Players Unleashed ! Modding The Sims and the Culture of Gaming

• Main Author: Sihvonen, Tanja (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam University Press 2011
• Series: MediaMatters 5
• Subjects: game studies; digital culture; gaming; modding; sims; digitale cultuur; media studies; Gameplay; Mod (video gaming); Player character; The Sims
• Online Access: 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...