Long-term Preservation of Video Games:Global Practices,Challenges and Responses
Using methods such as online surveys,case studies,and content analysis,this paper examines the global practices in the long-term preservation of video games,and analyzes the challenges and solutions.Strategies for the long-term preservation of electronic games include defining the scope of preservation,selecting the items to be preserved,applying preservation techniques,and providing user services.Key challenges include the mismatch between preservation needs and the current state,the contradiction between preservation goals and methods,and conflicts between preservation rights and intentions.Response strategies include:incorporating electronic games into the digital cultural heritage framework,promoting collaborative governance to build an electronic games metaverse,and implementing national initiatives for the long-term preservation of electronic games.
video gameslong-term preservationdigital preservationaction strategies