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Will the Medium Lose the Message?

While exploring one of the many online services offering tools to uncover your roots, I found myself captivated by the AI modification of historical images. What...

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September 22, 2024 by OlgaSzum Virtual Visionaries 1

Your Loved Ones are Ruining Your Online Privacy

“Never share the view outside your window on the internet, or else creepy people will be able to find you”. Some of you may have heard...

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September 22, 2024 by Zezylyn Virtual Visionaries 1

Why you don’t need an 8-step skincare routine

The 8-step routine Serums with hyaluronic acid, rose water toner, and a foaming cleanser from The Ordinary. Does that sound familiar, or not at all? These...

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September 22, 2024 by lolajansen Digital Dynamos 0

A digital revolution in drug discovery – Meet Google’s protein folding AI

I remember attending a lecture several years ago that focused primarily on the 3D structures of proteins and their importance in drug discovery. It being both...

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September 22, 2024 by Esat Digital Dynamos 1

The Death of Connection in the Digital World

Something that has popping up a lot on my mind lately is the feeling of being (dis)connected. The English Cambridge Dictionary defines “connection” (feeling) as: “feeling...

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September 22, 2024 by dalkomcafe Media Maestros 0

What Faded Away in Time

As a millennial, we literally were born on the edge of the digital world, and the era before. Outdated products were disposed of, and replaced by...

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September 22, 2024 by liaoerxun Media Maestros 0

The rise of reality TV: A Cultural Shift We Can’t Ignore

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September 22, 2024 by Marianne Heemskerk Digital Dynamis Digital Dynamos Media Reality TV 0

How Do We Prepare Future Generations for Their Life in the Digital?

In my last blog on ongoing digitalisation with respect to the radio, I asked myself whether one has the right to lead a life outside of...

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September 22, 2024 by anothercreator Media Maesters 0

Byte-Sized History: Key Milestones in Digital Media

Since harnessing the power of digits, we’ve been able to do a bunch of cool stuff with it. It hasn’t even been 100 years, and we’ve...

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September 22, 2024 by Eyas Media Maesters 0

An audience of one in a post-information age

In his widely known book Being Digital (1995), Nicholas Negroponte describes what he calls the post-information age; an age of rapidly emerging technologies and ever-evolving electronics....

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September 22, 2024 by Barbara Media Maesters 1

The iPad, the iPhone, the iPod and the iPet: The Advent of Microchips

To the vast majority of animal owners the installation of a microchip under your pets skin can represent a milestone moment of the early stage of...

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September 22, 2024 by Tessa Digital Dynamos 0

Otome game: Empowerment or Reinforcement

In the film her, released in 2013, Theodore falls in love with the AI in his phone. However, he cannot declare his love to the world...

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September 22, 2024 by Yuan Virtual Visionaries 1

Electric Eye

Introduction Any attempt to answer the question “what analog[ue] technologies […] are part of/at the roots of [(ALL)] digital technology” will, for certain, raise a number...

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September 21, 2024 by Fadi Virtual Visionaries 0

Digital VS Analog: Music

I am once again back in my room, typing on my computer. As per usual, I have put on a record to listen to as I...

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September 21, 2024 by pablo hdz fl Media Maesters 0

CDs and digital cameras; vinyl records and Polaroids of the 2020s?

Vinyl records and Polaroid cameras don’t remind me of the 70’s or the decades surrounding it. They remind me of the 2010s. Thanks to the hipster...

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September 21, 2024 by helmi<3 Digital Dynamos 0

From the first cell phone to today

I’m sitting on my parents’ old couch at a family celebration. It’s a very funny, relaxed atmosphere when my mother gets up and announces promisingly that...

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September 21, 2024 by Jonas Pfitzner Media Maestros 0

How Information Now Changes My Digital Practice

I remember when I was in elementary school, the teacher would always say ‘Just ask Google if you don’t know something.’ I tried entering a keyword...

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September 20, 2024 by Xiu Digital Dynamos 0

The power of sharing in the world of throwing

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September 18, 2024 by Pim Virtual Visionaries 0

Digitization and Retribalization

When thinking of a topic to write about this week on digital media, my mind wandered immediately back to a book I read some time ago,...

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September 18, 2024 by John.F Virtual Visionaries 0

A mobile game made me feel old

After I just finished reading some mandatory literature in the university library, I walked down to the cafeteria to eat my lunch. As I start eating...

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September 16, 2024 by Youri Media Maesters Virtual Visionaries 0
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