Work Title：From Tag to Trap: A Digilal Crisis of Echo Chambers

 

Author: Sun Yayue

 

Creation time: 2025

 

Introduction:  With the development of information technology, people are using social media more exten-sively and frequently. On social media, "tagging" is a prevalent phenomenon. To gain better traffic and viewership, creators usually add hashtags to their content, while platform algorithms subtly categorize information and target diferent users with personalized content.

 

When people are only exposed to content they are interested in or opinions that align with their own, they may mistakenly equate the perspectives of their small circle with those of society as a whole, creating conflicts with viewpoints outside their circle. This is how the "echochamber" is formed.

 

Through personal experience, research into academic articles, and online discussions, l have realized that echo chambers contribute to division and disunity, sparking conflicts within larger social groups.

 

This project is a board game designed to help players understand how tagging influences them and the negative impacts of echo chambers through the game mechanics and character design.