[game_preservation] Is Saving Video Game History A Waste Of Money? This Senator Thinks So

[Matthew Kirschenbaum]

Patrick Crogan's new book, Gameplay Mode: War Simulation,
Technoculture, from U. Minnesota Press, does an excellent job of
situating computer games as an outgrowth of the defense industry,
something toward which Coburn and his ilk are presumably favorably
disposed. (Henry Lowood and Tim Lenoir have done similar work, along
with others.) Point being, that would be an interesting curveball to
throw back should someone get the opportunity. Matt



On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Alex Handy <alex at themade.org> wrote:

> Videogames were invented in America. Defunding this grant is unpatriotic.

>

> On Dec 22, 2011 4:10 PM, "Devin Monnens" <dmonnens at gmail.com> wrote:

>>

>>

>> http://www.theonion.com/articles/gop-completely-fixes-economy-by-canceling-funding,19897/

>>

>> I left my $0.02 in the comments. Can't let Ian Bogost do all the work! I

>> plugged the White Paper, too! Maybe people will pay attention if they

>> realize there's more they can do than just say 'Microsoft and Sony should

>> pay for this!!!' Which, as we know, accomplishes nothing.

>>

>> On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 5:01 PM, Andrew Armstrong <andrew at aarmstrong.org>

>> wrote:

>>>

>>> Wow, only ~$100,000 ? Thats like £65,000, peanuts!

>>>

>>> Sad that such a small amount of money is lambasted. I suppose arts,

>>> museums and research are easy political targets though.

>>>

>>> Andrew

>>>

>>>

>>> On 22/12/2011 21:29, Henry Lowood wrote:

>>>>

>>>> For once, I would like to thank Frank for NOT mentioning Preserving

>>>> Virtual Worlds in this piece:

>>>>

>>>> http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/39309/

>>>>

>>>> By the way, is it fair to say that a U.S. Senator is acting trollish?

>>>>

>>>> Henry

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

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>> The sleep of Reason produces monsters.

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