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Gabe Swarr collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SWARR
Gabe Swarr collection
Gabe Swarr collection

Scope and Contents

This collection incldues concept art, design documents, correspondence, and other documentation from Gabe Swarr's work as character designer for the 2003 video game Go! Go! Hypergrind. The collection also includes a small assortment of zines, cards, and memorabilia illustrated by Swarr; some of these materials have not been scanned.

Content Note: This collection includes depictions of nudity and other suggestive content.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 2002–2003

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

The Video Game History Foundation has been given permission by the donor to reproduce material in this collection, but the VGHF does not control the intellectual property rights for these materials. Materials in this collection may be reproduced by researchers for publication (both print and digital) with attribution to Gabe Swarr and the Video Game History Foundation.

Historical Note

Swarr's project folder for Go! Go! Hypergrind is labeled Gabe's Slammin' Attackers.

Extent

399 Pages

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Gabe Swarr is an animator who served as the character designer for the 2003 video game Go! Go! Hypergrind (originally titled Slammin' Attackers!) while working at animation studio Spumco in 2003.

Arrangement

Materials in this collection were originally grouped together by Swarr using makeshift paper folders. When possible, materials were arranged based on Swarr's organizational structure. An assortment of unlabeled or ungrouped papers were cataloged as "Unsorted artwork," "Development papers," and "Miscellaneous Spumco materials."

Additional development documents and miscellaneous items were interspersed throughout the collection. When their original order was not significant, they were arranged with a more appropriate category.

Existence and Location of Originals

These materials were permanently donated to the Video Game History Foundation's library. The original papers are stored in an archival box.

Separated Materials

Swarr's donation also included a collection of video game memorabilia unrelated to his career. These materials were separated from the collection into a box to be processed later.

Physical Description

All material was received in good condition. Some charcoal pencil drawings received minor damage while being digitized; charcoal traces left on the scanner transferred onto other pages before additional damage was prevented.

Creator

Source

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Video Game History Foundation Library Repository

Contact:
P.O. Box 22458
Oakland California 94609