We are looking for a talented prospective PhD student to work with us on the Play It Again Project.  Here’s a portion of the ad:

Early Australasian digital games were developed on a range of hardware and operating systems that are no longer compatible with current systems. This project will research technologies to automate the conversion of the source code to run within a current JVM while still maintaining the original “look and feel”.

This research will include migrating data from old media, and working with a range of instruction set architectures as well as a wide variety of legacy computer languages.

The successful candidate will have:

• a good knowledge of databases, Java and C programming, and compilers.
• good oral and written communication skills.
• an interest in digital preservation and Australasian cultural history.

Full details are here