memes as games: a procedural rhetoric perspective on the critical potential of internet memes

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Memes as Games A Procedural Rhetoric Perspective on the Critical Potential of Internet Memes Leonhard Dobusch Freie Universität Berlin October 22-25, 2015 Momentum Congress, Hallstatt Jens Seiffert-Brockmann Universität Wien

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Memes as Games A Procedural Rhetoric Perspective

on the Critical Potential of Internet Memes

Leonhard Dobusch Freie Universität Berlin

October 22-25, 2015 Momentum Congress, Hallstatt

Jens Seiffert-BrockmannUniversität Wien

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Internet Meme:Definition

an activity, concept, catchphrase or piece of media which spreads, often as mimicry, from person to person via the Internet

“„Internet Meme“ in Wikipedia

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Dance to the Meme:Harlem Shake & Co

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Was zeichnet Memes aus?

Langlebigkeit (Longevity)

Fruchtbarkeit (Fecundity)

Einfache Kopierbarkeit

(Fidelity)

Meme-Game

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‣ Schwere Nachvollziehbarkeit

!

‣ Ergebnis kollektiver Prozesse und Anstrengungen

!

‣ Dezentral & Bottom-up

Spezifisch-kritisches Potential von Memes?

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Noch einmal das Beispiel „Hope“-Meme

(1) Große Zahl an MitspielerInnen !

(2) Tausende Variationen !

(3) Dezentrale Kreativität !

(4) Partiell-kritischer Impetus

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Danke.