Video Game Preservation Recap Video 2024 Released by GOG
From an EFGAMP (European Federation of Video Game Archives, Museums and Preservation) Post:
Our new member GOG has produced first time a video showcasing key milestones and efforts to preserve games in 2024.
It includes insights from some of the most respected voices in the industry:
• Frank Cifaldi (The Video Game History Foundation)
• Andrew Borman (The Strong)
• Mike Arkin (Argonaut Games)
• Jason Scott (Internet Archive)
• Matthias Oborski (Computerspielemuseum Berlin)
• Christian Bartsch and Istvan Fabian (KryoFlux Products & Services Limited)
• Daniel Ondruška (Stop Killing Games)
• Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman (Nightdive Studios)
• Willem Hilhorst (Sound & Vision – Research & Heritage)
• David Bostrom and Natalia Kovalainen (Embracer Games Archive)
• Marcin Paczynski (GOG)While fans were the first to provide the awareness, knowledge, platforms and tools to preserve our gaming heritage, this great compilation shows that many institutional players have now joined the effort to preserve this important part of our digital heritage.
Filed under: Archives and Special Collections, News, Preservation
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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