Accenture Serious Game at the High Museum: The Forgery Game

Accenture Technology Labs developed the Interactive Wall, a networked, high-resolution touch screen interface that can be built at almost any size. Accenture presented it as a way to give users the big picture, whether in strategic decision making, command and control, or in retail and advertising. The system is hardware agnostic: screens from different vendors work, and the software player can run on a Microsoft or Intel-based server. High-end graphics cards, high-resolution cameras and off-the-shelf software provide the touch function.

The wall supports collaboration: data can be manipulated and absorbed quickly by large groups, whether they stand around the screen in one office or join over wireless links from other locations. By tracking usage patterns and preferences, it can show personalized, targeted information and connect with networked or mobile devices. Accenture described patent-pending software that developers can use to build custom applications for the wall, and said the screen can be rugged enough for outdoor use or child-proof for indoor use.

For the exhibition "The Louvre and the Masterpiece" at the High Museum in Atlanta, the wall measured 7 by 10 feet. Visitors chose their favorite masterpieces from the works on show, compared their picks with those of other visitors and of curators from the Louvre and the High, and received recommendations from the High's permanent collection. The data also helped curators and art critics see visitor trends. Accenture framed the wall as a way to use technology innovation both to improve the visit and to capture information about what viewers like.

The same exhibition had a second Accenture technology piece, the Forgery Game, an Accenture serious game placed among the works themselves. It is an interactive mystery in which players investigate a possible forgery by comparing two sculptures linked to ancient Egypt. Four individual 32-inch touch screen kiosks stood beside the artworks. Visitors could view and analyze the same data the museum experts had gathered and reach their own conclusions. Accenture presented the game as one that educates and entertains, and it ran in the exhibition space next to the original works.

A search in November 2026 found no current page from Accenture or the High Museum that describes the Interactive Wall or the Forgery Game, so the Accenture serious game cannot be confirmed as playable today. The status of the game is therefore unconfirmed.