It Turned Out That Video Games Were Used for Propaganda Purposes

Computer games – or more broadly video games– has been at the center of various controversies for a very long time. One of these discussions revolves around interactions between people in games. Because in games, between people interaction It is not examined.

In the research conducted by Lund University in Sweden with the support of the Swedish Psychological Defense Research Institute, it was found that in games influence and propaganda from external sources studied the subject. According to research, there are many vulnerabilities in games.

Risk of propaganda in video games

While the researchers first stated that the gaming industry is ignored in Western countries, they pointed out that this area, which is accessible to billions of people, can be used for persuasion and propaganda purposes. Among those who carry out these propaganda activities are foreign agents, organized crime groups and extremist groups are also included. Chief author speaking about the research Jesper FalkheimerHe said that unlike social media, games do not have many regulations against such propaganda. Stating that researchers, journalists and other actors in the industry are not aware of the situation, Falkheimer stated that it has become difficult to detect the problem.

Research has revealed that the use of games for propaganda purposes goes back many years. For example Hezbollah Central Internet OfficeIn 2003, it published a game called Special Force for propaganda purposes. Research is still Roblox and Minecraft It revealed that games such as these were used by Russian communities to spread propaganda during the ongoing war in Ukraine. On the other hand ““Ghost of Kyiv” It was revealed that the Ukrainian MiG-29 pilot, whose videos were published under his name, was not a real person and that the images were from the game Digital Combat Simulator, which was released in 2013.