Present Games as Cultural Experience
Transform arcade games into compelling exhibition experiences through thoughtful space design, lighting, and visitor engagement.
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When you work with us on exhibition design, you receive comprehensive planning that transforms arcade games into engaging cultural presentations. We design the complete visitor experience, from initial visual impact to how people move through and interact with your exhibition.
Your exhibition benefits from our understanding of how to present games both as entertainment and cultural artifacts. We balance playability with curatorial intent, creating spaces where visitors can engage with games while appreciating their design and cultural significance.
You gain detailed specifications for implementation, including space planning, cabinet arrangement, lighting design, and supporting graphics. These deliverables allow fabricators and installers to execute your exhibition vision with confidence.
The Exhibition Challenge
Many arcade game exhibitions place cabinets in available space without considering visitor flow, lighting conditions, or how the presentation supports engagement. Games become isolated objects rather than coherent experiences.
This approach misses opportunities to create compelling presentations. Visitors encounter games in poorly lit conditions, struggle to understand context or significance, and experience the exhibition as fragmented rather than unified.
Perhaps you recognize these challenges if you have presented arcade games before, or you anticipate them as you plan an upcoming exhibition. You understand that effective presentation requires more than simply placing cabinets in a room, but you need expertise in exhibition design to realize your vision.
Without thoughtful design, exhibitions fail to communicate the cultural value of arcade games or create engaging visitor experiences. The games themselves may be compelling, but the presentation diminishes their impact.
Our Exhibition Design Methodology
We approach exhibition design as integrated challenge that requires understanding both the games themselves and the visitor experience you want to create. Our process begins by exploring your exhibition goals and the specific games you want to present.
Space planning receives careful attention because it establishes how visitors move through the exhibition and encounter games. We consider sightlines, circulation patterns, and how to create natural flow that guides visitors while allowing spontaneous engagement.
Lighting design supports both practical needs and atmospheric goals. Games need appropriate illumination for play while the overall environment creates the mood you want. We specify lighting that enhances rather than conflicts with cabinet displays.
Supporting graphics provide context and wayfinding. We design signage, wall treatments, and informational elements that complement rather than compete with the games themselves. Everything works together to support coherent visitor experience.
Collaborating on Your Exhibition
Our collaboration follows structured process designed to translate your exhibition concept into implementable design. We work closely with you throughout development while handling the detailed design work that brings your vision to life.
Exhibition Concept Development
We explore your exhibition goals through focused conversation. What story do you want to tell through these games? What experience should visitors have? How does this exhibition fit within your broader institutional mission? Your vision guides all design decisions.
Space Analysis and Planning
Our team analyzes your exhibition space, considering dimensions, existing conditions, and opportunities. We develop floor plans showing cabinet placement, circulation paths, and supporting elements. You review these plans and provide feedback on the proposed arrangement.
Design Detail Development
We develop detailed specifications for lighting, graphics, and environmental elements. Each component receives attention to ensure it contributes to overall visitor experience. You see how elements come together through renderings and material specifications.
Implementation Documentation
Final deliverables include complete specifications that fabricators and installers can follow. We provide construction drawings, material specifications, lighting plans, and graphic files. If desired, we can supervise installation to ensure design intent is maintained.
Throughout this process, we maintain regular communication and adapt our approach based on your feedback. The result is exhibition design that reflects your vision while meeting professional standards for visitor experience.
Investment and Scope
Exhibition design investment varies based on exhibition scale and complexity. Our base package covers design work for exhibitions ranging from single-cabinet displays to installations featuring multiple games.
Complete Exhibition Design
From concept to installation specifications
Your Design Package Includes:
- Comprehensive space planning with floor plans showing cabinet placement and circulation
- Lighting design specifications including fixture types, placement, and control systems
- Supporting graphics design for signage, wall treatments, and informational displays
- Material specifications and fabrication guidelines for all custom elements
- Construction drawings with dimensions and technical details for implementation
- 3D renderings showing how the completed exhibition will appear
- Wayfinding and visitor flow analysis ensuring intuitive navigation
Installation supervision is available as additional service for exhibitions where maintaining design intent during construction is particularly important. This allows our team to address on-site questions and ensure specifications are followed accurately.
The timeline for exhibition design typically ranges from four to six weeks, depending on exhibition complexity and review cycles. We work within your installation deadlines to ensure design completion supports your schedule.
Exhibition Design in Practice
Our exhibition design approach produces spaces that support both visitor engagement and curatorial goals. Visitors move through exhibitions naturally, encountering games in sequences that build understanding and interest.
Between September and December 2025, we completed fourteen exhibition design projects for museums, galleries, and special events. These installations range from focused displays featuring three games to comprehensive exhibitions presenting twenty cabinets across multiple rooms.
Effectiveness appears in how visitors engage with exhibitions. Well-designed spaces encourage exploration while providing clear pathways. Lighting enhances rather than obscures game displays. Supporting graphics inform without overwhelming.
The true measure is whether your exhibition achieves its intended purpose. If the goal is education, visitors leave with new understanding. If the goal is entertainment, they experience games in engaging context. Our design work supports whatever outcomes you seek.
Confidence in Implementation
Exhibition design requires coordination between many parties: curators, fabricators, installers, facility managers, and others. Our deliverables are designed to facilitate this coordination by providing clear specifications everyone can reference.
You review design development at key milestones, ensuring the direction aligns with your vision before we proceed to detailed documentation. If elements need adjustment based on budget, timeline, or other constraints, we revise our approach collaboratively.
All specifications include technical details that fabricators need for accurate implementation. We anticipate questions that arise during construction and provide documentation that addresses common concerns proactively.
If you choose installation supervision, our team maintains presence during critical phases to answer questions and verify that construction follows design intent. This additional support helps ensure your exhibition realizes the vision we developed together.
Starting Your Exhibition Project
If exhibition design services align with your needs, reaching out is straightforward. Contact us through the form below or email info@wan-der-lust.com with background about your exhibition concept, timeline, and any specific requirements or constraints.
We respond to all inquiries within two business days. If your project fits our capabilities, we schedule consultation to explore your exhibition goals and discuss how our design process would apply to your specific situation.
During consultation, we review your space conditions, discuss timeline expectations, and clarify what deliverables you need. You leave understanding what our collaboration would involve and what you would receive.
There is no obligation to proceed after consultation. The conversation provides information you need to make informed decisions about your exhibition development approach.
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