New Toy Halls of Fame

17 Sep

Posted by David Miller as Card Games, CCGs, Classic Board Games, Electronic Games, Miniatures, Modern Board Games, Other, RPGs, War Games

Toy Halls of Fame

A new Toy Halls of Fame exhibit opens this weekend at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. The exhibit combines The Strong’s National Toy Hall of Fame, which focuses on iconic toys and games, and the Toy Industry Association’s Toy Industry Hall of Fame, which recognizes the people who make them.

As with the other exhibits at the National Museum of Play, the Toy Halls of Fame puts historical and educational information right alongside interactive displays. The 5,000 square-foot space includes installations that allow visitors to:

Create, move, and pop, via motion-capture technology, virtual bubbles in a 20-foot bubble tower.
Orchestrate a music and light show by playing a Crayon piano.
Use cranks, pulleys, and cords to manipulate a kinetic toy sculpture.
Aim an air cannon at a massive mobile hanging over the atrium.

Opening festivities Saturday and Sunday include a toy character parade, dance parties, and a Yo-Yo competition.