[game_preservation] Game Preservation Talk at Smithsonian

[Devin Monnens]

This was just announced on the mailing list. I am interested in going, and
I need to see the exhibit, too!

*Playing Pong in 2100:
How to Preserve Old Video Games *
*Saturday, August 18 │1 - 5pm *
Industry leaders J. P. Dyson, Strong Museum of Play, Henry Lowood, Stanford
University, Chris Grant, Vox Media, Jon Gibson, iam8bit, Dave Gibson,
Library of Congress, and Rachel Donahue, University of Maryland, join the
museum's media specialist Michael Mansfield and chief conservator, Tiarna
Doherty and guest curator Chris Melissinos to discuss  conservation and
preservation of digital media, specifically video games, in a world of
constantly evolving technologies. This talk will be relevant to
conservators, collectors, and gamers alike.


*Building The Art of Video Games*
*Tuesday, August 21 │ 6pm *
Exhibition designer David Gleeson and media specialist Michael Mansfield
share the challenges they faced in creating the design for* The Art of
Video Games*
 exhibition.


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Devin Monnens
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