Beyond the ‘LULZ’: Memifying Murder as ‘Meaningful’ Gamification in Far-Right Content

Ashley Mattheis

Art History and Cultural Practices

Press/Media: Blogs and social media

Description

An examination of memified videos analysing how user adaptation and recirculation of attack livestream footage enacts a deeper and more meaningful form of gamification.

Period	18 Jan 2021

Media contributions

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Media contributions

Title	Beyond the ‘LULZ’: Memifying Murder as ‘Meaningful’ Gamification in Far-Right Content
Media name/outlet	Insights Blog, Global Network on Extremism and Technology
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	18/01/21
Description	An examination of memified videos analysing how user adaptation and recirculation of attack livestream footage enacts a deeper and more meaningful form of gamification.
Producer/Author	Ashley A. Mattheis
URL	https://gnet-research.org/2021/01/18/beyond-the-lulz-memifying-murder-as-meaningful-gamification-in-far-right-content/
Persons	Ashley Mattheis

Keywords

Online Extremism
Gaming and Extremism
Gamification
Propaganda
Memes
Digital Culture
radicalisation