<title type="main">GamergatePredicting the PresentRockwellGeoffreyUniversity of Albertagrockwel@ualberta.caBudacRobertUniversity of AlbertaBerendtBettinaKU LeuvenCheeFlorenceLoyola University ChicagoSuomelaToddBucknell University43881Name, Institution
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PaperLong PresentationGamergateGame StudiesSocial MediaEnglishNorth AmericaContemporarysocial media analysis and methodstext mining and analysisCultural studiesGames studies

In August of 2014 a disgruntled ex-boyfriend of a female game designer posted a vicious diatribe on the net accusing her and the gaming media of corruption. This launched a culture war in the gaming community that played out on Twitter and elsewhere under the rubric #Gamergate. This paper will present key results from the study of the over 11 million tweets gathered.