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One of my first digital interests: The Sims

For my final blog post I thought I’d write about something very dear to me: The Sims. I remember being asked in our first class what...

‘Just Chatting’

What I’ve noticed in our generation and its relation to media consumption is that even when we’re busy doing one task, we like to consume some...

December 1, 2021 by vera merks Media Maesters Streaming Streaming Media Twitch Virtual Voyagers 2

The Tetris Effect

In 1984 in Moscow, Alexey Pajitnov, a computer engineer, invented the first version of the game Tetris. The goal of the game is simple; rotate and...

November 28, 2021 by vera merks Addiction Games Media Maesters Video games Virtual Voyagers 2

Is Tom Nook a capitalist?

This is my second article in a row on Animal Crossing New Horizons, as with the new DLC that came out about a week ago, it...

November 14, 2021 by vera merks Consumerism Games Video games Virtual Voyagers 0

The perfect planning of Animal Crossing

I remember vividly when the first COVID measures came around beginning 2020. We all thought it would last a few weeks and that everything would return...

November 8, 2021 by vera merks Games Video games Virtual Voyagers 3

BN’ers and their front- and backstage behavior

I work in a museum, where I guard the art while also providing visitors with extra information about the works on display. Besides this, I also...

October 25, 2021 by vera merks Media Media Maesters Virtual Voyagers 1

Virtual Road Trips in the Pokemon Universe

When reading Lin Zhu’s ‘The psychology behind video games during COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ which touched upon video games and...