Preservation Through Play: Different Ways to Save Video Game History and Context

Preservation Through Play is a talk and hands-on workshop that ran at Toronto Public Library as part of Toronto Games Week 2023, featuring Derek Quenneville, and Dr. Chris Young, curator of the Syd Bolton Collection at University of Toronto.

Derek spoke about different ways that preservation is achieved, and why simply copying the data for a game isn’t enough. 

Chris shared details of his work and the the Syd Bolton Collection, and walked attendees through institutional preservation, using a Nintendo 64 cartridge as an example.

• Toronto Games Week official site
• Game Arts International Network
• Syd Bolton Collection​