How online harms spills from the virtual to the real world

Published: Jan. 21, 2021, 12:27 a.m.

Online harassment isn't just "being rude on the internet", it can ruin peoples lives, says Massey University professor Dr Kevin Veale. In his new book Gaming the Dynamics of Online Harassment, he argues that the psychology of Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) could help us better understand - and combat - the phenomenon.