This is crucial. There are some really interesting hybrid video game live events out there, but they need more support.
I also think of MOMI's exhibition of Auriea Harvey's digital art and games, which was incredible and got a rave NYT review.
The first major survey of the pioneering net-artist and sculptor Auriea Harvey features more than 40 of Harvey’s works from her career spanning nearly four decades. Extended through December 1, 2024!
There’s also an entire conversation to be had about real-world events for video games which I think are entirely necessary if we’re really going to be part of the culture — games must be cultural objects that people meet and mingle around, culture relies on community which cannot be purely digital