Players unleashed! : modding The Sims and the culture of gaming / Tanja Sihvonen.

The author of this informative study explores the question of what happens when players practise and negotiate computer code, various ideologies, and the game itself by modding (modifying a game) in the context of "The Sims", the bestselling computer game of all time. Sihvonen examines the...

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Main Author: Sihvonen, Tanja
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, ©2011.
Series:MediaMatters.
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Table of Contents:
  • Unleashing players
  • Cultural and commercial appropriation
  • Dynamics of modding
  • Negotiating the code
  • Extending the game.