The Actual Reality Arcade

The Actual Reality Arcade is a play area that features versions of up to ten classic arcade games adapted for physical play. It first toured in 2017, and has toured around England, and, occasionally, abroad, always in Europe, the continent where England is located. It was only at Norwich Games Festival during Norwich Games Festival 2019, happening outside The Forum, happening there three times: May 30th, 2019, May 31st, 2019, and June 1st, 2019, happening from 10:00am-4:00pm on all three days.

History
The Actual Reality Arcade was commissioned by Without Walls, a network of festivals and organizations that supports outdoor arts in the United Kingdom, for their 2017 touring programme of new work. The Actual Reality Arcade was designed and created by artist Matthew Harrison with assistance from fabricator Lee Marsh. It was co-funded by SeaChange Arts, Norfolk and Norwich Festival, Hat Fair and Stockton International Riverside Festival. It was made at The Drill House, the creation center of new outdoor work for SeaChange Arts, which was located in Great Yarmouth, from January 2017 to May 2017.

In May 2017, The Actual Reality Arcade opened to the public for the first time, opening at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Norwich, England, where it was available on May 20th, 2017 and May 21st, 2017. Since then, it has toured around England, and, occasionally, abroad, always in Europe, the continent where England is located.

Games
Not all of these games were at the Actual Reality Arcade during Norwich Games Festival. A cross is used to denote which games were not at the Actual Reality Arcade during Norwich Games Festival, whereas a tick is used to denote which games were at the Actual Reality Arcade during Norwich Games Festival