• Home(current)
  • Theoretical Framework
    Cooper's Ecological Framework Defining Ecological Systems Updating the Framework
  • The Argument
    Thesis Defining Content Creation Interpersonal Interactions Ideas Purposes Materials
  • Supplementary Info
    About The Game About The Platforms Appendix Works Cited

Contact

Kaitlin Vincent

kawells@ksu.edu

The Simming Community
is a Writing Ecology



The Theoretical Framework

  • Cooper's Ecological Framework
  • Defining Ecological Systems
  • Updating the Framework
  • Addressing Syverson's Critique
  • Omitted Systems

The Argument

  • Thesis
  • Defining Content Creation

The System of Interpersonal Interactions

  • Defending the Inclusion of Social Capital
  • The System of Interpersonal Interactions
  • Gatekeeping Bonds
  • Activist Regulation
  • Collaboration

The System of Ideas

  • The System of Ideas
  • Confluence of Knowledge
  • Marked Bodies, Marked Knowledge

The System of Purposes

  • The System of Purposes

The System of Materials

  • Defending the Inclusion of Materials
  • The System of Materials
  • Digital Interfaces as Materials

Supplementary Information

  • Previous Study on The Sims
  • About the Game
  • About the Platforms
  • Appendix
  • Works Cited