On the Popular Memory Archive, Alison Gazzard, a Lecturer at the Institute of Education in London, is sharing some of her research on tie-ins between British …
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Play it again: What Institutions are collecting
Popular Memory Archive news This month on the Popular Memory Archive they are thinking about the different aspects of game history which are being collected …
Play it again: Abandonware
On the Popular Memory Archive this week guest Thomas Huthwaite discusses the concept of “abandonware” – titles that are ‘out of print’ or ‘no longer …
Orphaned work: Susan Corbett asks “Is the law an ass?”
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Play it again: PC Games Challenge Chamber
We Want Your High Scores What was your high score? How did you share it with the world? Showcasing gaming achievement was important for many …
Play it again explores Help columns in the 1980s
HELP! Help columns were a regular feature of computer magazines in the 1980s Help columns were a regular feature of computer magazine in the 1980s. …
Play it again: The Hobbit game co-created by Veronika Megler
“I don’t remember when I first started getting fan emails about The Hobbit game and began to realize the impact it had on so many people’s lives.” …
Play it again: home coder Matthew Hall
Home coder Matthew Hall recalls coding his first games… Finishing up their month focusing on home coders, this week Matthew Hall of KlickTock reflects on his early …
Play it again: John Passfield, Australian game developer
This month is home coders month on the Popular Memory Archive. That means we’re discussing the games that ordinary people wrote themselves, at home, during …
Play it again: Microcomputers in the 1980s
Last year Play it again: the Popular Memory Archive was launched as a joint effort by a number of universities to collect and record Australian …
Play it again: Local Scenes and Themes on both sides of the Tasman
Digital games make up a significant but little known chapter in the history of the moving image in Australia and New Zealand. The Popular Memory …
Play it again: What do Dragon, White Dwarf and The General have in common?
None of them were just about computer games But Run5 was… Do you remember “Dragon” magazine and “White Dwarf”? Maybe you were hardcore enough to …
Launch of the Play it Again – Popular Memory Archive
Launch of the Play it Again – Popular Memory Archive. Please visit and share your memories of playing your way through the history of games. Digital games make …