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Video game modding

Video game modding (from "modifying") is the process of player and fan-authored alteration of a video game and is a sub-discipline of general modding. A set of modifications, called a mod, can either alter an existing game or add user-generated content. Modders, people who mod video games, can introduce a variety of changes to games, including altering…

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Video game modding

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Video game modding

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Video game modding → alteration or addition of content to an existing video game with user-generated content

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Video game moddingis aalteration or addition of content to an existing video game with user-generated content0.90text
gameplay physics to creating new graphicsinstance offrom changing aspects0.80text
the Ultima series in the 1980sinstance ofCarmack was surprised by its sophistication compared to the Apple II cheats he had created for games0.80text
Petzinstance ofwith games0.80text
Creaturesinstance ofwith games0.80text
fosters younger moddersinstance ofwith games0.80text
particularly girls.Valve used WorldCraftinstance ofwith games0.80text
a fan-produced tool for Quakeinstance ofwith games0.80text
to design Half-Lifeinstance ofwith games0.80text
character creation in The Sims or levels designed in Lemmingsinstance ofdistinguishing mods from in-game creations0.80text
texturesinstance ofparticularly for assets0.80text
voice actinginstance ofparticularly for assets0.80text

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