Specifically, they were expecting community members to begin informing other youtubers on the emergence of a new mass spam campaign that mocked the passing of Jacksepticeye's father. The researchers continued on their campaign for some time, hoping that these primary reactions to their own efforts would garner the attention of other individuals not directly exposed to the message. These usually followed the premise of 'dark humor' and how the supposed other members of the community are unable to find enjoyment from said 'joke', and are therefore considered emotionally inferior. That is, the reactions were against those against the message. Most interestingly, a certain subset of reactions to the message were to its defense. Reply spam linking to video posts were met with similar hostility to the message. Futhermore, comments on video posts under the researcher-controlled accounts have been highly negative, with direct projected attacks on the 'uploader's parental relations, romantic potential and mental capacity being frequent. The results have been successful, with an average of 40 reactions to each comment that was targeted by a spam reply. image memes, videos, social media text posts). Secondary to this is the reply spam on other non-Jacksepticeye videos, and the synthesis of content sharing the same message (e.g. Replies typically targeted highly popular comments near the beginning of the comment section and often caused further replies to be in response the message, rather than the original comment. This campaign primarily consisted of creating many dummy youtube accounts and linking them to a control server for mass reply spam messages across recently uploaded Jacksepticeye videos.
After several days in planning, the researchers began their initial campaign. Typical reactions they were planning on receiving are replies detailing how such ideas are inhumane or morally unacceptable, mirror comments on how the researchers would not be so pleased if a similar event happened to their relatives, and most likely, direct insults on social, familial, or physical traits. Upon hearing the death of the father of youtuber Jacksepticeye, they set out on creating a simple idea that acts as a mockery or insult to this event, with the intention of gartering a reaction from foolish members of the youtuber's fan community. To this end, the researchers exploited one of the most common and easily manipulated facets of internet societies: anger and outrage. The goal of said study is developing a message and cultivating it into a self-sustaining meme that persist long after the original actors have left the scene. Yolo The 'Jacksepticeye's Dad in Hell' premise is a social experiment and research into memetic warfare within internet communities. We can’t wait for everyone to discover what’s in store for the game.” “Collaborating with Activision on Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has been a very exciting experience for us,” said Hidetaka Miyazaki, president and game director at FromSoftware. “With Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice many FromSoftware team members, including myself, are thrilled to be exploring themes of Sengoku Japan and ninja for the first time.
The busshi dubs you Sek iro, the one-armed wolf and, armed with your katana and new prosthetic, your only goal is to rescue your lord and regain your honor. As a Shinobi, or ninja, you will unleash an arsenal of deadly prosthetic tools and powerful ninja abilities while you blend stealth, vertical traversal, and visceral head to head combat in bloody confrontations.Īfter being left for dead by the Ashina Clan, who kidnapped your young lord and severed your arm, you awake to find that a mysterious busshi (or Japanese sculptor) has replaced your arm with an incredible prosthetic, allowing you to use many ingenious gadgets and tools. Explore late 1500s Sengoku Japan, a brutal period of constant life and death conflict, as you come face to face with larger than life foes in the dark and twisted world of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.