The practice of modding - i.e. modifying and extending officially released games with fan-produced content - is arguably one of the most distinctive features in current computer gaming culture, and has helped to define the state of computer game fandom. Moding is closely related to the creation of machinima, an emerging art form using video games as source material for short films.

Analysis of creative player input in conter-strike communities..

"The main contribution of this work is in illustrating the available interaction forms and in analysing them based on the various functions they support. The successful application of the social theory framework as a tool for analysing interaction forms indicates the importance of combining the research efforts of various disciplines and practices in order to achieve more comprehensive results in the area of interaction design for multiplayer games."