‘To them, we’re just NPCs’: the artists and activists challenging Trump’s video game propaganda

Summary

Order a Diet Coke or invade Iran – that’s the choice facing the US president in one of several satirical games, as designers turn the gamification of politics back on the White House In early September, the Trump White House announced a surprising new addition to its official website. Named simply Arcade , it is a collection of browser games based on classic titles such as Flappy Bird, Snake, and Tetris, but re-tuned as flagrant works of political propaganda. Designed to court reactionary gamers, they push the administration’s policies on immigration and other hot-button issues, while…

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