Episode 161: Blizzard Digital Vault
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Our library director Phil Salvador sits down for another What’s Your Deal? episode with Blizzard’s senior digital archivist, Leah Williams, to discuss her critical work of preserving their modern video game history. In this episode:
Leah’s unconventional path to digital games preservation
Managing art, UI, and visual FX
Collaborating with engineers and metadata experts
Why discoverability matters for legacy assets
Building vital relationships across game studios
Navigating AI tagging and digital preservation challenges
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