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Behr, Katharina-Maria. "Creating Game Content: User-Generated Computer Game Modifications" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, TBA, San Francisco, CA, <Not Available>. 2008-11-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p171034_index.html>

Behr, K. "Creating Game Content: User-Generated Computer Game Modifications" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, TBA, San Francisco, CA <Not Available>. 2008-11-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p171034_index.html

Publication Type: Session Paper Abstract: Many users of computer games do not only play games, but use them as means for the creation of game-related content. This paper introduces different ways of how players actively create new content based on computer games: Gamics (comics based on modified screenshots of computer games), machinima (films that are shot within the virtual reality of a game engine), and mods. A mod is a user-generated modification of a computer games that is distributed over the internet for free. Even though the creation of game content and especially the development of modifications has a long tradition among computer game players, it has hardly been researched from a communication science perspective. Results from a qualitative study on reasons for making mods are presented. The results indicate that, among others, being creative and translating individual ideas into game content is a strong motivation for users of computer games to develop mods.

“Working Men and Women’s Work: Masculinity, gender composition of jobs, and housework”

Gender into the Co-Ethnic Workplace: Japanese Men and Women in Japanese-Owned Workplaces in the United States