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Bonus Episode: Game Availability Study

Bonus Episode: Game Availability Study

FromVideo Game History Hour


Bonus Episode: Game Availability Study

FromVideo Game History Hour

ratings:
Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Jul 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Brandon Butler, Director of Information Policy at the University of Virginia Library and Law and Policy Advisor at the Software Preservation Network, joins us to talk about a major new study published jointly by the Video Game History Foundation and the SPN which shows 87% of classic games released in the United States are now out of print. In this episode we find out how these games have become critically endangered and why it matters.

Blog post: https://gamehistory.org/87percent/ 
The Study: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7996492
The Study explained: https://gamehistory.org/study-explainer/ 

See more from Brandon Butler:
Website: softwarepreservationnetwork.org 
Law Firm: usefairuse.com
Twitter: @bc_butler

Video Game History Foundation:
Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour
Email: podcast@gamehistory.org
Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg
Website: gamehistory.org
Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg
Released:
Jul 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Industry experts Frank Cifaldi and Kelsey Lewin, co-Directors of the Video Game History Foundation, bring on fellow content creators, game developers, video game historians, and storytellers to teach us a little bit about video game history. Our casual, “chatting over coffee” style interviews let us see the true life of a researcher: bang-your-head-against-a-wall dead-ends, “I can’t believe no one’s told this story before” moments, the thrill of sharing incredible history with the world, and more. Pull up a chair and join us!