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Game Modding

Game Modding is the practice of altering or augmenting a video game’s original content, code, or assets by users or third parties to create modified gameplay experiences, distinguishing it from official updates or expansions through its community-driven and non-corporate development nature.

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47

Authors

29

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

32

Precarious Playbour: Modders and the Digital Games Industry

Julian Kücklich · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · 2005 · 500 citations

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When the Game Is Not Enough: Motivations and Practices Among Computer Game Modding Culture

Olli Sotamaa · Games and Culture · 2010 · 184 citations

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Learning through game <i>modding</i>

Magy Seif El‐Nasr, Brian Smith · Computers in entertainment · 2006 · 182 citations

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When paratexts become texts: de-centering the game-as-text

Mia Consalvo · Critical Studies in Media Communication · 2017 · 99 citations

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Computer game mods, modders, modding, and the mod scene

Walt Scacchi · First Monday · 2010 · 86 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. CK
    Chronis Kynigos

    National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

    3 publications · 69 citations

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  2. WS
    Walt Scacchi

    University of California, Irvine, United States

    3 publications · 120 citations

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  3. JK
    Julian Kücklich

    University of Ulster, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 512 citations

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  4. MG
    Marianthi Grizioti

    National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

    2 publications · 47 citations

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  5. MS
    Magy Seif El‐Nasr

    Northeastern University, United States

    2 publications · 201 citations

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Institutions

29

  1. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    176 citations

  2. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

    Athens, Greece

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    138 citations

  3. University of Central Florida

    Orlando, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    178 citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    421 citations

  5. National University of Malaysia

    Bangi, Malaysia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  6. Brigham Young University

    Provo, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  7. University of Economics in Katowice

    Katowice, Poland

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    39 citations

  8. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

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Venues

  1. First Monday

    3 publications · 176 citations

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  2. Games and Culture

    2 publications · 203 citations

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  3. DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

    Repository · 2 publications · 542 citations

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  4. Sustainability

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  5. Social & Legal Studies

    1 publications · 27 citations

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