alix levine - "the games jihadis play: extremism, recruitment and gamification"

Post on 14-Jan-2015

886 Views

Category:

Entertainment & Humor

3 Downloads

Preview:

Click to see full reader

DESCRIPTION

Alix Levine, Director of Research at Cronus Global, examines the development and structure of online extremist communities. Many of today’s extremists interact within a subculture supported by online forums and bulletin boards. Many of these communities have begun to use gamified techniques to submerge visitors in the community, often with the goal of indoctrination. Alix Levine shares a few lessons in power of gamification as a tool, and the importance of open and ethical use of these powerful techniques.

TRANSCRIPT

The Games Jihadists Play: Extremism, Recruitment and Gamification

Alix LevineDirector of Research, Cronus Global

Alix@Cronus-Global.comwww.alixlevine.comTwitter: @alixlevine

I Facebook

Meet AbuMubarak

Do these game mechanics actually engage its users?

Becoming your avatar

Jarret M. Brachman and Alix N. Levine, “You Too Can Be Awlaki!,” Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, Winter 2011

Contact:

Alix LevineDirector of Research, Cronus Global

Alix@Cronus-Global.comwww.alixlevine.comTwitter: @alixlevine

top related