perspective shifts. &\; enjoy moments from fan favourites like: Minecraft\, Final Fantasy XIV\, The Elder Scrolls\, SimCity\, Stard ew Valley\, World of Warcraft\, The Sims\, Neopets\, and the highly antici pated Hollow Knight: Silksong.\n\nA free pre-exhibition talk is also avail able for kids aged 9y-16y. In this session\, an ACMI educator will:\n\n D elve into some of the ideas\, themes &\; videogame worlds explored in t he exhibition\n Explore with kids how game worlds are forged &\; often remolded by those that play them\, using child-friendly examples from the exhibition\n Engage kids interested in worldbuilding &\; get them thi nking critically &\; creatively about videogames\n\nAges:\nThe exhibiti on is available to kids of all ages (5y-17y)\, &\; pre-school aged sibl ings are welcome. The pre-exhibition talk is limited to kids aged 9y-16y & amp\; sorry\, no younger / older siblings are able to attend. Families are encouraged to 'team up' with friends &\;/or bring along two adults\, t o ensure all kids in your family can be supervised at all times.\nPrice:\n $13 per child\, 4yo-17yo.\n\nAdults &\; pre-school aged siblings free. Adults are encouraged to obtain a free ACMI Teacher membership.\n\nLimit o f one adult per family (two per family if the family has 1+ child in the p re-exhibition talk\, &\; 1+ child attending the exhibition only)\nItine rary:\n\n 11.15am: families attending the pre-exhibition arrive\n 11.30a m: pre-exhibition talk\n 12.15pm: talk ends. 15 minutes break. Families a ttending the exhibition only arrive\n 12.30pm: group entry to exhibition\ , self-led exploration\n 1.30pm: estimated departure time (families can l eave at any time)\n\nHEN members only\, new members very welcome!\n\n  \;\n\nTo book your family in\, visit  https://www.trybooking.com/DFDNJ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home-ed.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/20 25/08/4591_GameWorlds_OnSaleWebHeader_F.2e16d0ba.fill-932x1305-1.png CATEGORIES:Special Events LOCATION:ACMI\, Federation Square\, Melbourne\, Vic\, Australia GEO:-37.8632245;144.72603159999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Federation Square\, Melbour ne\, Vic\, Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=ACMI:geo:-37.8632245,144.7 2603159999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20251005T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR