- Nov162021Sam Andrews
Video Games, Extremism and Terrorism: A Literature Survey
in InsightsVideo games are extremely popular, with a market worth over $175 billion per year and at least 3 billion players…
- Sep152021Linda Schlegel
Into the Dungeon? Possibilities for Primary and Secondary Prevention on Gaming (-Adjacent) Platforms
in InsightsVideogames, gaming-related content, and gaming (-adjacent) platforms are a new key area of discussion for those seeking to understand how…
- Jun282021Aaron Tielemans
A Survey of Violent Extremist and Terrorist Activities Across the Gaming Environment
in InsightsThe relationship between video games and large-scale violence has been questioned since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School. In…
- Apr192021Teo Kai Xiang
Bridging the Gap Between Counterterrorism Research and Practice Through Game-Based Learning
in InsightsMuch journalistic and academic attention has been focused on understanding the role that games and gamification plays within extremist groups.…
- Mar292021Linda Schlegel
Let’s Play Prevention: Can P/CVE Turn the Tables on Extremists’ Use of Gamification?
in InsightsIn the wake of the attacks in Christchurch, El Paso and Halle, the so-called ‘gamification of terror’ has made headlines…
- Mar012021Dr. Nick Robinson
Playing for Hate?
in InsightsThe video game industry is the largest and fastest growing popular culture industry in the world by monetary value, yet…
- Feb012021Dr. Aaron Tugendhaft
Jihadists at Play
in InsightsWhen I began working on The Idols of ISIS: From Assyria to the Internet, I used research funds to buy…
- Jan182021Ashley Mattheis
Beyond the ‘LULZ’: Memifying Murder as ‘Meaningful’ Gamification in Far-Right Content
in InsightsResearch on the relationship between video games and extremist propaganda has been increasing in the last few years in both…
- Sep172020Linda Schlegel
No Child’s Play: The Identitarian Movement’s ‘Patriotic’ Video Game
in InsightsOn 15 September, the German-speaking branch of the Identitarian Movement (Identitäre Bewegung; IB) released its first video game: A classic…
- Apr032020Linda Schlegel
“War Isn’t Hell; It’s Entertainment“: The Potential Role of Video Games in Radicalisation Processes
in InsightsThe last years have demonstrated that extremists’ target audience has become progressively younger: in 2016 a 12-year-old was arrested in…
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