{"product_id":"women-and-video-game-modding-bridget-whelan-9781476667430","title":"Women and Video Game Modding: Essays on Gender and the Digital Community","description":"\u003cp\u003e The world of video games has long revolved around a subset of its player base: straight, white males aged 18-25. Highly gendered marketing in the late 1990s and early 2000s widened the gap between this perceived base and the actual diverse group who buy video games. Despite reports from the Entertainment Software Association that nearly half of gamers identify as female, many developers continue to produce content reflecting this imaginary audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Many female gamers are in turn modifying the games. \"Modders\" alter the appearance of characters, rewrite scenes and epilogues, enhance or add love scenes and create fairy tale happy endings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is a collection of new essays on the phenomenon of women and modding, focusing on such titles as \u003ci\u003eSkyrim\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDragon Age\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMass Effect\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sims\u003c\/i\u003e. Topics include the relationship between modders and developers, the history of modding, and the relationship between modding and disability, race, sexuality and gender identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bridget Whelan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476667438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476667430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Bridget Whelan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991357718783,"sku":"9781476667430","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dd7a2dae-fd5a-4145-bf4d-5b65cc30bb6f.jpg?v=1683309821","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/women-and-video-game-modding-bridget-whelan-9781476667430","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}