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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Curated MICROSOFT ADVENTURE exploring the early history of Microsoft games, and featuring iconic computer games playable on original hardware. An expanded installation will be reopening to the public in 2025.

Curated the AVOID MISSING BALL exhibition at sp[a]ce gallery, exploring the history and evolution of the first interactive videogame. For more details visit: space.ayzenberg.com

Founded Supercade and have since built one of the most celebrated resources for the history of games, including books, exhibitions, interactive, and other media.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Founder and steward of one of the most significant collections of video arcade, home, handheld, and computer games, as well as historic industry artifacts and art.

Curated ARCADIA for Soho House, an exhibition of vintage video arcade games, game-inspired art, and a selection of Ira Nowinski’s Bay Area Video Arcades.

Curated the games component of BEYOND THE STREETS, a survey of graffiti and street art, and wrote “Graffiti X Games” for the exhibition catalog.

Created and curated survey of important contemporary art inspired by games including work by Faile, Jon Haddock, Kolkoz, Harun Farocki, and Invader.

Co-founded iOS game studio with Xbox co-creator and team of veteran game designers from the golden age of Atari to create games for the New Arcade.

Went on sabbatical to write "Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age 1971-1984" (MIT Press) and continued covering games and technology.

Recruited to Wired and directed the magazine’s production through its most intense and exciting period of growth. Resident games evangelist.

Joined the TONY production team to launch the NYC iteration of Tony Elliott’s iconic London-based listings magazine, Time Out.