• Korean journal of communication and information
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• v.55
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• pp.100-118
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to investigate the meaning of cultural practices of videogame audience with 'mod'. Videogame audience members are recognized as very active and interactive beings compared with other interpretive media audience members. Especially mod is one of the most dramatic cultural situation of videogame. It's very prominent properties are 'activity' and 'interactivity'. Videogame audience members, so called 'gamers' modify videogame software as their own sake and use it as their own intention. Modifying and playing with videogame, or 'modding' is very strong cultural program of gamer. Mod is one of avant-garde technology but its practice is not always radical. I observed practices of the members of Naver cafe 'Elderscroll' playing . They used mods of for their phallocentric desire. And they construct a hierarchical and top-dowon membership. So advanced technology and cultural media and text from it does not assure the same advanced contents.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.25-42
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• 2021

This study investigated motivation factors of mods and their influence on user response to analyze IS Continuance. The data of 610 players of who used mods was analyzed by a Post Acceptance Model of IS Continuance, followed by empirical results. As a result of SEM, the motive factor was divided into the 'Media characteristic', 'Content characteristic', and 'Situational characteristic'. The motive factors significantly affected user response of 'Perceived Usefulness', 'Satisfaction', and 'IS Continuance'; each motivation factors have different influence and 'Content characteristic' significantly affected the IS Continuance.