Open sources

Looking up on some games and noticed how some of them are indi-developed or based. A fair amount of these tend to be open-sourced, allowing the able community to edit things of the game or even add their own content. It's an interesting trend that not only allows players to get even more involved with a game they like, but also to add a new experience, further develop the player community, and of course, make a game uniquely your own. This is actually something that could be done back in the traditional game era due to physically tangible components and loose rules, but with the videogame era, rules became more strict and control is limited to... a controller. Getting back into letting players mess around with their games is a great move by game creators. Some companies even encourage and reward it, such as Team Fortress 2: if you make new in-game weapon models and ideas, they might make their way into the actual game.