Players Unleashed! Modding The Sims and the Culture of Gaming
by Tanja Sihvonen
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press 2011
ISBN-13: 9789089642011
Number of pages: 224
Description:
The author of this hugely informative study explores the question of what happens when players practice 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.
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