Framing Far Cry 5: The gamification of white separatist propaganda
Framing Far Cry 5: The gamification of white separatist propaganda
As contemporary society becomes immersed in visual culture, extremist imagery is becoming progressively organised around a network of symbols, rituals, and collective meanings. Therefore, it is particularly informative to examine the correlation existing between cultural aspects of extremism and criminal transgression.Traditionally, video games, especially violent ones, tend to avoid any recognisable settings or direct correlation with real-life foreign policy. However, this has not stopped them frequently being held up as scapegoats for violent acts perpetrated by predominantly young white men across the West. In particular, the visceral 1993 first-person shooter game Doom has been seen as a motivating factor in the Columbine High School Massacre, perpetrated by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold in 1999. More recently, Far Cry 5, released on 27th March 2018, attracted global media attention by setting its scenes within the fictional ‘Hope County’, a region located within the real-world state of Montana.
Kingdon, Ashton
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16 December 2019
Kingdon, Ashton
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Ashton Kingdon (Author)
(2019)
Framing Far Cry 5: The gamification of white separatist propaganda
ibidem-Verlag
Abstract
As contemporary society becomes immersed in visual culture, extremist imagery is becoming progressively organised around a network of symbols, rituals, and collective meanings. Therefore, it is particularly informative to examine the correlation existing between cultural aspects of extremism and criminal transgression.Traditionally, video games, especially violent ones, tend to avoid any recognisable settings or direct correlation with real-life foreign policy. However, this has not stopped them frequently being held up as scapegoats for violent acts perpetrated by predominantly young white men across the West. In particular, the visceral 1993 first-person shooter game Doom has been seen as a motivating factor in the Columbine High School Massacre, perpetrated by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold in 1999. More recently, Far Cry 5, released on 27th March 2018, attracted global media attention by setting its scenes within the fictional ‘Hope County’, a region located within the real-world state of Montana.
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Published date: 16 December 2019
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