Video games and art have been brought together in an interactive exhibit.

“Play Up! Interaction between Art and Video Game Culture” opened Wednesday in The Jack Olsen Gallery in the art building. There was a panel discussion with the artists from 6 to 8 p.m. in room 100.

Michael Salmond, curator and assistant professor of time arts, said the artists in the exhibit are very diverse.

“[The artists] engage with technology, gaming and popular culture to explore and critique the cultural, sociological and interactive landscape,” Salmond said.

He said the exhibit features interactive video games that participants can play. This type of art is completely new to the gallery.

“It’s a crazy new thing,” Salmond said. “If no one plays it, then it just sits there.”

Some students heard about the exhibit and became interested.

Agnieszka Podejko, junior nutrition and dietetics major, said she plays video games, likes art and thinks the exhibit is something worth seeing.

“I think it will be cool,” Podejko said. “It’s more fun to bring you in and to spend more time in the exhibit.”

Alejandra Echeverria, freshman anthropology major, said she has never seen an art exhibit like this before, and she enjoys video games that involve role playing.

“I haven’t seen that much art dealing with video games,” Echeverria said. “The most I have seen is people drawing characters.”

The exhibit is open to everyone and will be up until March 29.