Whether QAnon was designed for this purpose or evolved into it remains contested. But undeniably, the politics and tactics found in QAnon represent an ongoing effort by reactionary groups to tap into the aesthetics and communities of digita…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…
T. Bart
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T. Bart appears only in passing as a reference to QAnon's relationship with game aesthetics and digital communities, though the excerpt itself doesn't directly attribute an argument or concept to them. The excerpts examine how QAnon mobilizes the mechanics and social structures of digital games to spread extremist narratives, situating this phenomenon within broader patterns of disenchantment with institutional authority. Without fuller context from the readings, it's difficult to specify Bart's precise contribution to the course's conversation about how AI-adjacent systems (algorithmic recommendation, community formation, narrative design) enable or structure political belief-formation.
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