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{{Short description|Video games discussion board on 4chan}} |
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| founder = ]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lagorio-Chafkin |first1=Christine |title=We Are the Nerds: The Birth and Tumultuous Life of REDDIT, the Internet's Culture Laboratory |date=2 October 2018 |publisher=Little, Brown Book Group |page=323 |isbn=978-0-349-41635-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UwpUDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT323 |access-date=15 July 2024}}</ref> |
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'''/v/''' is the ] board on ], an English-language ]. Created in 2004, it is dedicated to the discussion of ] and ]. |
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==Overview== |
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/v/ was established as one of 4chan's earlier boards and has grown to become one of the site's major video game discussion platforms. The board aims to focus on general video game discussion, which led to the later creation of several spin-off boards including /vg/ (Video Game Generals) in 2012, /vr/ (Video Game RPGs) in 2020, /vm/ (Video Games/Multiplayer) in 2020, /vst/ (Video Games/Strategy) in 2020, and /vmg/ (Video Games/Mobile) in 2020.<ref name="rules">{{cite web |url=https://www.4chan.org/rules |title=4chan - Rules |website=4chan.org |access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref> |
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==Cultural impact== |
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The board has been the origin point of several notable ] in gaming culture. Most notably, it created the ] meme in 2016, derived from the gaming term '']''. The meme was used to describe people perceived as not thinking for themselves or making their own conscious decisions.<ref name="theverge">{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/23/17991274/npc-meme-4chan-press-coverage-viral |title=The NPC meme went viral when the media gave it oxygen - The Verge |date=October 23, 2018 |website=www.theverge.com |publisher=] |access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref> |
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===Gamergate=== |
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{{see also|Gamergate controversy|4chan#Gamergate}} |
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Also in August 2014, 4chan was involved in the Gamergate controversy, which began with unsubstantiated allegations about indie game developer ] from an ex-boyfriend, followed by false allegations from anonymous Internet users.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/11180510/gamergate-misogynist-felicia-day-zoe-quinn-brianna-wu.html |title=#GamerGate: the misogynist movement blighting the video games industry |last=Stuart |first=Bob |date=October 24, 2014 |newspaper=] |access-date=January 25, 2015 |quote=Users from the messageboards Reddit – a sprawling series of communities – and 4chan – largely the trolls in the internet's basement – hurled false accusations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025064836/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/11180510/gamergate-misogynist-felicia-day-zoe-quinn-brianna-wu.html |archive-date=October 25, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The allegations were followed by a harassment campaign against several women in the video game industry, organized by 4chan users,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/09/new-chat-logs-show-how-4chan-users-pushed-gamergate-into-the-national-spotlight/ |title=Chat logs show how 4chan users created #GamerGate controversy |website=] |date=September 9, 2014 |access-date=September 14, 2014 |first=Casey |last=Johnston |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913121615/http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/09/new-chat-logs-show-how-4chan-users-pushed-gamergate-into-the-national-spotlight/ |archive-date=September 13, 2014 }}</ref> particularly /r9k/. Discussion regarding Gamergate was banned on 4chan due to alleged rule violations, and Gamergate supporters moved to alternate forums such as ].<ref name="Howell2014">{{cite web |last=Howell O'Neill |first=Patrick |date=November 17, 2014 |url=http://www.dailydot.com/politics/8chan-pedophiles-child-porn-gamergate/ |title=8chan, the central hive of Gamergate, is also an active pedophile network |website=The Daily Dot |access-date=January 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105101240/http://www.dailydot.com/politics/8chan-pedophiles-child-porn-gamergate/ |archive-date=January 5, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Chen">{{cite magazine |last=Chen |first=Adrian |date=October 27, 2014 |url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/10/gamergate-supporters-party-at-strip-club.html |title=Gamergate Supporters Partied at a Strip Club This Weekend |magazine=] |access-date=January 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101085046/http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/10/gamergate-supporters-party-at-strip-club.html |archive-date=November 1, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Additional video game boards== |
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Following the growing popularity of /v/, 4chan created several specialized video game discussion boards to accommodate different gaming interests and discussion formats.<ref name="rules" /> |
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===Video Game Generals (/vg/)=== |
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The '''/vg/''' (Video Game Generals) board was created in 2012 to host recurring discussion thread (known as "general" threads) dedicated to specific games, series, or gaming topics. The board was established to reduce clutter on /v/, which had become overwhelmed with persistent discussion threads about popular games. Unlike /v/, which focuses on general gaming discussion, /vg/ maintains long-running threads that focus on specific titles or series. |
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===Video Games/RPG (/vrpg/)=== |
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'''/vrpg/''' is dedicated to ]. The board covers discussion of both Western and Japanese RPGs, including traditional RPGs, action RPGs, MMORPGs, and tactical RPGs. It was part of a broader 2020 expansion of gaming-specific boards. |
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===Video Games/Multiplayer (/vm/)=== |
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'''/vm/''' focuses on ], including ], cooperative play, and online ]. The board covers discussions about multiplayer games, tournaments, team recruitment, and online gaming experiences. |
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===Video Games/Strategy (/vst/)=== |
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'''/vst/''' is dedicated to ], including ] (RTS), ], ], and ]. The board serves as a platform for discussing gameplay ], sharing strategies, and debating ]. |
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===Video Games/Mobile (/vmg/)=== |
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'''/vmg/''' was created alongside the other specialized gaming boards, focusing on ] platforms and applications. The board covers discussions about mobile game releases, gameplay mechanics, and the ]. |
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These boards were created as part of 4chan's effort to better organize gaming discussions by specific genres and formats, allowing for more focused conversations within each gaming category. |
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