[game_preservation] game conservation at MoMA

[Andreas Lange]

Dear Krisitne,
please feel free to aproach us, too. Besides others we were members of 
the European research project KEEP (www.keep-proect.eu), which focused 
on emulation as preserving strategy and therewith heavily on games 
preservation.
On a political level we are preparing a foundation of an European 
federation of game archives museums and preservation projects (EFGAMP), 
which is planned to be founded formaly in April this year.

Andreas


Andreas Lange
- Direktor -
Computerspielemuseum
Karl-Marx-Allee 93a, D-10243 Berlin (Germany)
Tel: +49 (0)30 31164470
Fax: +49 (0)30 31164158
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Betreiber des Computerspielemuseum ist die Gameshouse gGmbH
Marchlewskistr. 27, 10243 Berlin
HRB 120986 B, USt.-Id DE 268307474
Geschäftsführer: Dr. Klaus Spieler, Wolf-Dieter Tuchel

Am 15.01.2013 18:08, schrieb Kristin MacDonough:

> Hello all,

>

> As many members of this listserv are aware, MoMA recently acquired a

> selection of video games for exhibition and preservation. For my master’s

> thesis, I am researching the conservation side of this acquisition, using *

> Portal* as a case study. This appears to be one of the perfect groups to

> reach out to for information.

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> I’m working my way through a variety of documents and resources available

> online, such as the PVW Final Report, the How They Got Game project, case

> studies from UTexas, the case study on Second Life, and so on. Anything I

> can get my hands on regarding the technical aspects of conserving video

> games.

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> Would anyone be willing and able to share additional case studies or

> research in this area? I’m interested in how others have conserved

> different digital games, what worked, what didn’t, and additional technical

> specs anyone is willing to share.

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>

>

> I am also trying to get a definitive list of the museums which are

> collecting AND conserving video games. I’m aware many museums are

> collecting and exhibiting games, but not necessarily conserving them.

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> Please feel free to respond on or off list with recommendations, resources,

> and insights.

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> Thank you for your time and I look forward to your replies!

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