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Title (eng)
Anything not saved will be lost. On building the VAULT.NRW to preserve the history of the German games development
Author
Björn Blankenheim
VAULT.NRW
Description (eng)
Based on Harry Brewis’ video essay “ROBLOX_OOF.mp3”, which highlights some of the problems of historiography in the games industry, in particular the structural problems in recognizing developers, the article is dedicated to the first important steps towards preserving the history of computer and video games in Germany. The founding of the VAULT.NRW is a promising milestone in the right direction to preserve and promote this history. It is important that we take seriously and document the stories and contributions of all those who were involved in the development of games.
Keywords (eng)
Game HistoryPreservationArchiveFoundingGermany
Type (eng)
book part
Language
[eng]
Persistent identifier
https://door.donau-uni.ac.at/o:5801
DOI
10.48341/3xdt-hb45
Is contained in
Title
Gaming the Apocalypse
ISBN
978-3-903470-30-9
DOI
10.48341/j34c-h575
Publication
University of Krems Press
Publication
University of Krems Press
Date issued
2025-11-14
License
CC BY-NC 4.0 International