Players unleashed!

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.

שנה

2011

שפה

English

סדרה

MediaMatters

הוצאה

Amsterdam University Press

מהדורות

4

עמודים

221

ISBN

9789089642011

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata