The Art of Video Games co-author, Chris Melissinos will speak at New York University’s Game Center on Friday, February 15, at 7:00PM.

The topic will be: Achievement Unlocked: The Rise of Video Games in Global Culture.

Join The Art of Video Games: From Pac-Man to Mass Effect guest curator and co-author, Chris Melissinos as he discusses the evolution of video games from their humble beginnings to eventual arrival as one of the most significant forms of artistic expression in human.

Note: On the same day, February 15, the now touring The Art of Video Games: From Pac-Man to Mass Effect Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibition opens at Seattle’s very cool EMP Museum. So folks on either coast can enjoy the art of video games this week.