[game_preservation] The Videogame Archivist

[Henry Lowood]

I've gone to using digital games pretty much exclusively, except of 
course for true TV games like Pong.   I prefer videogame, when push 
comes to shove, but here is the argument for video game (I think): You 
can write "video and computer games" without racking your brain about 
how to do it!

Henry

On 1/9/2011 10:09 PM, Martin Goldberg 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

>>>> www.deserthat.com<http://www.deserthat.com>

>>>>

>>>> The sleep of Reason produces monsters.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

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>>> --

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>>> Check out some trippy MindCandy at        http://www.mindcandydvd.com/

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