[game_preservation] [Projects] Videogame Museums, Archives, Displays and Collections (Information)

[Andrew Armstrong]

This is to discuss the project for collecting information and articles 
about museums/collections etc., comments and interest are welcome:

    * *Title:* Videogame Museums, Archives, Displays and Collections
      (Information)
    * *Purpose:* In depth reference pages for museums, archives and
      collections of videogames and computers, past and present.
      Contains information on what is in a collection, how it is
      accessed (if at all) by historians, how to donate, and where it is
      located. Will also include yearly updates collected from each
      organisation for ongoing information. Will also include
      information on displays of videogames in non-videogame museums.
    * *Lead:* Andrew Armstrong
    * *Started:* N/A

I'm personally gathering some questions to ask, and have already 
collected a fair bit of recent info from various museums on the 
donations list. The information is intended to be in-depth, ie; not just 
a paragraph per location, but a proper recording of the efforts of the 
people working on this! While I'd be putting it up in English, this is 
one area that would really be worth translating, so translators will be 
really welcome here.

I'll be eventually formatting pages, laying out the basic required 
information, as well as a way to move through a museums/collections 
history - so it can be updated at least yearly - would be helpful.

Suggestions on questions to ask in an interview with the organisations, 
and what information would be useful for developers, and what would be 
useful for preservationists and historians, would be a good idea.

Displays can also be listed, I think, since they are important to record 
- who ran them, why, what was in the display, where it was from, and so 
forth.

Andrew
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