Playing with fake news : state of fake news video games

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dc.contributor.authorDeJong, Scott
dc.contributor.institutionEscola de Comunicação, Arquitetura, Artes e Tecnologias da Informação
dc.date.issued2023-01-01
dc.descriptionInternational Journal of Games and Social Impact
dc.description.abstractEmployed almost synonymously with disinformation and misinformation, fake news refers to the increasing discourse of mis configured news and information being shared online which has prompted global concern. Calls for digital literacy have come from researchers, governments, and public interest groups who developing an array of resources for the public. Games are one intervention. This article explores what it refers to as ‘fake news games’. Not focusing on a specific game genre, it considers video games that discuss or present fake news as central to their play or design. This paper evaluates how fake news is being presented in games and asks how the concept understood across these games. By analyzing the content, skills, and goals in these games, it situates fake news alongside digital literacy skills to see how the term is being re-framed by the medium of games. Twenty-two games were studied from a larger sample collected in late 2020. Through play analysis of twenty-two fake news video games collected in 2020 this paper provides an overview of game’s that discuss fake news. Games were play-tested and recorded to see the range of content, skills and central themes that were invoked in these games. These led to findings dis cussing the design, core premise, and general discourse around fake news that was promoted through play. The findings in this article offer value for future directions of discussion and game design focused on fake news. By pointing to gaps and differences in games in the field, this article offers potential information for designers while also highlighting how fake news is re-framed by these games. It emphasizes which points of interest around fake news are commonly being brought up, and points to future design and implementation considerations for scholars and designers.en
dc.description.statusNon peer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationDeJong , S 2023 , ' Playing with fake news : state of fake news video games ' , International Journal of Games and Social Impact .
dc.identifier.issn2975-8386
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherLusofona University
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Games and Social Impact
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectAUDIOVISUAL
dc.subjectARTE
dc.subjectJOGOS
dc.subjectIMPACTO SOCIAL
dc.subjectVIDEOJOGOS
dc.subjectLITERATURA
dc.subjectART
dc.subjectGAMES
dc.subjectSOCIAL IMPACT
dc.subjectVIDEO GAMES
dc.titlePlaying with fake news : state of fake news video gamesen

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International Journal of Games and Social Impact, Vol. 1, Nº. 1 (2023)