Abstract:PurposeThe purpose of this study is to survey the landscape of online collections of digital games.Design/methodology/approachFirst, the study identifies existing sites hosting collections and criteria that make a collection valuable for research, then it reports on sites that fit the criteria and analyzes trends.FindingsMost sites provide simple binary downloads, but some choose encapsulation. Common metadata terms consistently include genre, year of release and publisher. Most sites claim the right to provid… Show more
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