Welcome to Meaningful Play, a podcast where we talk about video games, new or old, light or serious, controversial or inspiring, and everything in between with an academic flair. Meaningful Play Podcast is hosted by Jordana Elliott, Sian Tomkinson, and Heather Blakey, who are all games studies scholars based in Perth, Western Australia.
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Welcome to Meaningful Play, a podcast where we talk about video games, new or old, light or serious, controversial or inspiring, and everything in between with an academic flair. Meaningful Play Podcast is hosted by Jordana Elliott, Sian Tomkinson, and Heather Blakey, who are all games studies scholars based in Perth, Western Australia.
In this episode, Sian and Heather reflect on the complexities of archiving video games. We discuss the way that formal archiving is often difficult and tied up with ideas and judgements about cultural value. We also reflect on the importance of fan preservation, and the discussions around ownership, accessibility, licencing, backwards compatibility, remixing, and more....Continue reading »
Meaningful Play Podcast
Welcome to Meaningful Play, a podcast where we talk about video games, new or old, light or serious, controversial or inspiring, and everything in between with an academic flair. Meaningful Play Podcast is hosted by Jordana Elliott, Sian Tomkinson, and Heather Blakey, who are all games studies scholars based in Perth, Western Australia.
