Amid Israel’s struggle on Gaza, video video games have develop into a platform for expressing solidarity with Palestinians.
A rally for Palestine within the fashionable large multiplayer on-line (MMO) sport Roblox went viral, bringing consideration to political activism in video video games. These areas have been utilised in protest earlier than, significantly by the Black Lives Matter motion and pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong. They will present an outlet for participation for folks unwilling or unable to participate in bodily protests. Sport builders can even create video games themselves with an activist message. However questions stay over how a lot of a real-world impression these online game protests have, with critics accusing them of being merely performative clicktivism.
Presenter: Anelise Borges
Company:
Jennifer Stavros – Tradition journalist
Daniel Fernandez Galeote – Gamification Group researcher
Adelle Lin – Artistic engineer