Players Unleashed!: Modding the Sims and the Culture of GamingA compelling examination of the practice and implications of modding as they apply to the best-selling computer game The Sims. |
Contents
PREFACE | 7 |
Understanding gameplay | 20 |
CULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL APPROPRIATION | 37 |
Histories of modding | 57 |
Serious game development or intense play? | 75 |
From interpretation to configuration | 94 |
Private and public spaces | 117 |
Game space as canvas | 135 |
EXTENDING THE GAME | 157 |
pornographic hacking and The Sims | 178 |
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