Nexon Computer Museum

Nexon Computer Museum
Established 2013
Location South Korea
Website www.nexoncomputermuseum.org

The Nexon Computer Museum is a museum on Jeju Island, South Korea. It opened on July 27, 2013.[1] It is known as one of the first permanent museum in Korea that is dedicated for the history of computer and video games.[2] In 2016, the museum houses 6,700 items including personal computers, video game consoles, arcades, and software. The museum's supporters include institutions such as Computerspielemuseum Berlin and International Center for the History of Electronic Games, and IT companies such as Nexon, Softmax, Gamevil, Oculus VR, Thalmic Labs, Take-Two Interactive, Sony Computer Entertainment, and etc.[3] The principle of Nexon Co. Ltd.'s museum is to interact and communicate with a range of visitors from across boundaries, by collecting, preserving, researching, exhibiting and educating historic digital artifacts.[4]

General

The Nexon Computer Museum is displaying one of the original Apple I. Purchased from Sotheby's on June 15, 2012 for $374,500,[5] their Apple I is one of only six that are still fully operational.[6] This Apple I successfully operated in 2010[7] and 2013.[8] A video footage of their year 2013's Apple I operating test was revealed in G-Star 2013, as part of the Nexon Computer Museum's moving exhibition PC Road Show.[9] Their collection also includes the original Altair 8800, Commodore PET, IBM Personal Computer and classic Korean computers such as Zemix V, SPC-1500A, IQ-1000, FC-100D etc. that were developed and/or distributed by Samsung, Daewoo, and Goldstar (now LG).[10][11][12] The museum also provides several gaming software available for visitors to play, such as Space Invaders, Galaga, Prince of Persia (1989 video game), Hanme-Type Writing Teacher and various others. It also offers various education programs to local communities.[13][14][15]

Projects

The museum also aims to research and archive MMO games, which is one of the strongest video game genres in South Korea. In 2014, Nexon Computer Museum restored and preserved the earliest (year 1996) version of graphical MMORPG Kingdom of Winds, which is also available to play online.[16] In addition, it provides regional educatio program such as 'NCM Kids Panel', 'Integrated Kids Workshop HAT', 'Open Workshop', etc.

In June 17, 2015, the museum released its '360 Virtual Museum',[17] which offer a virtual tour of the Nexon Computer Museum’s collection.[18]

April 6th 2016, free moblie application 'NCM Mobile Application' was launched for both iOS and Android, which allows users to look for and share pictures and information of 440 major artifacts.

History

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nexoncomputermuseum.org/english/jnbd/view.php?btable=news&bno=40&p=6&cate=0
  2. ↑ 넥슨, 제주에 국내 최초 '컴퓨터박물관' 문 연다 http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2013070810041482409
  3. ↑ http://www.nexoncomputermuseum.org/english/jnbd/list.php?btable=exchange_hom
  4. ↑ http://www.nexoncomputermuseum.org/english/?mcode=0101
  5. ↑ http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/06/15/original-apple-1-computer-sells-for-374500-in-auction/
  6. ↑ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130708000707
  7. ↑ http://www.willegal.net/appleii/apple1-originals.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.moknol.com/2013/11/2013-9-iapple-i.html
  9. ↑ http://company.nexon.com/pr/5118
  10. ↑ http://www.nexoncomputermuseum.org/english/?mcode=0201
  11. ↑ http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/local/2013/07/26/0810000000AKR20130726144500056.HTML
  12. ↑ http://netsi.pe.kr/wordpress/?p=8635
  13. ↑ http://www.jejumaeil.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=131605
  14. ↑ http://www.nexoncomputermuseum.org/jnbd/view.php?btable=news&bno=115
  15. ↑ http://www.newsje.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=61402
  16. ↑ http://www.nexoncomputermuseum.org/?mcode=0601
  17. ↑ http://www.ncm360.org/
  18. ↑ http://www.jejuworldwide.com/2015/06/18/nexon-computer-museum-opens-its-360-virtual-museum/

External links

Coordinates: 33°28′20″N 126°29′10″E / 33.4721°N 126.4860°E / 33.4721; 126.4860

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