[game_preservation] game conservation at MoMA

[Helen Stuckey]

Thanks Alex very interesting.

Nintendo can be tricky to deal with regarding the exhibition and
preservation of their work by cultural  institutions.
If anyone does have the ear of senior Nintendo personal perhaps suggest to
them how great it would be if Nintendo had a dedicated archivist and
historian in house. This would make it much easier for museums when dealing
with them  and I am sure it would also assist Nintendo in monetising their
history in a way that their fans would be more appreciative of.




On 16 January 2013 08:52, Alex Handy <alex at themade.org> wrote:


> Some tidbits from my chat with Paul Galloway, at the NY MOMA.

>

> First of all, the reason the MOMA put the games in the design gallery

> is that the design team just wanted it more. It's not a reflection on

> games in any way: the design gallery has existed as long as the MOMA.

> The team there were just the first to want to do this, so they got it.

>

> Second, they want to show this stuff without nostalgia, and for people

> to appreciate them as works of art and engineering. To this end, the

> games will likely be playable as a monitor embedded in a white wall,

> very stark.

>

> Third, they have the rights to some of the games' source code, but not

> many, and typically, the rights disallow the showing of said source

> code to anyone, anywhere. I made a very big case for why they needed

> to use the source code in their displays, to show off the engineering,

> and that interpreting that for the public would be their biggest

> challenge.

>

> They really don't understand software over there. They don't know what

> they're gonna do with all the code they got, or with any of the

> physical assets. But they recognize the artistry and need for

> preservation. Paul is a smart fellow but he could use help getting

> ahold of Nintendo and other orgs that are a bit too big to communicate

> with.

>

>

>

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