[game_preservation] Videogame Archive exhibit on display

[Andrew Armstrong]

I'll put something on the blog now! I totally didn't recall this - since 
I've been reporting the bugs on the IGDA site, it obviously slipped my 
mind, so thank you for the reminder!

Linky! 
http://www.igda.org/preservation/videogame-archive-exhibit-opens-austin-airport

Andrew

Vowell, Zach wrote:

>

> Hey guys,

> Sorry it's taken so long to reply.  

>

> Devin: Unfortunately, I think it's too late to add any information on 

> Punchatz.  

>

> Andrew: That'd be great if you could post something about it on the 

> blog!  Also, we have some images, and hope to put a few up soon, 

> followed by a more comprehensive gallery of exhibit images so that 

> those who don't travel through Austin will have a chance to see what 

> it looks like.

>

> I'll definitely let the list know when those images will be available 

> online.

>

>

> Zach

>

>

> On 11/3/09 11:05 AM, "Andrew Armstrong" <andrew at aarmstrong.org> wrote:

>

>     Cool stuff :) I'll write something for our new site blog once I

>     actually

>     have my account sorted, admin access added and various other basic

>     things so I can write up a monthly report and new posts ;)

>

>     Make sure to grab some photos of the event if you can :) and we should

>     start the record of exhibitions going:

>     http://wiki.igda.org/Videogame_Museums,_Archives,_Displays_and_Collections

>     - yes, I should do a basic page at some point. Problem is I've

>     only been

>     to one in the last year so others will have to write things up and

>     take

>     photos :)

>

>     Andrew

>

>     Vowell, Zach wrote:

>     > Last week we installed an exhibit featuring materials from the UT

>     Videogame

>     > Archive out at the Austin airport.  It will be up until January

>     20, 2010, so

>     > if you'll be travelling through or stuck in the Austin airport,

>     be sure to

>     > check it out.  The exhibit cases and posters are spread out

>     throughout the

>     > main concourse.

>     >

>     > Here's a link from our website that gives a bit more information:

>     >

>     > http://www.cah.utexas.edu/projects/videogamearchive/item_102809.html

>     >

>     > When putting the exhibit together, my primary aim was to broaden

>     awareness

>     > about game preservation and explain the need for videogame

>     archives in

>     > general, so hopefully some of that will rub off on at least a few

>     passersby.

>     >

>     > And I thought I'd add that one of the exhibit cases features the

>     DOOM box

>     > cover, and might serve as a inadequate but visible memorial for

>     the late Don

>     > Ivan Punchatz.  There isn't any text identifying Punchatz, but we do

>     > identify the game as a classic (of course, everyone here knows

>     that, but

>     > your average air-traveller may not).

>     >

>     >

>     >  

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