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October has been a month of back-end work for me and others. Someone
started the Whitepaper brainstorm, which I've yet to add mine and
Devin's comments too. We'll hopefully see it updated more this month!
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline">
Preservation SIG Updates </span></h3>
<p>In September the main update will have been the <a
href="http://www.igda.org/wiki/Game_Preservation_SIG/Contributions"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/wiki/Game_Preservation_SIG/Contributions"
rel="nofollow">Contributions</a>/Donations
page (I might rename it shortly), encompassing a grand total of 6 (yes,
six!) different organisations who might be willing to accept your old
videogame material, especially developer items. I'm trying to search
further afield (such as Asia, the rest of Europe, and so forth) - if
you can translate any language into English and be a go-between, or
know of <i>any</i> possible archive or museum outside of the USA and
the UK, please please contact us since this is really something I'd
like to complete this century!
</p>
<p>Secondly, the <a
href="http://www.igda.org/wiki/Game_Preservation_SIG/White_paper_brainstorm"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/wiki/Game_Preservation_SIG/White_paper_brainstorm"
rel="nofollow">Whitepaper</a>
has got off to a start - and yes, I've not had the time just yet to
update it with my contributions or Devin's who have sent it to me, but
I'll try and get that done this month. Henry said he'll have a look at
it too, so hopefully we'll get going somewhere. If anyone has any off
hand contributions to make, add them to our mailing list.
</p>
<p>Thirdly, the Memorials project has an entry for <a
href="http://www.igda.org/wiki/Memorials/Laura_Genender"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/wiki/Memorials/Laura_Genender"
rel="nofollow">Laura_Geneder</a>.
</p>
<p>On the <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/gamevideos"
class="external text" title="http://www.archive.org/details/gamevideos"
rel="nofollow">Internet Archive</a> front, I've uploaded some
interesting bits and pieces, as has the <a
href="http://www.archive.org/details/virtual_worlds"
class="external text"
title="http://www.archive.org/details/virtual_worlds" rel="nofollow">Virtual
Worlds project</a>. See new <a
href="http://www.archive.org/details/game_interviews"
class="external text"
title="http://www.archive.org/details/game_interviews" rel="nofollow">interviews</a>
(such as pre-current generation console launch interviews with the big
3, and <a
href="http://www.archive.org/details/Will_Wright_Questions_Simcity_2000_Special_Edition"
class="external text"
title="http://www.archive.org/details/Will_Wright_Questions_Simcity_2000_Special_Edition"
rel="nofollow">WillTV</a> for some Will Wright philosophy) and <a
href="http://www.archive.org/details/gamefootage" class="external text"
title="http://www.archive.org/details/gamefootage" rel="nofollow">videogame
footage</a> (the entire collection of <a
href="http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Pure%20Pwnage%22%20AND%20collection%3Agamefootage&sort=-publicdate"
class="external text"
title="http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Pure%20Pwnage%22%20AND%20collection%3Agamefootage&sort=-publicdate"
rel="nofollow">Pure Pwnage</a>, the <a
href="http://www.archive.org/details/Red_Alert-Cutscenes"
class="external text"
title="http://www.archive.org/details/Red_Alert-Cutscenes"
rel="nofollow">Red Alert Cutscenes</a> and other bits and pieces).
</p>
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline"> October
Preservation SIG Work </span></h3>
<p>The whitepaper still needs brainstorming. Anyone who has a thought
to add, please do so. I'm still working out how best to update the
information lists we have, and might resort to doing it on a proper
database rather then the wiki. In addition, if I can get further
museums added for the contributions page we'll try and get it launched
at some point as a resource point for advocacy!
</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline"> Mailing List Discussions </span></h3>
<p>If you've not joined our <a
href="http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/game_preservation"
class="external text"
title="http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/game_preservation"
rel="nofollow">mailing list</a>,
please do so. We've never tried using our forums it seems :) we stick
to old-fangled email. September has been pretty dead, apart from Devin
posting up a <a
href="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2008-September/000555.html"
class="external text"
title="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2008-September/000555.html"
rel="nofollow">proposed entry for the new IGDA Journal</a> which he
requests comments for. It's a worthwhile project, so put your input in
while you can.
</p>
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline">
Preservation SIG Blog Updates / Links </span></h3>
<p>Note: Have I missed anything? Then email it in. I really should get
a "Preservation newsdesk" email setup, there's a lot more I simply
don't know about which I keep missing. If anyone wants to help with the
blog, you can become a blog editor by contacting us! This is all the
updates not included in the previous newsletter (most recent first):
</p>
<ul>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/complete_histor.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/complete_histor.html"
rel="nofollow">Complete History of Kirby</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/gameplayer_the.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/gameplayer_the.html"
rel="nofollow">Gameplayer "The Complete History Of..."</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/hybrid_ibmc64_d.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/hybrid_ibmc64_d.html"
rel="nofollow">Hybrid IBM/C64 Diskette Found</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/pdp1_spacewar.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/pdp1_spacewar.html"
rel="nofollow">PDP1 Spacewar!</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/infocoms_number.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/infocoms_number.html"
rel="nofollow">Infocom's Numbers Graphed, Curmudgeonly</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/a_short_history.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/a_short_history.html"
rel="nofollow">A Short History of Game Manuals</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/infocoms_alltim.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/infocoms_alltim.html"
rel="nofollow">Infocom's All-Time Sales Numbers Revealed</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/grand_theft_aut.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/grand_theft_aut.html"
rel="nofollow">Grand Theft Auto For Intellivision</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/nintendo_calend.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/nintendo_calend.html"
rel="nofollow">Nintendo Calendar</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/lost_virtual_bo.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/lost_virtual_bo.html"
rel="nofollow">'Lost' Virtual Boy Cache Found in Dubai</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/austin_gdc_ut_a.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/austin_gdc_ut_a.html"
rel="nofollow">Austin GDC UT Archive Material Display</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/dk_source_code.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/dk_source_code.html"
rel="nofollow">DK source code link</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/cloanto_release.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/cloanto_release.html"
rel="nofollow">Cloanto Releases Amiga Forever 2008 "RP2"</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/the_worst_playe.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/the_worst_playe.html"
rel="nofollow">The Worst Player in Video Game History</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/_consoles_of_th.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/_consoles_of_th.html"
rel="nofollow">Consoles of the '70s</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/author_of_pedit.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/author_of_pedit.html"
rel="nofollow">Author of PEDIT5 speaks out!</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/vintage_compute.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/vintage_compute.html"
rel="nofollow">Vintage Computer Festival East 5.0</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/digitpress_inte.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/digitpress_inte.html"
rel="nofollow">DigitPress Interviews Paul Allen Newell</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/update_the_arch.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/update_the_arch.html"
rel="nofollow">Update: the Archiving Virtual Worlds video collection</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/the_classic_con.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/the_classic_con.html"
rel="nofollow">The Classic Console & Arcade Game Show</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/an_interview_wi.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/an_interview_wi.html"
rel="nofollow">An Interview With a Collector on Selling His Collection</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/the_legacy_at_r.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/the_legacy_at_r.html"
rel="nofollow">The Legacy at RPS</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/pitfalls_of_dvd.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/pitfalls_of_dvd.html"
rel="nofollow">Pitfalls of DVD Collecting</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/errant_nintendo.htmlErrant"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/errant_nintendo.htmlErrant"
rel="nofollow">Nintendo Licensing</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/katsuya_eguchi.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/katsuya_eguchi.html"
rel="nofollow">Katsuya Eguchi on Animal Crossing</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/ea_releases_red.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2008/09/ea_releases_red.html"
rel="nofollow">EA Releases Red Alert for Free</a>
</li>
</ul>
<h3><span class="editsection"><a
href="http://www.igda.org/wiki/index.php?title=Game_Preservation_SIG/Monthly_Roundups/200810&action=edit&section=6"
title="Edit section: Final Thoughts"></a></span><span
class="mw-headline">Final Thoughts </span></h3>
<p>A lot of work needs doing on the whitepaper, and possibly it'd be
nice to get more members even just posting on our mailing list -
someone did <a
href="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2008-September/000549.html"
class="external text"
title="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2008-September/000549.html"
rel="nofollow">join this month</a>, hooray! Perhaps we can double that
figure next month.
</p>
<p>Also; I will attempt to do some actual journalism regarding the
various museums and archives I can visit in the UK, certainly to add
the information to the wiki but also interview those involved if
possible. We'll see if I can get around to that this month.
</p>
<p>Thanks all,
</p>
<p>Andrew Armstrong
</p>
<p>IGDA Game Preservation SIG Site/Blog editor
</p>
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