It has been ten years since video game giant Electronic Arts first released The 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 pra...

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1. Verfasser:	Sihvonen, Tanja 1975- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2011
Schriftenreihe:	MediaMatters
Schlagworte:	Sims Computer games / Programming Computer games / Design
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 FHN01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	It has been ten years since video game giant Electronic Arts first released The 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.Players Unleashed! 'the first study of its kind' Tanja Sihvonen provides a fascinating examination of modding, tracing its evolution and detailing its impact on The Sims and the game industry as a whole. Along the way, Sihvonen shares insights into specific modifications and the cultural contexts from which they emerge
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2021) Unleashing players -- Cultural and commercial appropriation -- Dynamics of modding -- Negotiating the code -- Extending the game
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (221 Seiten)
ISBN:	9789048511983
DOI:	10.1017/9789048511983