▁har ass ment . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Zo ë ▁Qu inn ▁and ▁De pression ▁Qu est ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Zo ë ▁Qu inn , ▁an ▁independent ▁game ▁developer , ▁released ▁De pression ▁Qu est , ▁a ▁text - f oc used ▁game ▁designed ▁to ▁convey ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁de pression ▁though ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁fict ional ▁scenarios , ▁based ▁in ▁part ▁on ▁Qu inn ' s ▁own ▁experience ▁with ▁the ▁ill ness . ▁The ▁game ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁in ▁the ▁g aming ▁media , ▁but ▁faced ▁back l ash ▁online ▁from ▁gam ers ▁who ▁dis lik ed ▁its ▁departure ▁from ▁typical ▁game ▁formats ▁emphas izing ▁violence ▁and ▁skill ▁and ▁who ▁opposed ▁" polit ical " ▁intr us ions ▁into ▁g amer ▁culture . ▁Qu inn ▁was ▁subject ed ▁to ▁several ▁months ▁of ▁har ass ment ▁after ▁its ▁release , ▁including ▁ra pe ▁and ▁death ▁thre ats . ▁Qu inn ▁documented ▁the ▁har ass ment ▁received ▁and ▁spoke ▁open ly ▁to ▁the ▁media ▁about ▁it , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁even ▁greater ▁intensity ▁of ▁ab use ▁against ▁them , ▁including ▁the ▁posting ▁of ▁their ▁home ▁address ▁online . ▁They ▁ultimately ▁fled ▁their ▁house ▁out ▁of ▁fear ▁for ▁their ▁safety . ▁ ▁The ▁controvers ies ▁and ▁events ▁that ▁would ▁come ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁G amer gate ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁as ▁a ▁personal ▁attack ▁on ▁Qu inn , ▁inc ited ▁by ▁a ▁blog ▁post ▁by ▁Qu inn ' s ▁former ▁boy friend ▁Er on ▁G j oni