Having connected QAnon to the domain of games and play, it is important to clarify that its popularity exceeds simple immersion in a game narrative. The mass delusion QAnon provoked occurs against a broader backdrop of disenchantment with m…[^3]: For more information, see: MAHNIČ, N.: Gamification of Politics: Start a New Game. In Teorija in Praksa, 2014, Vol. 51, No. 1, p. 143-161.
[^4]: HANNAH, M.: QAnon and the Information Dark Age. In First Monday, 2021, Vol. 26, No. 2. […
A. Anwar
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A. Anwar appears as a passing reference in the course materials, cited in a footnote regarding QAnon's relationship to information systems and what has been termed an "Information Dark Age." The citation suggests Anwar's work addresses how conspiracy narratives exploit gaps in institutional credibility and proliferate through networked belief systems, which connects to the seminar's broader concern with how AI-mediated information environments shape collective cognition and social fragmentation. Rather than a primary theorist for the course, Anwar serves as a supporting voice on the mechanics of epistemic breakdown in digital spaces.
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