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Archiving VR
Lischer-Katz, Z. (2020). Archiving experience: An exploration of the challenges of preserving virtual reality. Records Management Journal, 30(2), 253–274. https://doi.org/10.1108/RMJ-09-2019-0054
Virtual reality (VR) technologies are complex configurations of computer hardware, software and file formats
In the context of digital materials, and all materials, given a long-enough time scale, preservation is an ongoing process, rather than a singular event that ensures eternal access to information.
alternative perspectives, e.g. phenomenology and media materiality, are necessary for
addressing the archival challenges of VR.
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