[game_preservation] Preserving the "toys to life" genre

[Alex Handy]

Grrrrr... voice rec software sucks...

They gave us figures in original packaging, but we just put em in storage
for now.
On Mar 3, 2016 11:57 AM, "Alex Handy" <alex at themade.org> wrote:

> Not sure of any work, but I can put her in touch with the Skylanders team.
> They gave us a whole bunch of box two figures but we just put them on the
> show because they're basically brand new. we will save them for later.
> On Mar 3, 2016 11:53 AM, "Matthew Barr" <Matthew.Barr at glasgow.ac.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
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>> One of my Masters students is doing her dissertation on the specific
>> challenges associated with preserving the "toys to life" genre (LEGO
>> Dimensions, Disney Infinity, amiibo, etc.) and I wondered if there was any
>> work going on in this area I could point her towards. Of course, all of the
>> usual issues are relevant, but the physical nature of the toys seems to add
>> an additional dimension (pun intended). Perhaps there has been work done on
>> preserving plastic toys, or similar?
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>> Any suggestions gratefully received!
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>> Thanks,
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>> Matt
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>> Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute
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>> Email: Matthew.Barr at glasgow.ac.uk
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