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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sihvonen, Tanja
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, Ã2011.
Series:MediaMatters.
Subjects:
Simlife (Game)
Computer games > Programming.
Computer games > Design.
Simlife (Jeu)
Jeux d'ordinateur > Programmation.
Jeux d'ordinateur > Conception.
Fiction and related items.
Adventure.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Journalism.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > General.
Video games > Programming.
Digital Culture
Digitale cultuur
Game studies
Gaming
Media studies
Modding
Sims
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Unleashing players
  • Cultural and commercial appropriation
  • Dynamics of modding
  • Negotiating the code
  • Extending the game.

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