Overview of the arguements

1. MED211
#gamergate and the active audience

2. • false consciousness
• commodity fetishisation
• passivity

3. magic
bullet
theory

4. Participatory culture
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5. Participatory culture is
• “a culture with relatively low barriers to artistic
expression and civic engagement, strong support for
creating and sharing one’s creations, and some type of
informal mentorship whereby what is known by the
most experienced is passed along to novices. A
participatory culture is also one in which members
believe their contributions matter, and feel some
degree of social connection with one another”
– Jenkins, 2006
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6. • Platforms for expression

7. #gamergate

8. Anita Sarkeesian

11. Source: FemFreq 2012

20. Zoe Quinn

22. Succubus infiltrator pls go
All females are sluts and have no right to be depressed. They can just go out onto the
street, lie down with their hole open and have any man come and solve all their
problems. But they would still be depressed because they are stupid whores
The whole “game” is without substance and is nothing more than an exercise in
attention whoring. This is clear because the game is about a controversial subject and
took no skill to make. Feel free to contact the author … and tell her what you think of
the game

23. Eron Gjoni
The Zoe Post

24. Nathan Grayson
Kotaku

25. Ben Kuchera
Polygon Editor
Zoe Quinn

34. 'Games culture' is a petri dish of people who know
so little about how human social interaction and
professional life works that they can concoct
online 'wars' about social justice or 'game
journalism ethics,' straight-faced, and cause
genuine human consequences. Because of video
games.

37. #notyourshield

40. 72 hours of #gamergate
Andy Baio

41. Tim Shafer, March 2015
Game Developer’s Choice Awards