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Computer Game Mods, Modders, Modding, and the Mod Scene


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In this episode I unpack Scacchi’s (2010) publication titled “Computer game mods, modders, modding, and the mod scene,” which examines modding practices within the mod scene, and discusses the social and corporate pressures that influence this culture.

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00:00 Introduction

01:31 Abstract

02:42 Paper introduction

04:12 Mods, modders, modding, and the mod scene

04:48 Customizing, tailoring, and remixing game embodiments

11:43 Career contingencies and organizational practices of modders alone and together

14:25 Social worlds intersecting the mod scene

16:35 Conclusion

17:06 How and when might CS educators encourage not only engagement with software and hardware modding practices, but the mod scene outside of a school?

18:18 Outro

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