PT Journal
AU Charvat, M
   Gvozdiak, V
TI Computer Games Modding: Between Community Praxis and Mainstream Game Industry
SO Iluminace
PY 2021
BP 9
EP 25
VL 33
IS 3
DI 10.58193/ilu.1709
WP https://iluminace.cz/en/artkey/ilu-202103-0002.php
DE modding; computer games; participative culture; convergence; new media
SN 0862397X
AB The presented paper attempts to elaborate on the topic of computer games modding as an example of specific fan-activity. 1) We draw on Jenkins' definition of convergence culture and 2) attempt to introduce a short genealogy of modding, and in the last part 3) offer an interpretative overview of game-modding from a structural and cultural (social or community) perspective. As a result, we understand modding as a productive activity that has the potential to deterritorialize structures of given material (original game) and contributes to the transformation of the video game industry.
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