In the Grand Theft Auto games, protagonists navigate a criminal underworld.
The fact that mods can, by shifting the possibilities for interaction, lead to powerful inferences about social living, makes the recent GTA5 mod interesting. Such mods are not uncommon and they can be a powerful tool in which to explore issues surrounding gender. Last year a father swapped Mario and Pauline in Donkey Kong so that his daughter could play as a female protagonist.
Modding, however, can also have several benefits, and one of these is the power to expand the developer's vision or make a political statement. Developers respond by levelling the playing field, often by placing all players using the same mod onto a single server so they only play against one another. Mods can bestow aiming assistance, unlimited ammunition, or the ability to see through walls. Hackers find ways to modify the game's protected computer code, usually to grant players more control. Often, when games lack some aspect players wish existed, hackers in the community create a modification (or mod) that allows them to add the desired feature. Videogames let players simulate being almost anyone: a battle-hardened soldier ( Call of Duty), a boy navigating his father's alcohol addiction ( Papo & Yo), and even a god ( Populous).
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