[game_preservation] Note to Digital Game Museum

[Henry Lowood]

All,

I heard back from Judith Haemmerle from the Digital Games Museum.  It 
was a nice note, and she said she would join the SIG.  I hope to meet 
with her soon to talk about collaboration.  Here is her reply regarding 
the logo:

"I had to chuckle over the logo - ours was cobbled together as a 
placeholder by our non-gamer website developer from clip art!  We have 
commissioned a new logo, since obviously clip art isn't really design.  
The new logo should be up in a few days.  Good ideas seem to strike in 
multiple places!"

So, that's that.   I think they are just very new.  Alex and his crew at 
the MADE are now the grizzled veterans.

Henry

On 5/4/2011 9:36 AM, Henry Lowood 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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Henry Lowood
Curator for History of Science&  Technology Collections;
   Film&  Media Collections
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