[game_preservation] Opportunity for arcade machines, Aug 11,12

[Sean Gugler]

This weekend in San Jose, CA, is "California Extreme"[1], an annual
showcase of arcade games and pinball by private collectors.  I attend
every year.

Time is of the essence, please offer up suggestions on how I could best
use my time there!  My wife and I have a low-fidelity digital camcorder,
we don't mind attempting to interview guests as they play, but we're not
experienced interviewers at all; tips would be welcome.  We could film
ourselves, but we're not experienced interviewees, either, so that's an
unlikely route to videos anyone would actually want to watch.

One of the organizers, Scott Evans, is an avid collector of arcade gear
and lore; he has a high-fidelity camera he's used in the past to capture
story-telling sessions from Atari alumni and others during the expo.  We
might be able to borrow the use of it if it's not committed to similar
session captures this year.  I'm also happy to introduce him to
preservationists here, if you don't already know him.  He's managed to
scoop up a lot of prototype hardware and unreleased games from Atari's
occasional house-cleaning and eventual closure, many of which have been
shown at the expo.

I could also use guidance on how to present myself ... "Hi, I'm a
representative of the IGDA Game Preservation SIG, here's our Wiki link,
umm ... got history?"

Cheers,
          - Sean
Lifelong game player
Collector of 80s home computers
Developer for Atari, Midway, Capcom, Crystal Dynamics

[1] http://www.caextreme.org/
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