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…[^93]: WATSON, J.: Games Beyond the ARG. In GARCIA, A., NIEMEYER, G. (eds).: Alternate Reality Games and the Cusp of Digital Gameplay. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017, p. 193.
[^94]: JANES, S.: Alternate Reality Games: Promotion and P…
M. Butter
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M. Butter appears in the course readings as a scholar of alternate reality games and their role in shaping participatory culture and belief formation, particularly in the context of how game mechanics can blur with real-world conspiracy narratives like QAnon. The excerpts suggest Butter's work is being mobilized to understand how ludic structures—games and immersive narratives—can scaffold mass delusion and exploit disenchantment with institutional authority. This makes Butter relevant to the seminar's broader concern with how computational and game-theoretical systems intersect with social reality and collective cognition.
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