[game_preservation] Game developers memorial page?

[Captain Commando]

Yeah, if anyone's going to the GDC, they might want to start asking around
about this project to see what people think and get the word out. To get
complete coordination, it's going to require contacts with local chapters,
and so this might be a good way to start building that network.

Devin

On Feb 6, 2008 7:33 PM, Andrew Armstrong <andrew at aarmstrong.org> wrote:


> Heh, I forgot to send this to the group. It now has been! Henry; there

> was a brief question in there about email setups, and the rest of the

> group; any suggestions, offers of help or knowledge of memorial pages

> are very much welcome. Spread the word too; this should not be something

> that is kept in the dark!

>

> And I'll use some info from the Metroid database as a base for some test

> pages at least. We'll wait until after GDC to get it properly started,

> but it'd be nice to get some basics down (templates, page layouts,

> required content) so it was ready before then.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Andrew

>

> Captain Commando wrote:

> > Andrew,

> >

> > Yeah, set me up as contact - but I'd kind of like it if you don't

> > finalize the e-mail until at least after the 22nd! I still need to

> > renew my IGDA membership and finish my MFA. Actually, I'll probably

> > have to get a better contact e-mail, probably see if I can get

> > something set up through deserthat.com <http://deserthat.com> (which

> > needs to get fixed up, like this week).

> >

> > You are welcome to use my information from the Metroid Database.

> > Actually, I was surprised to find out Moby Games has cited our article

> > on Mark Haigh-Hutchinson as a resource. I'd personally like to help

> > out with the Gunpei Yokoi page as I think that's a really important

> > place to start as he was so well known.

> >

> > -Devin

> >

> > On Feb 6, 2008 4:37 PM, Andrew Armstrong <andrew at aarmstrong.org

> > <mailto:andrew at aarmstrong.org>> wrote:

> >

> >     Devin / SIG,

> >

> >     I've finished my exams, so have a week to work on stuff - this

> >     memorial

> >     page project would be worth doing. Devin; can I use your website as

> >     sources for a few memorial pages to get it going?

> >

> >     And if this gets working it'd be worth having a specific IGDA email

> to

> >     use ("memorials at igda.org <mailto:memorials at igda.org>" or

> >     something), unless you're happy to be the

> >     contact for this Henry? Making it easy for non-IGDA members to

> >     contribute is a key part of this project.

> >

> >     Andrew

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > The sleep of Reason produces monsters.

> >

> > "Until next time..."

> > Captain Commando

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"Until next time..."
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