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The design of online game emulators
[La conception des émulateurs de jeux en ligne]

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  • Bruno Vétel

    (CEREGE [Poitiers, La Rochelle] - Centre de recherche en gestion - IAE Poitiers - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Poitiers - UP - Université de Poitiers = University of Poitiers - UP - Université de Poitiers = University of Poitiers - ULR - La Rochelle Université - Excelia Group | La Rochelle Business School)

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We sketch a history of the genesis of the first online game emulators, and then we point out the fundamental characteristics that have been found in each of them for nearly 20 years. Notably the hacking of the "client" software and the wide distribution of the emulator code. We then describe in more detail what the online adaptation of video games does to emulators, the socio-technical conditions of their design and then their uses.

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  • Bruno Vétel, 2022. "The design of online game emulators [La conception des émulateurs de jeux en ligne]," Post-Print halshs-02570733, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-02570733
    Note: View the original document on HAL open archive server: https://shs.hal.science/halshs-02570733v2
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    emulator; digital labor; illegal activities; Online games; Jeux en ligne; émulateur; design; travail informel; activités illégales; Conception logicielle;
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