Players unleashed modding the sims and the culture of gaming

It has been ten years since video game giant Electronic Arts first releasedThe Sims, the best-selling game that allows its players to create a household and then manage every aspect of daily life within it. And since its debut, gamers young and old have found ways to "mod"The Sims, a pract...

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Main Author: Sihvonen, Tanja
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2011
Edition:1
Series:MediaMatters
Subjects:
Art & Art History
Computer games
Computer games > Design
Computer games > Programming
digital culture
digitale cultuur
Film Studies
game studies
Gameplay
gaming
media studies
Mod (video gaming)
modding
Player character
Simlife (Game)
Sims
The Sims
Video games
ISBN:9048511984, 9789089642011, 9089642013, 9789048511983
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Summary:It has been ten years since video game giant Electronic Arts first releasedThe Sims, the best-selling game that allows its players to create a household and then manage every aspect of daily life within it. And since its debut, gamers young and old have found ways to "mod"The Sims, a practice in which gamers manipulate the computer code of a game, and thereby alter it to add new content and scenarios. InPlayers Unleashed!-the first study of its kind-Tanja Sihvonen provides a fascinating examination of modding, tracing its evolution and detailing its impact onThe Simsand the game industry as a whole. Along the way, Sihvonen shares insights into specific modifications and the cultural contexts from which they emerge.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
Relevant Wikipedia pages: Gameplay - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gameplay; Mod (video gaming) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_(video_gaming); Player character - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Player_character; The Sims - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims
MODID-d66f183fd58:Amsterdam University Press
ISBN:9048511984
9789089642011
9089642013
9789048511983
DOI:10.5117/9789089642011