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Trigger Happy Hannah Wyatt (16445895) Media studies film action creative drama social media technology performance <p dir="ltr">Trigger Happy is a proof-of-concept film that explores how social media and the attention economy reshape identity, morality, and cut-throat competition online.<br><br>Blending dark comedy and thriller, the film follows a group of influencers trapped in a laser-tag party (with real lasers), a battle-royale streamed to millions online, where a good performance is the most powerful weapon of all.<br></p><p dir="ltr">Through new technology, and characters that represent the worst in people, the project examines how online spectatorship can encourage violence, spread false victimhoodnarratives, and blur the line between reality and our digital selves.</p> 2026-04-23T00:00:00Z Text Thesis 10.1184/R1/33406720.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Trigger_Happy/33406720 In Copyright