[game_preservation] Welcome to new members

[Christian McCrea]

Hi everybody,

My name is Christian McCrea, I am a recent addition too, I'm a
Lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne,
Australia, as part of the Games and Interactivity group there. I have
a research/historical bent, especially interested in arcades past and
present, though more generally game history (and its preservation) are
close to my heart.

I recently came across some treasured objects from childhood; four
Game and Watch games including the somewhat unusual CrabGrab. One of
them, Parachute, has not been touched for over 20 years, and the
original (rusting) battery, still has some life in it. I used to flip
the batteries upside down when I wasn't using them. I'm either wrong
about it being in a box for that time, or these things were built to
last. Gunpey Yokoi's maxim of 'lateral thinking on withered
technology' certainly  trumps, say, the PC version of Gears of War,
which had DRM that stopped working today, just eight months after
release.

This seems like a great little list to be a part of, I hope I can
contribute something to one of the projects, or at least the
discussions.

Thanks,

-Christian McCrea



On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Rachel Donahue <donahrm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi there,

>

> I discovered this list when Henry forwarded my post about the looming DCMA

> decisions, and couldn't resist joining. Currently I'm a grad assistant for

> the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, working on the

> Preserving Virtual Worlds Project (http://pvw.illinois.edu/pvw/). I also

> with for the US National Archives' Electronic Records Archives program doing

> various communication-related tasks and being a general research monkey.

> Next fall I'm starting the PhD program at the University of Maryland, with a

> focus (at least initially!) on the preservation of software, including

> games. I'm currently developing a survey for the gaming industry and gaming

> community to learn about the archives/records management/preservation

> practices of each, and would love it if people on the list would be willing

> to give some feedback!

>

> Cheers,

> Rachel

>

> --

> Rachel Donahue

> Graduate Assistant

> Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

> University of Maryland, College Park

> College Park, MD

>

> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Melanie Swalwell

> <melanie.swalwell at flinders.edu.au> wrote:

>>

>> Hi all,

>>

>> We've had a few new subscribers joining the list over the last little

>> while.  I'm sure you'll join with me in welcoming them!

>>

>> Please take a moment to introduce yourselves and tell us about your

>> projects and interests.  It helps others to know who is on the list,

>> and what is happening in the worlds of game preservation.

>>

>> regards,

>>

>> Melanie (moderator)

>>

>> --

>> Dr Melanie Swalwell

>> Senior Lecturer, Screen and Media

>> & Course Coordinator, B. Media

>> Flinders University

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>> melanie.swalwell at flinders.edu.au

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