Making Sense of Users Participation in Open Source Projects: The case of a Mature Video Game

Giacomo Poderi

Making Sense of Users Participation in Open Source Projects: The case of a Mature Video Game

Giacomo Poderi

University of Trento

Research output: Theses › PhD thesis

Abstract

Through a cyberethnographic informed approach applied to a mature Free and Open Source Software video game collective this research addressed a central issue in contemporary information age: the increasing place taken by users in creating and maintaining innovative public goods thanks to the distributed carrying capacity of the Internet. The empirical work is based on an ethnographic immersion in the field and on interviews and it is theoretically informed by Actor-Network Theory and integrated with insights coming from Action Nets.

Original language	English
Qualification	PhD
Awarding Institution	University of Trento
Supervisor(s)	D'Andrea, Vincenzo, Principal Supervisor, External person Hakken, David James, Principal Supervisor, External person
Award date	12 Apr 2013
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

User-generated Content
Free and Open Source Software Development
Users Participation
Recursive Public
Ethnography of Information
Participatory Design
Continuous and Distributed Design
Actor-Network theory
Action Nets
Cyberethnography
Video Game Studies
Video Game Modding

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2 Journal article
1 Book chapter
1 Literature review
1 Review

Video game research. Values and competences in online interaction
Poderi, G., 2016, In: Etnografia e Ricerca Qualitativa. 9, 1, p. 147-154 8 p.
Research output: Journal Article or Conference Article in Journal › Review
Modding a free and open source software video game:"Play testing is hard work"
Poderi, G. & Hakken, D. J., 2014, In: Transformative Works and Cultures. 15
Research output: Journal Article or Conference Article in Journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Open Access
Programmare la Libertà. Hacker e pratiche di hacking
Poderi, G., 2014, In: Etnografia e Ricerca Qualitativa. 7, 2, p. 349-360 12 p.
Research output: Journal Article or Conference Article in Journal › Literature review › Research

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Making Sense of Users Participation in Open Source Projects: The case of a Mature Video Game

Abstract

Keywords

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Research output

Video game research. Values and competences in online interaction

Modding a free and open source software video game:"Play testing is hard work"

Programmare la Libertà. Hacker e pratiche di hacking

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