I'll also add to the list that the issue of Edge they were handing out at GDC has a lot of information on metadata on the web and how all that is in danger of being lost. They mention a MUD info site that went down among other things, as well as the National Videogame Archive in the UK, but no mention of the IGDA! Anyway, good article and worth putting in the resources.<br>
<br>-D<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Andrew Armstrong <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrew@aarmstrong.org">andrew@aarmstrong.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Yeah, I've no idea - you've had the same information I have, I think
the breakdown of file types will be pretty high in the EXE and movie
fields, a little audio, and some text and screenshots. As for amounts,
I've no idea, I have no contact at FileFront and there is only a
general email to try, which no doubt someone (hopefully!) has already
tried for information on this issue :)<br>
<br>
Andrew<br>
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Henry Lowood wrote:
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<font face="Georgia">Andrew,<br>
<br>
I am in touch with the people I know at IA about this. Simon, too, I'm
sure. At the moment, like me, they do not have enough information to
understand the options for formal action or a project. It's important
that at some point someone summarize where things are and what sorts of
files would be involved in the rescue action.<br>
<br>
Henry<br>
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Devin Monnens wrote:
<blockquote type="cite">Andrew,<br>
<br>
If IA wants to host the FileFront stuff, why not just e-mail or contact
them and let them know. I honestly don't know what IA would and would
not take for archival.<br>
<br>
I'll try and write up some notes from the con as well, but I need to do
class prep for tomorrow as well, so it might be next weekend.<br>
<br>
-D<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Andrew
Armstrong <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrew@aarmstrong.org" target="_blank">andrew@aarmstrong.org</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I've
got some notes to write up from GDC for the SIG, as well as a report
I'll write on the status of the "State of preservation". This will be
done next week, I'm still not back home yet :)<br>
<br>
Feel free, anyone who wasn't able to attend GDC or who has and wants to
comment, to bring up items to talk about here - I'll try and summarise
my notes, but questions on "Did you discuss XXX" or "Can I suggest
project YYY" or "Can I help since I joined the SIG from seeing your
leaflet" or even just "Hi I'm new" are all welcome.<br>
<br>
The main thing I want to bring to people's attention just now is there
is some behind the scenes effort by Simon Carless, Jason Scott and
including a few others to try and somehow get the 48 Terabytes of files
off FileFront - check this page for the sad news that it is closing
tomorrow! <a href="http://farewell.filefront.com/" target="_blank">http://farewell.filefront.com/</a><br>
<br>
Hopefully someone will be able to get the files in some form so they
can be uploaded to the Internet Archive. If anyone has a contact at
FileFront it would be worth ringing them now and seeing perhaps if the
files can be secured somehow (or ring up/contact Jason Scott to help
his efforts).<br>
<br>
Andrew<br>
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