A quick introduction to the work that we do at Memory Insufficient, why it matters, and why experimental games studio Silverstring Media supports Memory Insufficient through its nonprofit, the Silverstring Association for Critical Discourse. Find out how you can become a supporter too, and be part of the movement to value games as an art and craft.

1. Memory Insufficient
Critical and historical games writing

2. experimental consultancy critical
publishing

3. History of games is easily lost
Online games are not replayable
Indie discovery problem magnified
Older games writing lost
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5. Conservation efforts
Archive.org
Femicom
MADE (Oakland, CA)
Who makes sense of this material?
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6. History matters to indies
Roots in modding and demoscenes
Indie visual styles misrepresented as
“retro”, but something else is happening
e.g. “low poly” aesthetic of Silverstring’s
Glitchhikers feels dreamlike and unreal
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8. Indies matter to history
Indie and DIY efforts grew this industry
Main way that skills have been established
Can’t rely on iconic brands!
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9. Game design is
history
History of “Janken” in
Japan
Rearranging the feudal
class system
Fun?
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10. Game design is an old craft
We can go back further than the 1980s
Museum collections show game design
throughout history
“Game designer” artisanal lineage does not
exist, not established as a craft
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11. Who reads MEMinsf?
Educators
Superfans
Critics
Designers
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12. Who supports MEMinsf?
Silverstring Media
Readers who buy our books
Conscious brands
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13. How you can learn more
Visit silverstringmedia.com
Sign up for our mailing list
Ask us about consulting
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