Iluminace 2021, 33(3):9-25 | DOI: 10.58193/ilu.1709

Computer Games Modding: Between Community Praxis and Mainstream Game Industry

Martin Charvát1, Vít Gvoždiak2
1 Metropolitní univerzita Praha
2 Univerzita Karlova

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.

Keywords: modding, computer games, participative culture, convergence, new media

Published: September 1, 2021  Show citation

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Charvát, M., & Gvoždiak, V. (2021). Computer Games Modding: Between Community Praxis and Mainstream Game Industry. Iluminace, 33(3), 9-25. doi: 10.58193/ilu.1709
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