Editing Online Communities (UW COM481 Spring 2024) (section)

=== May 9 (Thursday) Hacker and Modding Communities ===

'''Resources:'''

* [https://canvas.uw.edu/files/120045079/download?download_frd=1 Reading Note #13] (Requires Canvas access)
* [https://canvas.uw.edu/files/117852077/download?download_frd=1 Lecture Slides] (Requires Canvas access)
* [https://canvas.uw.edu/files/121051705/download?download_frd=1 Case Boards] (Requires Canvas access)
* [https://uw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=2c3ff786-bf27-4c20-8814-b16b01228331 Course Recordings] (Requires Canvas access)

'''Lectures:'''  (watch ''before'' class)

* [https://uw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=d9bb8950-05f6-4164-8186-b1630176510c Hackers (Part 1/3): Introduction] [23m27s]
* [https://uw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=8b980566-8c63-4599-9c44-b16301768546 Hackers (Part 2/3): CHDK Part 1] [17m47s]
* [https://uw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=acfa8b8d-3b85-4e41-936d-b1630176b5c4 Hackers (Part 3/3): CHDK Part 2] [12m31s]

'''Required Readings:'''

* [Case] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIGIC#Custom_firmware CHDK description in Wikipedia]
* [Case] Wayner, Peter. 2010. “Tweaking a Camera to Suit a Hobby.” The New York Times, May 26, 2010, sec. Technology / Personal Tech. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/27/technology/personaltech/27basics.html. {{avail-uw|https://www.proquest.com/docview/346072852/fulltext/A244EAAB8E9B4524PQ}}
* [Case] C.H.D.K. Wiki Take a look at the [https://chdk.fandom.com/wiki/CHDK CHDK home page] and explore the Wiki to get a good idea of what this community is about, what they do, and how it works.
* [Case] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_Mods Nexus Mods Wikipedia Page]
* [Case] Nexus Mods. Take a look at the [https://www.nexusmods.com/ home page] of Nexus Mods and get a sense of what this community is about. 
* [Case] Analysis of Nexus Mods -- Lee, D., Lin, D., Bezemer, CP. et al. Building the perfect game – an empirical study of game modifications. Empir Software Eng 25, 2485–2518 (2020). [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10664-019-09783-w Free download]

'''Optional Readings:'''

* Rosenbaum, Ron. 1971. “Secrets of the Little Blue Box.” Esquire Magazine, October, 116. https://classic.esquire.com/article/1971/10/1/secrets-of-the-blue-box.  {{avail-free|https://classic.esquire.com/article/1971/10/1/secrets-of-the-blue-box}}  {{avail-free|http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/the_spectator/2011/10/the_article_that_inspired_steve_jobs_secrets_of_the_little_blue_.single.html}}
* Mollick, Ethan. “Tapping into the Underground.” MIT Sloan Management Review 46, no. 4 (2005): 21. [[http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/tapping-into-the-underground/ Available through UW Libraries]]
* Mollick, Ethan. “The Engine of the Underground: The Elite-Kiddie Divide.” SIGGROUP Bull. 25, no. 2 (2005): 23–27. [[http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1067721.1067726 Available through UW Libraries]]
* Scacchi, Walt. “Computer Game Mods, Modders, Modding, and the Mod Scene.” First Monday 15, no. 5 (2010). [http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2965 free download]