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<p>Hope everyone has had a good summer, since it appears to be now over
in the UK :(
</p>
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline">
Preservation SIG August 2009 Work </span></h3>
<p>We have another archive listed in our <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 information</a>,
and work has begun on more encyclopaedic-based information on each
institution (if we're not going to record this history, who is? :) ).
Bibliography work is progressing insofar as more backend planning.
</p>
<p>The SIG hasn't got any other ongoing projects right now, but if you
are interested, at all, in preservation to help us with our <a
href="http://www.igda.org/wiki/Game_Preservation_SIG"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/wiki/Game_Preservation_SIG" rel="nofollow">projects</a>
(and if you think something is missing, please tell us).
</p>
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline"> Future
Work for September 2009 </span></h3>
<p>There is bits and pieces to get on with, nothing planned this month.
</p>
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><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. This will eventually change when the IGDA site
changes over - although those wanting email can still get it.
</p>
<p><a
href="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2009-August/thread.html"
class="external text"
title="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2009-August/thread.html"
rel="nofollow">August</a> had some small discussions - <a
href="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2009-August/001341.html"
class="external text"
title="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2009-August/001341.html"
rel="nofollow">online DRM</a>, a call for some obscure footage from <a
href="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2009-August/001346.html"
class="external text"
title="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2009-August/001346.html"
rel="nofollow">Gnop or Operation Desert Storm</a>, details on how the <a
href="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2009-August/001349.html"
class="external text"
title="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2009-August/001349.html"
rel="nofollow">iPhone metadata information was indexed</a>, <a
href="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2009-August/001351.html"
class="external text"
title="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2009-August/001351.html"
rel="nofollow">interesting info on computers self-playing games</a>, <a
href="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2009-August/001355.html"
class="external text"
title="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2009-August/001355.html"
rel="nofollow">a game history related video</a> and finally <a
href="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2009-August/001358.html"
class="external text"
title="http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/game_preservation/2009-August/001358.html"
rel="nofollow">a discussion on how studios dispose of prototypes and
libraries</a>.
</p>
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline">
Preservation SIG Blog Updates / Links </span></h3>
<p><i>Have I missed anything this month? Then email it in to
preservation_news @ igda.org !</i>
</p>
<ul>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2009/08/thelogbookcoms.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2009/08/thelogbookcoms.html"
rel="nofollow">theLogBook.com's Classic Gaming Expo 2003 Footage DVD</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2009/08/tnt_arcade_burn.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2009/08/tnt_arcade_burn.html"
rel="nofollow">TNT Arcade Burns Down</a>
</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2009/08/multimedia_mike.html"
class="external text"
title="http://www.igda.org/preservation/archives/2009/08/multimedia_mike.html"
rel="nofollow">Multimedia Mike and Cataloguing iPhone Apps</a>
</li>
</ul>
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline"> Final
Thoughts </span></h3>
<p>I've personally not invested as much time as I should be into the
SIG, partially due to other IGDA things going on - make sure, if you
are an IGDA member, to stay informed about what is happening in the
org, and if you can, help improve it too :)
</p>
<p>The reason for this being available before the start of September,
is my trip to <a href="http://www.digra.org/" class="external text"
title="http://www.digra.org/" rel="nofollow">DiGRA</a> next week
(start of September), helping to present the SIG's white paper, as well
as seeing some fascinating talks no doubt.
</p>
<p>Andrew Armstrong
</p>
<p>IGDA Game Preservation SIG Site/Blog editor
</p>
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