Players Unleashed ! Modding The Sims and the Culture of Gaming

• Yazar: Sihvonen, Tanja (auth)
• Materyal Türü: Elektronik Kitap Bölümü
• Dil: İngilizce
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Amsterdam University Press 2011
• Seri Bilgileri: MediaMatters 5
• Konular: game studies; digital culture; gaming; modding; sims; digitale cultuur; media studies; Gameplay; Mod (video gaming); Player character; The Sims
• Online Erişim: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

The author of this hugely 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.<BR>Sihvonen examines...