5-3-10: The Perplexing Task of Archiving Virtual Worlds
May 3, 2010 at 7:25 am 2 comments
Library archives are full of old newspapers on microfilm, early popular music on 78 r.p.m. discs, and old radio broadcasts on reel to reel tape. But what if someone 50 years from now wants to study the virtual world Second Life? How in the world do you archive a virtual world?
Nathan talks to two people who are trying. Kari Kraus, assistant professor at the University of Maryland’s College of Information Studies, and Rachel Donahue, one of Kari’s doctoral students, are part of the Preserving Virtual Worlds project.
Read Clay Risen’s story “Pac Rat” in The Atlantic.
Entry filed under: Media, On Air, Science. Tags: archives, Nathan Sterner, Second Life, virtual worlds.
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Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast 
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Johnny | May 3, 2010 at 8:31 am
this segment is ending as i type and there is a GREAT song playing in the background! does anyone know who this is?!?
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mdmorn | May 3, 2010 at 8:46 am
Hey Johnny, glad you like it! The song is Activation Theme by Bit Shifter. We thought it was appropriate since its composed using sounds from video games. Here’s a link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAAZ0ue80B4&feature=related