Episode 161: Blizzard Digital Vault

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 preservationManaging art, UI, and visual FXCollaborating with engineers and metadata expertsWhy discoverability matters for legacy assetsBuilding vital relationships across game studiosNavigating AI tagging and digital preservation challenges Mentioned in the show:YouTube 35th year anniversary 35’ table Blizzard: The Next Chapter You can listen to the Video Game History Hour every other Wednesday on Patreon (one day early at the $5 tier and above), on Spotify, or on our website. See more from Leah Williams:LinkedIn: /leah-williams  Video Game History Foundation:Email: podcast@gamehistory.orgWebsite: gamehistory.orgSupport us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg