A Link to the Past

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Immerse yourself in a retro gaming experience spanning several decades and many platforms–all drawn from The Game History Teaching Collection in The Game Studio at Champlain College.

The show will confront issues surrounding preservation and access to digital game experiences of the past, while sharing key artifacts, titles, and experiences from games.

Jonathan Ferguson is an Assistant Professor of Game Design and Production in The Game Studio at Champlain College. A technologist, Ferguson’s diverse interests orbit the nexus of wireless communications, Amateur Radio, digital security, privacy, Free Libre Open Source Software and Hardware, Game Design, Photography and the deleterious consequences of surveillance capitalism. Ferguson recently founded the Game History Teaching Collection Restoration Laboratory, which aims to *preserve* and *provide access to* the Game History Teaching Collection of The Game Studio at Champlain College.