[game_preservation] Blog about Video Capture project

[Andreas Lange]

That's good. I am looking forward to the results.
Andreas
P.S. We have put up the news on the EFGAMP site ( 
http://www.efgamp.eu/imls-sustains-the-strong-in-the-race-for-digital-preservation)


Am 11.09.2013 15:47, schrieb Dyson, Jon-Paul:

> Andreas,

>

> This particular video capture grant deals with a wide range of media, from floppy disks and CD-ROMs to arcade games and dedicated handhelds. JP

>

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> From: game_preservation-bounces at igda.org [mailto:game_preservation-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Andreas Lange

> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 3:35 AM

> To: game_preservation at igda.org

> Subject: Re: [game_preservation] Blog about Video Capture project

>

> Dear JP and Henry,

> thanks for your feedback. I haven't expected numbers now, but would be still interested in the kind of media, which you have choosen to test and record. Have you e.g. included magnetic media?

>

> Andreas

>

> Am 10.09.2013 20:13, schrieb Henry Lowood:

>> JP,

>> We are still in the middle of our project. We do have some numbers,

>> but not a complete set yet.

>> Henry

>>

>> On 9/10/2013 9:57 AM, Dyson, Jon-Paul wrote:

>>> Andreas,

>>>

>>> The project is still in process so I'm not in a position to share

>>> final numbers or specific breakdowns by system/material type but so

>>> far of the more than 7800 pre-2005 games we've tested there has been

>>> an initial failure rate of around 2.75%. That reflects some degree of

>>> remediation (e.g. cleaning and retesting) but not extensive work on

>>> games to see if we can make them work.

>>>

>>> Henry might have some numbers to share from his new imaging project.

>>> Henry do you have numbers?

>>>

>>> JP

>>>

>>> -----Original Message-----

>>> From: game_preservation-bounces at igda.org

>>> [mailto:game_preservation-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Andreas

>>> Lange

>>> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 10:58 AM

>>> To: game_preservation at igda.org

>>> Subject: Re: [game_preservation] Blog about Video Capture project

>>>

>>> Hi JP,

>>> this is great news. Congratulations to that important project! Which

>>> systems/ media will you use? Specially I am interested in the

>>> percentage of the not working games, which are stored on magnetic

>>> media...

>>>

>>> Andreas

>>>

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>>> Am 09.09.2013 15:40, schrieb Dyson, Jon-Paul:

>>>> The Institute of Museum and Library Services recently posted a brief

>>>> blog I wrote about our IMLS-funded project to capture video of game

>>>> play. Here’s the link in case people are interested:

>>>> http://blog.imls.gov/?p=4091.

>>>>

>>>> Best,

>>>> JP

>>>>

>>>>

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