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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><a name="_Hlk94186927">You’re invited to join us for the second iteration of the Born Digital Cultural Heritage conference (#BDCH22), from 16-18 February, 2022, Australian time.</a> This free,
online conference is hosted by the Play It Again game history and preservation team, in conjunction with our partners the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, and AARNet, Australia’s Academic and Research Network.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%">The conference features keynote addresses from Klaus Rechert (University of Freiburg) entitled "Mastering the Preservation of Computers Games is Mastering the Preservation Game" and Dene Grigar
(Washington State University) entitled "Saving Flash Art: Interventions and Mediations", plus discussion panels over 3 days comprising digital heritage researchers and practitioners from the many domains informing digital preservation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%">In the interests of making this the best event possible, we are embracing the possibilities of what an international conference in the Zoom era can be. Panel format emphasises shorter presentations
followed by facilitated discussion and Q&A. Timeslots have been optimised to work with presenters’ timezones, to prioritise the benefits of liveness. This means there are some big gaps programmed when you can take some time away from the screen without missing
out (stretch, go for a walk, do some work if you have to). Or head over to our Discord server with your beverage of choice for some informal chat outside of scheduled sessions. If you do miss something you wanted to hear, recorded panels will be available
for viewing afterwards.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%">To register, please go to
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/born-digital-cultural-heritage-conference-tickets-251672498217">
<span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/born-digital-cultural-heritage-conference-tickets-251672498217</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%">For the full program and speaker bios, please go to <a href="https://playitagainproject.com/conference/"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://playitagainproject.com/conference/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%">Some additional special events will be held at ACMI, live for those in Melbourne and streamed for those who are not. These include panels “Hollywood and Videogames in the 1990s”; “Howzat! A brief
history of Australian cricket games”; and an ‘In Conversation’ with game developer, John Passfield.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%">Find details of the free ACMI events and get tickets at <a href="https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/play-it-again-preserving-australias-videogames-from-the-1990s/"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/play-it-again-preserving-australias-videogames-from-the-1990s/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%">We look forward to your participation. Please forward to anyone potentially interested.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%">Melanie Swalwell, Project Leader: Play It Again<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Melanie Swalwell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Professor of Digital Media Heritage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Co-Chair,
</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://www.sigcis.org/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0563C1">SIGCIS</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Centre for Transformative Media Technologies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Swinburne University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">PO Box 218, Hawthorn Vic 3122 Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">http://transformativemedia.swinburne.edu.au/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Tel +61 3 9214 3911<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">AS426<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">mswalwell@swin.edu.au<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">@melswal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">New books out in 2021!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/homebrew-gaming-and-beginnings-vernacular-digitality"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0563C1">Homebrew Gaming and the Beginnings of Vernacular Digitality</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-66422-0"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Game History and the Local</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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