The Library of Congress is currently investigating how to best preserve media in digital formats, including video games, according to a report from GameDaily.biz. The initiative, called “Preserving Creative America,” seeks to “collect and preserve the historic and cultural heritage of America, much of which is now being created only in digital form with no analog (physical) equivalent.” In accordance with this initiative, last month the Library held meetings with content producers in various digital media from a variety of fields including video games.

A large amount of content is currently being created in digital form; some of the Internet-based content is being collected by the Internet Archive at archive.org, but there are terabytes of digitally created information that is not being kept in any way. Certainly a strong argument can be made for the impact that video games have had on society. Many of the video game world’s icons have transcended the format, moving into other media and into the cultural consciousness, including figures like Mario and Lara Croft. Other games, like Mortal Kombat and Grand Theft Auto attracted attention due to their notoriety. Preserving video games and other digital media may become important in understanding the cultural touchstones of the United States.

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