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Preserving Flappy Bird – Alana Coates
Alana Coates is a time-based media conservator with a background in software product management, now focused on the preservation of obsolete and born-digital media. She is finishing her MSc in Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media…
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Monument Valley Model Restoration – Ann Wain
The following case study was presented at a Videogame Heritage Webinar on 11th June 2026 by Ann Wain. Ann is the Collections Officer at the National Videogame Museum, Sheffield. After the presentation, Conor Clarke,…
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Why Conserving Videogame Heritage is (almost) Impossible II: Why is it Sticky?
Álvaro Vázquez Guisado is Conservator-Restorer of Cultural Heritage from Seville University. A brilliant follow-up to his previous research on the practicalities of preserving physical videogame material. Álvaro discusses the challenges faced by all preservation…
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Why Conserving Videogame Heritage is (almost) Impossible: Materials and Storage Conditions
Álvaro Vázquez Guisado is Conservator-Restorer of Cultural Heritage from Seville University. As we all know, videogames, consoles, and all their related media, are objects of a growing cultural interest, being the cause of one…
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Collecting the Guildford Games Sector – Sarah Fairhurst
Sarah Fairhurst is the Collections Manager at the Guildford Heritage Service. When I started as Collections Manager for the Guildford Heritage Service just over 18 months ago, I had no idea that Guildford was…
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The VHS “Collector’s Edition” Interview Series
The VHS aims to collaborate with private videogame collectors and preservationists. The “Collector’s Edition” interview series seeks out those individuals, provides a platform for them to share their extensive knowledge and expertise, and sheds…