[game_preservation] Note to Digital Game Museum

[Rachel "Sheepy" Donahue]

Henry,

Well worded, IMO. Just to be on the safe side, I checked to make sure they  
hadn't done something irritating like register a trademark, and from a  
quick search it doesn't appear they have.

-Rach

On Wed, 04 May 2011 12:36:24 -0400, Henry Lowood <lowood at stanford.edu>  
wrote:


> Ok, I went to the Digital Game Museum contact form and sent them the  

> following message.  It's a bit clipped, but I blame that on the cramped  

> form box, not my attitude.  :)

>

> Hello, I am the Curator for History of Science & Technology Museums at  

> Stanford University, where we have both a large research collection on  

> the history of digital games and several ongoing research and  

> preservation projects.  I'm writing, first, to suggest that you consider  

> linking up with other efforts in the area of digital game history, such  

> as the IGDA Preservation SIG or the new MADE in San Francisco.   

> Secondly, I'm writing to ask about the logo of the Digital Game Museum.  

> If you go over to the Preservation SIG's site, you'll notice that what  

> is represented in your logo is virtually identical to the logo of the  

> SIG. E.g., here: http://www.igda.org/preservation/.  We're a little  

> concerned that this might cause some confusion, esp. since the SIG has  

> been around for a while and this might be construed as suggesting that  

> the SIG is behind the Museum. I should mention that I am currently  

> chairing the SIG, which is why I am bringing the logo issue to your  

> attention. We welcome any efforts to collaborate (either Stanford or the  

> SIG) and hope to hear more about what you have in mind.

> Henry Lowood

>

> Henry

>



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