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By: Marcel Beentjes My first podcast is about Lorre French, a new computer program which will be used in the French department at Leiden University. But why is this program needed? And where is it good for? Listen to the podcast and I will respond to these questions!
Episode 7: Our Take on Games: from Nostalgia to Toxicity This the seventh episode of our podcast titled ‘Digital Discussions’, in which we discuss topics about the digital, humanities, and digital humanities. As the host of this episode, Emma presents some questions and topics partaining to our experience with games, game nostalgia, game streaming, gamer stereotypes, and income models of modern games.…
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At some point in your life, you’ve probably heard about something called the Tetris effect, or Tetris syndrome. It’s a term that was coined in the 90’s and has been often misunderstood as a dangerous video game addiction that incites violence. The reality is much more complex, and the Tetris effect goes beyond video games (phenomena such as sea legs are in…
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