(Registration deadline postponed until 14th of February)
www.keep-project.eu

Emulation strategies for long-term preservation of digital games and complex digital objects: project outputs and legal implications

Time: February 17th 2012
Location: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Registration: Participants are asked to register here.
Programme as a pdf : Download the program of the workshops as a pdf here.
How to get to the conference venue: Download a map as a pdf here.

Abstract

For three years the KEEP project (www.KEEP-project.eu) has conducted research on emulation strategies for the long term preservation of video games and other complex digital objects. This effort was supported by the 7th Framework Programme of the European Union and is now coming to an end. The main outputs of the project will be presented in a final conference in Paris.

KEEP has provided a successful solution and proven that emulation can be a true alternative strategy for digital preservation. The final KEEP conference will present hands on results of the project. The presentations will show the technical possibilities of the outcomes and, in expert discussion panels, the relevance for the community will be highlighted and as well as the long-term outputs from KEEP.

A specific focus will be given to the legal implications of the project. Games are also a relevant factor for the orphan works discussion. The event will highlight how games and other digital objects encounter special problems, which are not so far a way from other audiovisual content and software. It has emerged that no provision was made for the special requirements of video games, when setting up national and European legislation. This event will highlight the different possibilities to address the preservation needs of games and complex digital objects and show where the controversies lie.

This conference is dedicated to memory institutions, game developers as well as political decision makers. Please join us for this one day conference to find out more about the KEEP project outputs and how you can use them in your own digital long-term preservation programmes.

The event is free of charge, but we kindly ask you to register for the event in http://keep-final.eventbrite.co.uk/ on the February 14th 2012 at the latest.

Draft programme

Moderator of the day: Malte Behrmann, European Games Developer Federation

9.30-10.00: Coffee and registration
10.00-10.30: Opening and introduction to KEEP – Bibliothèque nationale de France

Session 1: KEEP as successful solution – Emulation as true alternative strategy for digital preservation
10.30: The KEEP Emulation Framework (demonstration): Jeffrey van der Hoeven, Koninklijke Bibliotheek & Bram Lohman, Tessella plc
11.00: The KEEP Media Transfer Tool & Totem database: David Anderson, University of Portsmouth
11.15: The KEEP Virtual Machine: Vincent Joguin, Joguin sas
11.30 – 12.30: Panel Discussion

Lunch

14.00-14.10: Declaration of Bruno Racine, BnF president and Europeana Foundation president
14.10-14.30: How KEEP will be used by partners? Andreas Lange, Computerspiele Museum & Marcus Dindorf, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

Session2: Legal Implications – Games as a relevant factor of orphan works
14.30-14.40: Greetings Marietje Schaake, Member of European Parliament
14.40-14.50: The legal findings of KEEP: Harold Codant, BnF
14.50- 16.00: Panel Discussion

16:00: Guided Tour of the BnF Labo

Time: December 6th, 2011
Location: Room Ledoux – Espace Grande Arche, Parvis de la défense, 92044 Paris la Défense, France
Regisration: The session is part of Game Connection Europe 2011. Registration is done on the Game Connection website or by contacting Dr Malte Behrmann (malte.behrmann(at)egdf.eu) via email.
The moderator of the day Dr. Malte Behrmann

9h00 – 9h30
Introduction: How can mobile game developers can get involved in European funding?
- Jean Charles Point

9h30 – 11h00
Session 1: Mobile Games – Is there a real opportunity for a European Mobile Games Industry or has Europe lost the battle?
- Key note: Maarten Noyons
Expert Panel:
-  Michael Schade, CEO Fishlabs, Germany
-  Klaas Kersting, Flaregames, DE
-  Xavier Carillo Costa, CEO Digital Legends, Spain

11h 30 – 13h00
Session 2: Mobile Games tech talk. How can we create a better mobile eco system and standards?  And what is that anyway?
Keynote : Tommy Palm, Fabricationgames
Expert Panel:
- Alex Caccia – President Ideaworks 3D
- Mikael Baros, Redikod
-  Marius Preda, MPEG

14h – 15h30
Session 3: The business of mobile games; 118 App Stores, fragmentation and what role for the Operators? And who is making money?
- Keynote: David MacQueen, Strategy Analytics
Expert Panel:
- Mathias Sala, Gbanga, Switzerland
- Malte Prien, TIC Mobile, Berlin

16h – 17h30
Session 4: Conclusions of the day
-  Maarten Noyons
-  Tommy Palm
-   David MacQueen

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Programme as a pdf : Download the program of the workshops as a pdf here.

Moderator of the day: Dr. Malte Behrmann, General Secretary EGDF, Helsinki/Berlin

9:00 a.m.
Welcome of the Authorities
Prof. Maurizio Paci, Dean of the Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences
Prof. Lazzaro Rino Caputo, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities

9:15 a.m.
Introduction
Marco Accordi Rickards and Raoul Carbone, IVDC Directors (AIOMI) Roberto Genovesi, Cartoons on the Bay Artistic Director (RAI)

9:30 a.m.
IVDC Keynote
David Cage, Founder and Director, Quantic Dream

11.00 a.m.
Coffee Break

11:30 a.m.
KEEP preserving the interactive cultural heritage of Europe
Games and cultural heritage Introduction:
11:30 Introduction to KEEP: Dr. Winfried Bergmeyer, Computer games museum, Berlin
12:00 Keynote: Michael G Olson, Stanford University, Palo Alto
12:30 Panel:

• Matt Martin, Gamesindustry.biz, London
• Marco Accordi Rickards, VIGAMUS -Video Game Museum, Rome
• Kalle Kaivola, Rovio, Helsinki

13:30 p.m.
Lunch Break

14:30 p.m.
DigiPen Europe-Bilbao (name of the speaker to be announced)

15:00 p.m.
The KEEP solution:
Introduction: Guillaume Badou Barthélemy, BNF Paris
Panel:

• Vincent Joguin, Joguin, Grenoble
• Giovanni Caturano, SpinVector, Italy
• Thierry Platon, Bip Media, France

16.30 p.m.
Coffee Break

17:00 p.m.
The “Fair Game” campaign
Moacyr A. Alves, President and Founder, Acigames (Brazil)

17:30 p.m.
Developers take away – how developers can profit from KEEP Introduction:
Introduction: David Anderson, Universiy of Potsmouth
Panel:

• Ralph Stock, Promotion Software, Tübingen
• Kerry Fraser Robinson, Redbedlam, Brighton, Uk
• Thorsten S.Wiedemann, AMAZE , Berlin

19:30 p.m.
Reception

The main problem is that  there is almost no developer involvement in these ratings systems, the big exception being USK. And while most online and mobile games today are not rated for those of you who develop these games, be sure that one day there will be a rating system.

De Fondaumière underlined that publishers have tried to save video games from being banned, but publishers are following their own agenda and the development community of games must be involved. Whenever a video game is attacked, the game industry must come forward and talk and act and show things that say we don’t agree. The industry must also be present in ratings systems boards and make themselves heard. And developers must work together with publishers to actively promote changes to these ratings.

Download the presentation of e Fondaumière here

Read an article about his presentation my Gamasutra here

• EGDF-GDCEurope2011-Malte-Behrmann-Middleware-and-European-Standards.pdf, the presentation of Dr. Behrmann about standardisation of middleware.
• EGDF-GDCEurope2011-Anne-Marie-Sassen-Games-Standardisation.pdf, the presentation of Ms. Sassen about how European Union is supporting standardisation in this field

EGDF is one of the actors behind gamemiddleware.org website.

Program of the event

1. Guillaume de Fondaumière, Chairman of the board EGDF
2. Dr. Malte Behrmann, Secretary General EGDF
3. Vincent Scheurer, TIGA

The press release of the event can be downloaded from here.

On 25th of May 2011 European Games Developer Federation organized two events in Brussels focusing on the current challenges of European game industry.

• EGDF Policy papers 2nd edition Game Development and Digital Growth.pdf EGDF policy paper published in the event
• Minutes Games Development and Digital Growth.pdf The summary of discussions in the events
• Emma McClarkin Game Development and Digital Growth.pdf The speech of MEP Emma McClarkin, the host of the event in the European Parliament