UK Museum Adopts First Virtual Doll December 6, 2007

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The V&A Museum in London is renowned for its collection of over 8,000 dolls but it’s latest addition is sure to cause a bit of a stir. Why? Because it’s virtual.

The latest doll to be inducted into the collection is Imagine Babies, an interactive game from Ubisoft for the Nintendo DS console. It is being presented as the “most recent development in playing at looking after babies in the Childhood Galleries”.

Catherine Howell, Collections Officer at the V&A Museum of Childhood commented: "We are very pleased to welcome Imagine Babies into the collection at the Museum of Childhood. We are always looking to expand our range of artefacts to provide visitors, both young and old, with a wide range of toys to experience. Imagine Babies on the Nintendo DS provides an interesting crossover between two areas of our collection - babies and computer games."

The collection opens to the public on December 7th and you can find out more here.-Martin Lynch

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