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How Do You Preserve A Video Game?
2If you often wonder how a video game gets preserved, I will let you know now that it has nothing to do with putting one of the many installation discs for Accountant Dating Sim 19 in a jar of jam. The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) very recently appointed Chris Arneil as their Assistant Curator…
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‘This Is Not A Medium That Excludes You, It’s A Medium That Is For You’: Cherie Davidson On Women In Games
It’s not every day you get to have a chat with somebody that’s been heavily involved in Australia’s indie game industry in recent years like Cherie Davidson. As David mentioned not long ago, ACMI’s Code Breakers: Women In Games exhibition is happening right now at Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, and aims to showcase the work…
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The Uncanny Valley Of Character Creation
“Caitlin, please, just pick a name.” It’s a Friday night and I’m playing Divinity Original Sin 2 with two of my girlfriends. We’re all huge fans of the franchise, but this is our first time playing the game together. They’re ready to start. Me? I’m busy agonising over whether my character should have a killer…
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There’s A Celebration Of The History Of Olympic Video Games This Saturday
While many of the athletes taking part in next month’s Olympic Games have spent their whole lives training for the event, many more of us have spent our lives training for games of a different kind. This week, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image wants to celebrate the place where games and Games intersect,…
