2021
Garda, Maria B.; Suominen, Jaakko
In Memory of Memory Gliders: Preservation of EU-Funded Serious Games as Digital Heritage Book Section
In: Močnik, Nena; Duijzings, Ger; Meretoja, Hanna; Beti, Bonface Njeresa (Ed.): Engaging with Historical Traumas: Experiential Learning and Pedagogies of Resilience, pp. 257-270, Taylor & Francis, 2021, ISBN: 9781000395563.
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title = {In Memory of Memory Gliders: Preservation of EU-Funded Serious Games as Digital Heritage},
author = {Maria B. Garda and Jaakko Suominen },
editor = {Nena Močnik and Ger Duijzings and Hanna Meretoja and Bonface Njeresa Beti},
doi = {10.4324/9781003046875},
isbn = {9781000395563},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-05-04},
booktitle = {Engaging with Historical Traumas: Experiential Learning and Pedagogies of Resilience},
pages = {257-270},
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abstract = {The aim of this chapter is to investigate possible preservation strategies of serious games in order to reflect on the sustainability and long-term accessibility of these digital artefacts. We focus on a case study of the game Memory Gliders (Ulric Games 2019). As a digital game, it is a born-digital artefact and for that reason, it is prone to issues such as technological obsolescence or digital decay. As an educational game, Memory Gliders cannot rely on hobbyist engagement in the preservation work, like in the case of entertainment games and retrogaming communities. Should then the weight of this effort rest on the back of project coordinators (i.e. scientific network members), game developers (as a part of company’s portfolio and legacy), funding bodies (e.g. EU centralised solutions), research centres (e.g. on the history of education), or memory institutions (e.g. local libraries)? In this chapter, we explore short-term solutions for reinforcing the academic and societal impact of the game, as well as long-term solutions for its preservation as a digital heritage artefact.},
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The aim of this chapter is to investigate possible preservation strategies of serious games in order to reflect on the sustainability and long-term accessibility of these digital artefacts. We focus on a case study of the game Memory Gliders (Ulric Games 2019). As a digital game, it is a born-digital artefact and for that reason, it is prone to issues such as technological obsolescence or digital decay. As an educational game, Memory Gliders cannot rely on hobbyist engagement in the preservation work, like in the case of entertainment games and retrogaming communities. Should then the weight of this effort rest on the back of project coordinators (i.e. scientific network members), game developers (as a part of company’s portfolio and legacy), funding bodies (e.g. EU centralised solutions), research centres (e.g. on the history of education), or memory institutions (e.g. local libraries)? In this chapter, we explore short-term solutions for reinforcing the academic and societal impact of the game, as well as long-term solutions for its preservation as a digital heritage artefact.