Come Play With Us! Computer and Video Game Archive in the  Library
 
Interested in doing some innovative, hands-on research with computer technology? Studying the historical development of interactive games?  Just want to sit down and play for a bit?  It's all possible in the Library's new Computer and Video Game Archive (CVGA), now open at the Art, Architecture and Engineering Library.
 
The CVGA collects materials related to games for the purpose of academic inquiry, including, but not limited to:
 
            Programming and Technology
            Artistic and Literary Expression
            Social and Cultural Impact
            Instruction and Education
 
Visitors to the CVGA can use and play a wide variety of games that date from the 1970s to the present.
 
To see a list of some of the games available, search the subject "video games" in the Mirlyn catalog:  http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/
 
The CVGA is located on the 2nd floor of the Duderstadt Center.  Its hours are Noon-9pm on Monday and 10am-9pm Tuesday through Friday.
 
For more information, e-mail video.games@umich.edu