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Our Properties: GamasutraGameCareerGuide IndieGames GDC Vault GDC IGF App Dev Stories ADC GAO SE ARCH EVENTS NEWSLETTER CONSOLE /PC GAMES SMART PHONE/TABLET GAMES INDE PENDENT GAMES 目Blogs When Games Play the Gamers: Social Engineering in Gaming Communities Matthew Doss on 09/21 :00 The following blog post unless otherwise noted, was written by a member ofGamasuta's community The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent “mpany. Recent events in various forms of media have been both h arious reasons. Gamergate has reached out and grabbed the attention of many involved in ames, and resulted in some truly terrible things being done to more than a few people. It's been ke a train wreck, the sort I've been unable to tear myself away f from, and one that has been enlightening. Of course before delving into details, the obligatóry disclaimer this is my personal ion o way refilects the opinion of anyone work I with Now that being said, some background. In addition to working on games I've got a passion for security. Starting out doing nothing but programming the two really meshed well together. As time went on I was drawn n even more interesting aspect the human element. Social e it takes place far more frequently in life than most people real there when you're selling your ideas, when you're shoot nasty emailéd attachments or links. It isn't inherently good or evil, but quite often depends on how it I've personally used it on multiple occasions. To resolve workplace issues, to clean up poker tables and even mefagaming within gaming communities. Some people hate view such there are some lines which engineering in games, but when used properly social engineering can provide a positive meplay which fuels múch needed conflict. Neëdless to t be crossed (doxing for instance) when dealing with lar effect that is well known among metagamers White-knighting. Like many other terms, the term varies dependent on the context, however the general gist is that people will flock to the defense of something regardless of the circumstance. In metagaming, it's a common practice to recruit females to work as spies or saboteurs. The essential reason, is even with insurmountable mounds of evidence, people will always flock to the defense of the agent. No matter how quilty, she's such a nice person she couldn't possibly be the spy. Anyone Infinit Many occurrences just like this are evident with Gamergate. Any critics are shouted down, some ou threatened to be blackballed for not conf discussion bevond some degrading articles Some seem to be afraid to speak out, so I feel compélled to campaign to silence dissent. Placing someone on a pedestal isn't the same thing as equality. While theré are valid points to be made about the ratio of female characters to male characters, this also disregards target audience. Different groups of gamers have different tastes, and there's nothing wrong with n by the friends of catalysts of this contřoversy Instead of focusing on positive progress however, many seem intent on destroying communities, marginalizing gamers, and forcing one pérson's tastes on another without their disturbing about the thi already recogn ers because n the issue at hand. This detracts us from the real issue at hand. The issue of objectivity and conflicts of interest The Choice for FerraleAt the other day n it's a clear conflict of interest. I don't care about personal details to be completely honest, but I do care about the pattern of having relations with people in charge of awards and press. I don't care about how there's a rather visible trend of being less thai honest or forthright. The interaction between Zoe e interact in their relationships, but I do căre that The Des ine influence there is between one person, and those that should be telling stories women have lost a great opportunity, simply because one person didn't agree with their Emotional Parameters How to Get Your GameOf course, right there on the tip of the spear with Zoe is Anita Sarkeesian. Much like the fiasco Anita's isn't very straightforward or honest either. Gaming was only tar her particular brand of feminism äfter receiving backlash. It's rather hard to sidestep s when a self-proclaimed non-gamer turns around and claims to have been a gamer all her life - but t invalidate to threats or harassment. It does mean though that everyone involved should be much more hesitant to take their statements at face value. This entire very intenti attention away from what should ma balling of charities, death threats, bomb threats., these are the sort of things you see when a situation is out of control They are the same sort of things you can expect when you intentionally continue to escalate a situation to try to prove a point and get your way Stalled engine: Sitting someone on a pedestal isn't the same thing as providing equality. Eguality means everyone is treated women simply aren't equal, Quite freqúently their tastes are different. What appeals to one gender doesn't always appeal to the other, and we don't always act the same way in our respective groups Unfortunately instéad of addressing this specific problem and looking for specific solutions, we'r either 'pro-equality" or "a generation of lonely basement kids that can do so round. There is You either believe questionable sources that you are nesia's Sanity say no press is bad press. I say look at who is in the headlines. Who's best interest is being d publicly? It's not the best intérest of gamers or game developers. Games can be and are an tistic expression, at least when they don't all conform to a single point of view. At the end of the Special Reports walks of life. We all see the world through different filters formed by our own s are what helps us create the art that we are passionate say that a male or female is better than the other, or that a hardcore gamer is better than a casual or vice versa. It simply means we're different. We have some common ground, and until recently, I VR: Oc ulus Connec t VR/Advanced which has fallen apart y because there are too many people believe that only their way is the right way. The fact of the matter is though, all three are and some seem content to continue to destroy rather than build Microc ames which they then judge at events. Accusations of unethical behavior has called into question Feśtival t are shocking, and the gaming community ás a should work together to address them. ke it from someone who's seen large communities be manipulated before. There may be a lot of moving parts, but it's not all that difficult. Sometimes all it takes is someone taking the appearance of a victim, no matter how true that fact may be. Sometimes it's just about netwo E Press Releases friends in the right places. There's a lot moreto this story than their statements and actions. imply eople facing All I can say for certain is that we (as a whole) let things get this way. Not everyone has the best interests of games, gamers, and game developers in mind People will seek to use us for their PR Newswire l gain. We need honest conversation about all of the relevant details. Censorship and blind tivity and čriticál thinking to the wind-well as they say things can always be we To Present Worse Sec ond Quarter 201 Infinity Ward Activis ion _ Infinity Ward Activision- Woodland Hills California, Unit California, Unit 09 09 09

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Gamergate (harassment campaign) Article Talk From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Gamergate (disambiguation). Gamergate or GamerGate (GG)[¹] was a loosely organized misogynistic online harassment campaign and a right-wing backlash against feminism, diversity, and progressivism in video game culture. [2][³] It was conducted using the hashtag "#Gamergate" primarily in 2014 and 2015.[1][4][5][6] Beginning in August 2014, Gamergate targeted women in the video game industry, most notably feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian and video game developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu, among others.[7][8][9][10][11] The harassment campaign included doxing, r--- threats, and death threats.[12][13][14] Gamergate proponents ("Gamergaters") stated that they were a social movement, but lacked well-defined goals, a coherent message, and leaders, making Gamergate difficult to define.[15][16][17] Gamergaters claimed to promote ethics in video games journalism, claimed to be protecting the "gamer" identity, and opposed what they asserted as "political correctness" in video games.[18][19][20][21][22] Read Date Target Gamergate, online harassment campaign in 2014-15 that targeted women in the video game industry. The attacks were attributed largely to white male right-wing gamers who railed against the rise and influence of women and feminism in the industry. Gamergate served as a recruiting tool for the growing alt-right movement and helped spur the online “Pizzagate" conspiracy theory, which soon spawned the wider QAnon conspiracy movement. …………………………....…..……….…..... Attack type Victims Motive View source Inquiry XA 28 languages ✓ Perpetrators Internet trolls, particularly from 4chan, Internet Relay Chat, and 8chan View history Tools ✓ Gamergate August 2014 - 2015 Women in the video game industry See all media Online harassment campaign Zoë Quinn, Anita Sarkeesian, Brianna Wu, and others Gamergaters created conspiracy theories falsely accusing Quinn of an unethical relationship with video game journalist Nathan Grayson.[23][24][25] More broadly, they alleged unethical collusion between the press and feminists, progressives, and social critics.[17][26] [27] These claims were widely dismissed as trivial, conspiracy theories, baseless, or unrelated to actual issues of ethics in gaming and journalism.[28] [29][30] Gamergate supporters frequently denied that the harassment took place, falsely claiming it to be manufactured by the victims.[31][32] Misogyny anti-feminism anti- progressivism FBI investigation Gamergate has been described as a culture war over cultural diversification, artistic recognition, feminism in video games, social criticism in video games, and the social identity of gamers.[28][33] [34] [35] Many supporters of Gamergate opposed the increasing influence of feminism and so-called "social justice warriors" on video game culture. [2][36] Gamergate led figures both inside and outside the gaming industry to focus on methods of addressing online harassment, ways to minimize harm, and prevent similar events. [37] [38] [39] [40] Gamergate has been viewed as a contributor to the alt-right and other right- wing movements.[21][41] Video game developer Brianna Wu
Jalen Hutchinson Studied Culinary Science at Culinary Institute of America (Graduated 2014). Author has 304 answers and 740.1K answer views. 5y Not that I care that much either way, but it did expose a lot of corrupt game developers and game journalists. X Journalists would make claims of people like Anita Sarkeesian "playing video games all her life" when she openly admitted many times she is not a gamer and only starter recently (when it wasn't for an interview). Various developers trading sex or money for good reviews got exposed, journalists who accepted got exposed. People became a bit more critical about supporting a game just because the developer has a victim complex stating tat their game could have only failed because of sexism, instead of their own poor developing skills. What really sealed the deal was opposition often faking their own harassment. Anita sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn have been caught multiple times screenshotting "harassment" while showing that the harrasser's account name in the login. Or when someone called the police to help Sarkeesian against a "very real threat" she was posting about, only for police to find the harasser's messages were coming from her IP address. I just want honesty from the community, and the lies were mostly exposed by the "dreaded" gamergate. 1.3K views • View upvotes 26
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