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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
©2011.
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| Series: | MediaMatters.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (221 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789048511983 9048511984 1283020645 9781283020640 |