I've always had a love for museums. It's nice to connect with the past and to see how much we as a species have evolved, sometimes in a very short amount of time. When I first entered the museum and walked up the stairs, I felt like I was given a chance to watch a little movie. The museum has projects playing scenes. I got to see the progression of cameras, from going to big,bulky, sometimes inconvenient cameras to the much sleeker and more compact cameras that we have today. I feel like seeing the old televisions that people used to watch was important, because television was (and still is) one of the most important sources of media, advertisement, opinions, and more.
The difference in the size and functionality of our technology from the 1950's to the 1970's was very notice-able. I hadn't considered it before hand, but the Arms Race and the Cold War were very good for the progression of our technology as it pushed scientists and inventors to the brim to be better than the other countries. Just looking at the raw difference in size at MOMI really helped to put it in perspective.
I felt the most joy simply seeing the old arcade games. They brought back memories of actually wanting to go to the Laundromat as a kid just so I could put in quarters and play Galaga and Pacman. Video games are simply code with image representation, and I've grown up with them my entire life. I'm curious to see what will be in that exhibit in 50 years.
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