[SPG_Active_Members] Saving video games

[Van Snyder]

Henry Lowood wrote:
> As a matter of fact, just yesterday we found a copy of the source code 
> for the Don Woods version of Adventure, plus the database code/data 
> and a bunch of messages and texts.  This was part of a project to 
> rescue the files of Stanford's old SUMEX-AIM machine.  Our colleagues 
> at U. Maryland recently discovered the original Willy Crowther version 
> of the source, so we're getting there. We've had less success with 
> commercial titles, but a few publishers have released some code, e.g. id.
> Henry

I have a listing of a version that ran on Univac 1108.  The listing 
includes databases.  Does SPG want this, or does it duplicate something 
in the collection?

Van

> Grady Booch wrote:
>>
>> and let's not forget to try to preserve the corresponding source 
>> code, not just the executables.....
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>>                         *Henry Lowood <lowood at stanford.edu>*
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>> Re: [SPG_Active_Members] Saving video games
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>> Closer to home:_
>> __http://pvw.illinois.edu/pvw/_
>> Games are only a part of this project, which is an effort of 
>> Stanford, U. Maryland, U. Illinois, and RIT.
>>
>> The guys behind the Portsmouth and KEEP projects have been at this a 
>> long time.
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>> There will be payoffs for software preservation generally from all of 
>> these efforts, not just for games and virtual worlds. Also, the 
>> games/virtual worlds efforts are focusing on player (user) behavior 
>> in ways that should offer some new ideas for software preservation, 
>> as well.
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>> I'm directing one of the Preserving Virtual Worlds teams, in case 
>> anyone has questions.
>>
>> Henry
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>> Al Kossow wrote:
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>>             On 2/12/09 9:09 AM, "Randall Neff"
>>             _<randall.neff at gmail.com>_
>>             <mailto:randall.neff at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>                                     From Techradar.com     linked to
>>                                     from Slashdot.org
>>                                           _http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/uk-uni-developing-massive-games-emulator_-
>>                         528487
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>>                         UK university develops massive games emulator
>>                         Videogames are not pulp cultural artefacts
>>                         and should be preserved
>>
>>                         UK researchers at Portsmouth University
>>                         developing massive, universal
>>                         games and data emulator to preserve our
>>                         digital heritage
>>                             
>>             This is part of a 3.5 million euro 3 year effort called KEEP.
>>
>>             _http://www.computerspielemuseum.de/index.php?lg=en&main=News&site=02:00:00&i_
>>             <http://www.computerspielemuseum.de/index.php?lg=en&main=News&site=02:00:00&i>
>>             d=186
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>>             _http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=FP7_PROJ_EN&ACTION=D&DOC=1&CAT=PROJ&QUE_
>>             <http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=FP7_PROJ_EN&ACTION=D&DOC=1&CAT=PROJ&QUE>
>>             RY=011f37a73b31:61ba:091d22f8&RCN=89496
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>>             --
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>>             Now, if someone would come up with $5m for preservation
>>             of something OTHER
>>             than games...
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> Henry Lowood
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>      Film & Media Collections
> HRG, Green Library
> 557 Escondido Mall, Stanford University Libraries
> Stanford CA 94305-6004 USA
> http://www.stanford.edu/~lowood
> lowood at stanford.edu; 650-723-4602
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