Spielkultur: Bringing games into the museum

With support from the Migros Pioneer Fund and within the framework of the «games@museums» pilot project, Spielkultur has developed a variety of digital ideas for games that turn a museum visit into an experience and interest people in art and culture in a playful way. The games were developed by game design students in cooperation with museums and successfully tested over a two-year trial period.

The three most successful game variants – an audio crime drama, a tablet-based scavenger hunt and a chat app – will now be pursued further. The games can be adapted easily, individually and cheaply by any museum and tailored to suit the relevant exhibitions and target groups. The outcome is a series of made-to-measure offers that convey information and expand a museum’s educational role. After all, the future of museum visits lies in combining digital formats with on-site experiences.