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Thank You
Hi guys, thanks so much for the reblogs and the offers to take over Libraries in Video Games!
I’m currently working things out with tomasomeachair and you’ll be seeing his posts when the new year comes :)
It’s been a pleasure. I’ll be over at my own tumblr if you’re interested in other stuff I do.
Oh and mohamednazmi says thank you, and hi.
- rolluptheclouds
Sorry
Inevitably, it’s come to this. I’m looking for someone to take over Libraries in Video Games.
I am grateful for the initial support in the idea, the contributions, the reblogs, and the bump in Oct 2014 that led to a staggering increase in followers, more than I’d have ever expected. Thanks for following the infrequent efforts of myself and my earlier co-collaborator mohamednazmi since May 2014.
I still love the idea of documenting libraries in video games, and I think there is value in representing library culture and communities in games, and in documenting them, and celebrating them. (Relevant tag: why libraries)
But unfortunately, it’s just a much lower priority among my web projects and I can’t keep up.
Send me a message if you are interested. What you’d get if you take over:
15 unpublished, incomplete drafts, with either pictures or descriptions.
4 drafts (for now) containing links and resources, but no pictures or descriptions.
7,000 followers
If someone volunteers to take over, I’ll instantly give you admin rights, and it’s up to you what you do with the blog. I would like if the older posts made during my time were to be kept intact, but obviously I wouldn’t have control over that.
If no one steps up, I'll keep the Tumblr up anyway, but I can't promise at all when I will update it.
To the thousands who followed this humble little Tumblr blog, hoping to be entertained and to celebrate together in the intersection of libraries and video games, thank you and sorry if I disappointed you.
- HM / rolluptheclouds
The Queue
Been really happy to get submissions, thanks you guys :)
If you submit something to us and we like it (we usually do!), please do note that we’re still on a weekly post schedule - occasionally posting other things mid-week, like this one - so your submission may be queued.
Thanks so much!
Whoa, just realised we were blogged about some weeks ago on SugarString.
This part was a nice original bit of writing, summing up why the idea of libraries in games can be interesting:
These folks are interested in how different digital artists have portrayed a setting that would otherwise be ignored. There’s not a lot of action happening in video game libraries, as compared to dungeons, lava pits, starships, or other typical video game settings. They’re usually used as places to relax or learn some arcane trivia within the game.
So, it’s interesting to see designers put a lot of thought into library design, even though they aren’t typically the most memorable places in a game. Focusing on libraries is admittedly a fascinating glimpse into something that would otherwise be an afterthought.
I think that there are libraries that aren’t just afterthoughts, and it’s a pleasure to come across them and to share them!
The last part of the article, linking to other similar blogs, was totally a copy & paste job, though. But thanks for featuring us!
- H
Drew a little doodle because THANK YOU we jumped from 30 followers to over 1500 today after being featured on Tumblr Explore :O
Soooo you guys like books and video games, but also books in video games. You guys are weird That's pretty cool, we do too!
We usually aim to post once a week, and submissions are very welcome! ;)
Hello to our 19 followers! Things have slowed down a bit as we replenish the queue, attend to either a full-time job or a dissertation, and celebrate Eid. Any libraries that you’d like to see us post? :)
