Vigamus

The Video Game Museum of Rome, is managed by VIGAMUS Foundation , body recognized by the Prefecture of Rome with a positive opinion of the Ministry of Arts and Culture and Tourist - Protocol 976/2014 - set up in June 2013 and committed to the preservation, research and divulgation of physical and digital works linked to the digital medium. Mass phenomenon, artistic expression and interactive medium of the digital Era, Games are part of the contemporary imagination, becoming one of the most complex meanings production systems. By nature related to the technological component, Games are constantly evolving, revolutionizing the whole system of Arts, and combining with it. The aim of the Foundation is to promote VIGAMUS and spread awareness of the cultural value of video games in Italy, a country characterized by a wide audience of players. Video games are going to be included into the historical and artistical heritage of our beautiful country, whose primacy in the world is absolutely indisputable. Cultural innovation, rather than the technology, is the basis for the emergence of a true Game Culture. Interactive artifacts that deserves to be known and studied, and first of all, preserved. back to top