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Posts tagged with ‘Gaming’

  • Jan202022

    Exploring Extreme Language in Gaming Communities

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    There is ongoing speculation that extremism might be prevalent in video game communities, or that these communities are especially vulnerable…

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  • Nov162021

    Video Games, Extremism and Terrorism: A Literature Survey

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    Video games are extremely popular, with a market worth over $175 billion per year and at least 3 billion players…

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  • Sep152021

    Into the Dungeon? Possibilities for Primary and Secondary Prevention on Gaming (-Adjacent) Platforms

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    Videogames, gaming-related content, and gaming (-adjacent) platforms are a new key area of discussion for those seeking to understand how…

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  • Sep062021

    Let’s Talk about Games, Baby: Extremist Use of Gaming (-Adjacent) Platforms

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    In 2020, the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator issued a warning that extremists are increasingly present in digital gaming spaces and in…

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  • Sep012021

    As You Like It: User Types in Digital Gamified Radicalisation Processes

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    Videogames, gaming-related content, game aesthetics, gaming (-adjacent) platforms, gamification, and their potential link to digital extremist content and digitally-mediated radicalisation…

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  • Jul122021

    Competing, Connecting, Having Fun: How Gamification Could Make Extremist Content More Appealing

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    Do extremists like to play? A few years ago, this question may have sounded ridiculous. But since the livestreamed attack…

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  • Jun282021

    A Survey of Violent Extremist and Terrorist Activities Across the Gaming Environment

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    The relationship between video games and large-scale violence has been questioned since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School. In…

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  • Apr192021

    Bridging the Gap Between Counterterrorism Research and Practice Through Game-Based Learning

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    Much journalistic and academic attention has been focused on understanding the role that games and gamification plays within extremist groups.…

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  • Dec022020

    Of Challengers and Socialisers: How User Types Moderate the Appeal of Extremist Gamified Applications

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    Recent years have seen an increase in the gamification of digital extremist content and discussions around the potential implications of…

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  • Nov052020

    The Hate Matrix of Online Gaming

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    The word that the extreme right use to describe the political radicalisation of newcomers to their worldview is “red pilling”.…

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