[game_preservation] The Videogame Archivist

[Devin Monnens]

Let's just all go back to calling them TV Games! (Incidentally, that's still
what game consoles are called in Japan...)

I don't think it matters which term you use, so long as you standardize
everything within a publication/work. Nor do I think it's necessary to
define what 'videogame' is in most cases, though a good number of books seem
to try to have some sort of definition. Maybe I'm missing something.

On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 11:09 PM, Martin Goldberg <wgungfu at gmail.com> wrote:


> I'd agree with Rowan.  Though I've heard people attempt to explain

> using "videogame" to denote the generic catch phrase it's morphed in

> to now vs. "video game" for the original technical descriptive.  I

> don't subscribe to that however, video is in both of them so the

> splitting/not splitting seems silly to me.

>

> Marty

>

>

> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 12:05 AM, Rowan Kaiser <rowankaiser at gmail.com>

> wrote:

> > I've never heard anything remotely conclusive on video game versus

> > videogame. I prefer the former, but I really don't think it matters too

> much

> > except in terms of consistency.

> >

> >

> > Rowan

> >

> > On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 9:13 PM, Jim Leonard <trixter at oldskool.org>

> wrote:

> >>

> >> I watched VGA TV Episode 6 as it looked like it would provide actual

> >> research and insight, and the content seemed ok if a bit rushed.  I had

> to

> >> laugh at the opening screen, however, as it is really badly framed (it

> looks

> >> like he couldn't afford a soapbox to stand on).  Close examination of

> the

> >> the videogame footage shows it to be authentic (ie. captured from the

> real

> >> hardware, not an emulator) so they get some respect in that area.

> >>

> >> I'm somewhat bothered by their use of "video game" as opposed to

> >> "videogame".  I know that the former is probably more technically

> accurate,

> >> but the latter is such common vernacular that it bugs me.  I'm curious

> what

> >> others think (ie. whether or not "video game" or "videogame" is more

> >> proper).

> >>

> >> On 1/9/2011 9:04 PM, Devin Monnens wrote:

> >>>

> >>> Has anyone heard of this publication?

> >>>

> >>> http://www.thevgatv.com/

> >>>

> >>> <http://www.thevgatv.com/>They cover classic games. From an initial

> >>> look, it reminds me of Gamepro from the early 90s (i.e. not a good

> >>> thing).

> >>>

> >>> --

> >>> Devin Monnens

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> >>>

> >>> The sleep of Reason produces monsters.

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

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Devin Monnens
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