Unreal Estate

Ross and Ryan are joined by filmmakers Derek Murphy and Mitchell Zemil, creators of the MeansTV documentary series "Preserving Worlds". They discuss the preservation of early, obsolete, or obscure online games, and the communities that are dedicated to their continuation. We look at the challenges of maintaining and documenting these games, why it's so important, pitch a Florida-based social networking game, and much more!FURTHER READING:Bollmer, Grant. Theorizing Digital Cultures.Cohen, Daniel and Roy Rosenzweig. Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web.FURTHER WATCHING:"Preserving Worlds" on MeansTVALSO CHECK OUT:The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.