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  • Three adults playing arcade games, the orange machine bearing a large X.
  • People leaning over a games table pointing at a coloured octagon.
  • People pressing their hands on a large box with coloured buttons and lights.
  • People playing a game on a nature strip with another person leaning on a pole watching them.
Until 15 Oct

Play Capitol Arcade

  • Free
  • Music

Discover a street arcade hidden in the middle of the Melbourne CBD. Follow a trail of five playable arcade machines embedded in shops and cafés starting at The Capitol.

Made by Melbourne artists, designers and musicians, each arcade machine has been transformed into a playable artwork featuring games that will have you race to catch a tram, learn indigenous language, make music from emojis, battle it out with Jukebot or head down the Yomeci Hole.

Featuring work by Jarra Karalinar Steel, YomeciPlay, Troy Innocent, tiasu, Honeysmack, and Ranjit Nijjer. Members of RMIT’s Future Play Lab will also be appearing in the arcade looking for challengers if you’re game to put your skills to the test!

Hours

Date Times
Fri 29 Sep
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm
Sat 30 Sep
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm
Sun 1 Oct
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm
Mon 2 Oct
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm
Tue 3 Oct
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm
Wed 4 Oct
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm
Thu 5 Oct
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm
Fri 6 Oct
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm
Sat 7 Oct
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm
Sun 8 Oct
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm
Mon 9 Oct
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm
Tue 10 Oct
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm
Wed 11 Oct
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm
Thu 12 Oct
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm
Fri 13 Oct
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm
Sat 14 Oct
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm
Sun 15 Oct
  • 10am - 8pm 10:00am - 8:00pm

Location

Capitol Arcade
113 Swanston St
Melbourne 3000

Open in maps location for

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • email address: info@futureplaylab.io
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