S2E18 - The Crusaders: Apophenia (pt3: QAnon as alternate reality game)
Cult or Just Weird · Cult Or Just Weird
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Show Notes
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This Is Not A Game.
In part three of the five part COJW series on QAnon, Chris takes a hard look at the human psychology behind game mechanics, and what makes QAnon research so engaging.
Special thanks to ARG game designer & Zombies Run! creator Adrian Hon (https://twitter.com/adrianhon) for sitting down with Chris this episode and sharing his thoughts on QAnon and game design!
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*Search Categories*
Anthropological; Internet culture; Common interest / Fandom; Destructive; Conspiracy Theory
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*Topic Spoiler*
QAnon, pt 3: QAnon as alternate reality game
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*Further Reading*
https://mssv.net/2020/08/02/what-args-can-teach-us-about-qanon/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_reality_game
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alternate_reality_games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_alternate_reality_games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beast_(game)
https://www.wired.com/story/qanon-most-dangerous-multiplatform-game/
https://medium.com/curiouserinstitute/a-game-designers-analysis-of-qanon-580972548be5
https://www.axios.com/qanon-video-game-cbbacb1e-969c-4f07-93cd-69e41bc6feeb.html
https://danhon.substack.com/p/qanon-looks-like-an-alternate-reality
https://limn.it/articles/the-illicit-aura-of-information/
https://reallifemag.com/the-apophenic-machine/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistolary_novel
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*Patreon Credits*
initiates: Michaela Evans
cultists: Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Alyssa Ottum, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer