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

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sihvonen, Tanja
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, ©2011.
Colección:MediaMatters.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 technical and material specificities of "The Sims" mods, as well as their cultural context. Viewed as a manifestation of participatory culture, modding makes PC games ultimately malleable: players reconfigure the game by creating new content, altering the code and changing the behaviours of the game engine. Using a semiotic framework, Sihvonen suggests a signification process that includes representation, interpretation, investigation and experimentation with the game system and rules.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (221 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789048511983
9048511984
1283020645
9781283020640