[game_preservation] Fwd: Second Part of Game Preservation article now online at Gamasutra‏‏

[Devin Monnens]

Andersen's article brings up some interesting points. I think what I wanted
to hear more of was a discussion on preservation and archiving practices at
game companies. Obviously, some of these companies would not be willing to
state publicly what they do to archive their games, but I believe there
might be enough such that we could help paint a picture that can be useful
to other companies. Smaller companies would likely require a separate set of
techniques due to smaller budget.

Backup and preservation milestones seems to be one of the main techniques.
I'm not sure about external storage, particularly for smaller companies; it
would be very expensive to maintain and then you also have the problem of
keeping everything in one geographical location.

By the way, is Andersen on the SIG list?



2011/2/11 Henry Lowood <lowood at stanford.edu>


>  All, fyi.  Henry

>

> -------- Original Message --------  Subject: Second Part of Game

> Preservation article now online at Gamasutra‏‏  Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011

> 15:22:26 +0900  From: John Andersen <gamerep at hotmail.com><gamerep at hotmail.com>  To:

> John Andersen <gamerep at hotmail.com> <gamerep at hotmail.com>

>

> I'm happy to inform you that the second part of my game preservation

> article, Where Games Go To Sleep:  The Game Preservation Crisis (Parts 2 of

> 3), was just published online this morning on Gamasutra.  This part of the

> article profiles the video game museums and academic archives (in the USA

> and UK) that are working to preserve a wide array of video game artifacts.

> I would really like to spread word about these museums and academic archives

> profiled in this part of the article, they are doing some amazing work.  I

> also hope that this article will help bring these museums, archives and the

> game industry closer in promoting further discussion on game preservation.

>

> My own failed attempt at trying to open a game museum in Japan is also

> briefly mentioned in this part of the article.  The story of a how planned

> government funded museum in Japan featuring video games that was later

> cancelled (*Kokuritsu Media Geijutsu Sogo Senta*) is also covered.

>

> The second part also explores how video games are vulnerable to natural

> disasters and how one underground storage facility in Kansas could help to

> preserve game production materials from such disasters.

>

> Here is the link to the article for your viewing:

>

>

> http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/6283/where_games_go_to_sleep_the_game_.php

>

> The third and final part of the article is scheduled to go online at

> Gamasutra before the Game Developers Conference in two weeks.  The complete

> answers that video game developers and publishers provided (mentioned

> briefly in part one) will be presented in full as an appendix as promised in

> this third and final part.  However, after having a discussion with my

> editor they will also be presented in a condensed, compiled and

> more entertaining layout for readers.  If a developer or publisher has any

> questions or concerns regarding how these answers will be presented in the

> third part, then please feel free to contact me.

>

> Once again, I'd like to sincerely thank you for your participation, please

> let me know if you have any questions.  Readers will be posting comments at

> the bottom of the article.  Please share this article on your own blogs,

> Twitter feeds and with your fellow colleagues.

>

> Sincerely,

> John D. Andersen

> Portland, Maine USA

> Cell Phone #: (207)653-3348

>

>

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