Prominent ARG pioneers D. Hon and A. Hon have done much to elucidate the analogies between ARGs and QAnon.[^76] Like R. Berkowitz and J. Matheny, A. Hon professes having felt a “shock of recognition” at witnessing the emergence of QAnon, st…[^76]: HON, A.: What ARGs Can Teach Us About QAnon. Released on 2nd August 2020. [online]. [2022-05-24]. Available at: <https://mssv.net/2020/08/02/what-args-can-teach-us-about-qanon>.; HON, D.: QAnon looks like an alternate reality game. R…
D. Hon
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D. Hon is cited as a pioneering analyst of alternate reality games (ARGs) and their relationship to conspiracy phenomena like QAnon, contributing early frameworks for understanding how game-like narrative structures migrate into real-world belief systems. The course readings invoke Hon's work to theorize how networked, participatory storytelling modes designed for entertainment can become vessels for ideological mobilization and collective sense-making outside their original contexts. This figures into broader seminar concerns about how computational culture, game mechanics, and distributed cognition reshape both artistic practice and social formation.
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