[game_preservation] Where Games Go To Sleep: The Game Preservation Crisis

[Andrew Armstrong]

Okay, sounds cool Zach :) one thing history articles can't have is a 
lack of sources and citations (and is one thing I loved about, say, the 
RPG history articles for instance).

Andrew

On 27/01/2011 18:48, Vowell, Zach wrote:

> I believe this article is Part 1 of 3.  Part 2 talks about current 

> institutional archiving efforts, and he references the white paper, 

> and quotes Henry, JP Dyson, and myself --- at least that's how it was 

> in the draft that Anderson shared with the participants in his article.

>

> Zach

>

>

>

> On 1/27/11 12:45 PM, "Martin Goldberg" <wgungfu at gmail.com> wrote:

>

>     Never heard of him, though I don't see that he did as much research as

>     he claims.  The largest holder of Atari properties and original source

>     code is Curt Vendel (atarimuseum.com), who is on retainer with the

>     current Atari to provide them with these resources and advising.  He

>     literally has everything from source code to drawings to full

>     engineering schematics to one of a kind protos, etc.

>

>     The reason the Sotheby's auction didn't sell was because it was

>     overpriced for what as in there, most of which was in poor shape.

>     Curt was actually sent there to evaluate it just in case the current

>     Atari would need something from it.

>

>     Second to Curt is Scott Evans (atarigames.com), who purchased a

>     storage trailer full of materials from Atari Games/Midway Games West

>     when it was being shut down.  The material includes source code,

>     drawings, videos, etc. going back to the foundings of the original

>     Atari in the early 70's.

>

>

>

>     Marty

>

>

>     On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Andrew Armstrong

>     <andrew at aarmstrong.org> wrote:

>     > http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/6271/where_games_go_to_sleep_the_game_.php?page=1

>     >

>     > Gamasutra article, I've not really heard of John Andersen before;

>     anyone

>     > know of him? (is he here even? if so cool :) ).

>     >

>     > Some interesting stories of the bad state the industry has for

>     archiving (of

>     > course we all here know this!). Just a shame our paper isn't

>     referenced,

>     > hehe :) Tempting to post a link to it...

>     >

>     > Andrew

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