Item
Campaigning Through Video Games
Title (Dublin Core)
Campaigning Through Video Games
Description (Dublin Core)
As covid-19 continued, many political campaigns were forced to be more creative in their approach when it came to engaging with audiences. Some campaigns held virtual events and rallies. The Biden-Harris campaign decided to take advantage of the cultural phenomenon that is Animal Crossing: New Horizons to engage with younger voters. In the Nintendo game, players curate their islands and can create their own personal designs to share and use. This game has been significant to many millennials during covid, because it has been a place for young people to “hang-out” virtually and show off their creativity. The Biden-Harris campaign took advantage of this massively successful game and created their own island, Biden HQ. They created t-shirts and designs that other players could utilize. Players can still visit Biden HQ using the in-game dream code DA-7286-5710-7478.
Date (Dublin Core)
December 15, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Biden-Harris Campaign
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Ashley Johnson
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HST241
Partner (Dublin Core)
Suffolk University in Boston
Type (Dublin Core)
Screenshot from Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Link (Bibliographic Ontology)
Publisher (Dublin Core)
CNN
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Politics
English
Art & Design
English
Technology
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
Animal Crossing
President Joseph R. Biden
Vice President Kamala D. Harris
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
#HST241
#covidminicollection
Suffolk University in Boston
#ACNH
#bidenharris
#2020election
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
12/15/20
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
1/23/21
04/08/2021
04/11/2021
This item was submitted on December 15, 2020 by Ashley Johnson using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://mail.covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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