Trolligarch
I'm an investigative reporter and documentarian of virtual worlds.
My previous work includes investigations into systematic election fraud, market crashes, and financial crime on various games and platforms, including Habbo, Minecraft, and Discord.
My documentaries have been cited in academic blogs, conference papers, and news articles, and I've previously been invited by Wired UK and Norwegian broadcaster NRK to discuss my research.
My qualifications include a master of laws (BCL) from the University of Oxford, specialising in intellectual property, technology, and comparative constitutional law.
Trolligarch
Which of the following was NOT considered a war crime under Habbo's "Geneva Convention" (the CIW-T)?
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Some of you mentioned that you've joined a virtual democracy and/or political simulator after watching one of my videos.
So now I'm curious—have you ever participated in a virtual democracy and/or political simulator? And if so, was it after watching one of my videos?
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 141
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It's been just over a year since I began uploading videos to my YouTube again!
Which of these post-revival videos (or video series) is your personal favourite?
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 264
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My new documentary — Habbo Roman Empire: My first virtual "democracy" — is now out on early access!
► Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/early-access-my-141262211
► YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCDt05G3v2e6ptGvIwERnY_w/join
1 month ago | [YT] | 374
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Trolligarch
When I created the Roman Empire in November 2016, I knew nothing about the Roman Empire.
I didn't even know that the Roman Empire and the Roman Republic were two different things.
My principal history adviser and future Roman Empress, Vocaloid., told me she learnt Roman history from reading Percy Jackson novels. "Eh, good enough," I thought as I deferred to her on design choices.
I knew next to nothing about how government worked. When a player called .Max. came to me with his concerns about the elected Empress's power to appoint the head of the Senate, citing separation of powers, I gave him the virtual equivalent of a blank stare. "Separation of powers"? What's that?
► www.patreon.com/posts/habbo-roman-my-138586071
► Long read article also available for YouTube members (but without pictures).
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Trolligarch
My documentary on VNB—the Minecraft bank that lost $200,000 in 3 minutes—is now out on early access for my donors over at Patreon and YouTube!
Patreon:
www.patreon.com/posts/early-access-vnb-136481274
YouTube:
youtube.com/channel/UCDt05G3v2e6ptGvIwERnY_w/join
The video can be watched on its own or as Part 3 of the DemocracyCraft Short series.
If you can't wait (or need a refresher on what has happened so far!), feel free to use the following playlist for Part 1 and Part 2:
www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
3 months ago | [YT] | 328
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