Animal Crossing: New Horizons Online Exhibition Opens with Player Diaries

In December, the UK’s National Video Game Museum announced its latest project: documenting and archiving the first year of the global pandemic, through the lens of Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Nine months later, the exhibition is ready and it’s Magnificent, featuring Animal Crossing-style artwork, player stories, and plenty of images that serve as windows into other people’s play.

The main part of the exhibit – which you can find on the Animal Crossing Diaries website – is stories, and they range from exploring pixel fashion to making in-game games, and even showcasing players representing their own cultural heritage on their desert. he is.

It’s a touching tribute to the game that dominated the early months of the lockdown, becoming a cultural and historical moment in its own right.

The stories are broken down into five themes: keeping a routine, creating your space, representing yourself, sharing creativity, and staying in touch, at least one of which you can probably relate to.

There is also a timeline of events in the game Animal Crossing, an oral history of the game, and the background to its creation – overall a pretty informative exhibit. It’s like going to a real museum, except without a gift shop.

To find out a bit more about the show, you should read this report from Jay Castello on The Verge, where they interview the people behind the show to find out where it came from and where it is going.

What are your best Animal Crossing: New Horizons stories? Let us know in the comments below!