PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Charvát, Martin
AU  - Gvoždiak, Vít
TI  - Computer Games Modding: Between Community Praxis and Mainstream Game Industry
DP  - 2021 Sep 1
TA  - Iluminace
PG  - 9--25
VI  - 33
IP  - 3
AID - 10.58193/ilu.1709
IS  - 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.