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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Sihvonen, Tanja.
Imprint:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, ©2011.
Description:	1 online resource (221 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	MediaMatters MediaMatters.
Subject:	Simlife (Game) Computer games -- Programming. Computer games -- Design. Computer games -- Design. Computer games -- Programming. Simlife (Game) Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11263020

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ISBN:	9789048511983 9048511984 1283020645 9781283020640 9789089642011 9089642013
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Sihvonen. Players unleashed! : modding The Sims and the culture of gaming. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press 2010 9789089642011
Standard no.:	9786613020642 10.5117/9789089642011 9789048511983

Table of Contents:

Unleashing players
Cultural and commercial appropriation
Dynamics of modding
Negotiating the code
Extending the game.