Gaming Needs a Library
Curating the history of virtual titles begins with a physical space
Libraries, one of the most important publicly funded institutions in modern society, are something we often take for granted.
Libraries are phenomenally necessary public community spaces where one can find Stephen King, Beyoncé, Alan Moore and David Lynch under one roof, freely accessible. The materials that are available at your local library are there based on their own merits, donated and curated by the tireless and thankless staff of the institution. For all their importance, these spaces should also share their shelves with Square Enix, From Software, and Annapurna Interactive.
Socially Interactive History
The world’s first systemically organized library was created in the seventh century. Ashurbanipal of Nineveh, Assyrian king and conqueror, was a noted bibliophile that gathered some thirty thousand cuneiform tablets, archival documents, scholarly texts, and pieces of literature — including a copy of the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest known pieces of modern literature.
