Documentation as a preservation strategy
So far I have found that the work that is being done in the arts, linked to the institutional context of museums, is most relevant and most advanced. Documentation is often seen as a conservation strategy for interactive content that is both necessary and the very least that we can do at present, when other … Continue reading
Library of interactive documentaries
A particulary interesting genre within the broader spectrum of interactive audio-visual productions is the interactive documentary. For cultural heritage institutions such as Sound and Vision, documentaries have always been an important part of their collection because they are such valuable sources of historical information. For some reason, the non-fiction interactives seem more innovative, more popular … Continue reading
Relevance of archiving interactives
For those involved in the long-term conservation of audio-visual content the questions here discussed might seem evident. For those who have yet to be convinced I would like to provide some contextual information. For decades archives for audio-visual material have dealt with what we could call ‘discrete objects’, they are isolated products that translate into … Continue reading
An overview of organisations and initiatives
As usual the early days of research are somewhat daunting. The amount of research, pilots, expert meetings, conferences, etc. that is happening regarding born-digital content and interactives is overwhelming. In this chart, a work in progress, I will try to give an overview of these initiatives. Click on the image below to go the interactive … Continue reading
Archiving Interactives: ready, not so steady, go!
Welcome to this blog! It is devoted to my research at the Dutch Institute of Sound and Vision, a dynamic archival organisation in Hilversum, the Netherlands. The aim of this blog is to give my research a bit of that dynamic, interactive, participative, not-so-steady streak that is characteristic of the object of my study. At … Continue reading
Archiving Interactives 