Interested in taking a look at the history of our industry? Tomorrow, New York's Strong National Museum of Play will open the doors to the National Center for the History of Electronic Games, a museum dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of video games and video game-related materials.

The new National Center for the History of Electronic Games houses a 15,000-item collection -- one of the largest in the United States, it claims -- including some 10,000 games as well as every major system released since the Magnavox Odyssey, recognized as the first video game console.

In addition to games and systems, the Center preserves related materials such as marketing documents, connected literary works, and development and publishing papers.

The entire collection will be available on-site for perusal by researchers, while much of it will also be open for viewing, and in some cases playing, by museum attendees.

It seems that the Strong National Museum of Play is really dedicated to preserving and educating the public on video game history and culture. Hopefully this will only help cement gaming as a respected form of entertainment. It this pans out, I may have to place the museum on my "must see list" when visiting New York.