It’s game on in South Melbourne with a free arcade gaming trail activating Clarendon Street over the colder months.

The Clarendon Street Arcade gives visitors even more reasons to play south of the City, with five games designed by some of the brightest brains in game development.

Check out the games below.

10-in-1 Arcade

by Master of Animation, Games and Interactivity students. 

A classic arcade cabinet featuring 10 games controlled by a joystick and buttons. Everyday objects become playthings in these surreal and colourful games.

Musimoji 

by Troy Innocent and Allison Walker.

Up to three players play together to create music from emojis. Clustered around a monolith rising from the street, players tap buttons to change, release or supress emotions.

Jukebot 

by Future Play Lab in conjunction with musicians and producers.

A game with no screen and 32 multicoloured buttons which light up and play a sound from electronic musical compositions. The aim is to create a contemporary jukebox that is free to play but requires more than just a push of a single button.

Yawa 

by N’arweet Carolyn Briggs AM, Jarra Karalinar Steel and Narayana Johnson.

Yawa means journey in Boonwurrung language. Four-players join an onscreen adventure across an abstract map of Country discovering stories as they go. The aim is to work together in exploring the world as each player co-operates to reveal each part of the map.

Yomeci Arcade

by Yomeci Play.

A game which sees the player stand above a virtual hole in the ground which connects the player to a subterranean world. The player uses their feet to step and jump on buttons as they journey through an underground world.

Additional lighting has been installed around each arcade installation allowing the gaming action to continue after dark in a boost for night-time trade. The games are expected to remain until the first week of October to coincide with the Melbourne International Games Week.

The arcade gaming trail is supported by Experience South Melbourne and Port Phillip Council, funded under the Victorian Government’s COVIDSafe Outdoor Activation Fund and developed in partnership with RMIT Future Play Lab.