Docubloggers on the UT Videogame Archive rss

Docubloggers is one of several projects by KLRU-TV, Austin’s PBS station, also home to Austin City Limits (the TV series, not the outdoor concert.) They just got around to posting their report on the UT Videogame Archive and the fundraiser at Richard Garriott’s house from back in September.

Wheels are indeed turning, as Uncle Warren stated. My brother, who just happens to be a library scientist, pointed out that they’re already hiring for a librarian/archivist position, though it’s only part time at present. It’ll probably be years before they find a proper physical place to put it all, much less make it available to students or the public in any usable fashion.

Bit by bit.

Edit: Here’s a new interview with Brenda Gunn of UT about the archive.


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  1. Yep, we took a while to put that on air.
    I am kind of glad though, as it seems like the topic is “happening” again with Warren’s UT class getting some buzz and media covering the Archive project more (like here http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/11/02/video_game_archive/ and there http://cheap360.com.au/news/?cat=1239 for example)
    We’ll probably post some more footage from the party if we get enough youtube interest on the story.

    Comment by JJ — November 14, 2007 #

  2. Not that I have anything against Warren Spector, but Gordon Walton and Bob McGoldrick did that first with ACC. Uncle Warren just brought in people from farther out, which isn’t a bad thing.

    Not accusing you of anything. I imagine film editing takes a lot longer than say, text editing. :)

    Comment by j — November 14, 2007 #

  3. I agree. I’ve been going to Bob’s guest lecture series at Austin Community College off and on for years and took a course in his program. ACC has been in touch with the industry and involved for a significant amount of time, and should be very proud of that fact.

    Don’t be surprised if you see us over there sooner or later doing a story.

    I’m simply referring to the current UT momentum, which is also a great thing. We really haven’t covered much on the videogame industry in the past. Can’t edit footage we don’t have.

    Comment by JJ — November 14, 2007 #

  4. UT fell behind on video games in a big way. Their student group, EGADS, more or less disbanded and people complained you couldn’t learn C++ at UT for a while, which is just not any good for the local industry. I was never clear on how true that was, however.

    It’s good for news outlets to have material to cover, though, isn’t it?

    Comment by j — November 14, 2007 #

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