How has technology expanded and supported the online community and video game players

Good question. with the advent of the personal computer, players were able to reverse engineer games, as well as dive into the code to modify it, creating "mods" that can be shared. Some games would not be around without mods, such as the venerable "Counter Strike". with the advent of the internet, and the world wide web, people were able to come together as a community and share tips, mods, and other gameplaying elements more easily. The MMORPG has further expanded the community, having actual communities in game, such as "guilds". In recent years, video game consoles have started to implement internet access, allowing them to "friend" people, and download certain mods for the game, although they are still lagging behind in terms of player community and support.