(spoilers on the episode) Recently there has been much discussion about augmented reality and virtual reality on social media but also on this blog. There has...
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Virtual reality is becoming more and more present in exhibition spaces. Entering a space filled with VR goggles can seem confusing as we are used to...
Continue reading...Before Your Eyes – Concepts of ‘Cyborgian’ Gaming
When we think of gaming, we often equate it with an immersive feeling – becoming “part of” a world different from our own by actively engaging...
Continue reading...The Metaverse as utopian version of the real world?
The Metaverse; a concept that I personally wasn’t familiar with before attending this course. I don’t know about you, but I didn’t really think about the...
Continue reading...Unlocking Fluency: Duolingo’s Gamification of Language Learning
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The artist Jungle and how their music videos enhance/change the listening experience
A couple of weeks ago we were discussing music as a form of digital media, and the topic of music videos came up. Many artists have...
Continue reading...Talking about the future, are we living in a Black Mirror episode?
When I think about the future it’s a paradox that comes to my mind. Everything is uncertain but we can imagine how it will be. The...
Continue reading...Spotify Playlists
Hey!! I’m sure all of you use different platforms to listen to music, the most common ones nowadays are Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube....
Continue reading...Campaigning on TikTok: Thierry Baudet
A few weeks ago were the national elections in the Netherlands, with all the corresponding campaigning and preparations from the parties in all media. It was...
Continue reading...Streaming vs Cinemas
Last night I watched May December, a film that follows Elizabeth Berry (Natalie Portman) as she studies a woman she’s set to play in a movie....
Continue reading...Be Original and Buy from Small Businesses
Small Businesses and Social Media The Relationship between small businesses and social media has been ever so prevalent. Social media plays a crucial role for small...
Continue reading...The amazing rebranding of Spotify Wrapped
It arrives in the beginning of December and takes over my entire Instagram story feed and rest of social media for three days: Spotify Wrapped. Every...
Continue reading...I scrolled on TikTok to laugh and ended up crying. The algorithm knows you a little too well…
A few nights ago, my bedtime ritual was beginning, and expecting to have some smiles and laughs before sleep time, I ended up crying after watching...
Continue reading...‘Divine Feminine’ and ‘Tradwives’: the rise of anti-feminist female influencers
As I discussed in my previous article about my encounter with Chinese live-stream influencers, it seems that the dodgy Instagram reels algorithm has become my new...
Continue reading...A Global Life: Digital Nomadism
At 18:00, standing at Central Station, waiting on a delayed train after having wrapped up another workday, drenched from the relentless rain, and seeking solace in...
Continue reading...Why the **** do people listen to the top 2000?
A holiday tradition on the radio The days are getting shorter and the weather is getting colder: it’s December. We are approaching the holiday season with...
Continue reading...How celebrities ‘normalize’ normal things?
We all know how big influence celebrities have on society. They can determine what we buy and when we buy it. Basically, they are trend setters. ...
Continue reading...Curation of Social Media & the Use of Filters
A common conception of social media is that it is fake and highly curated. But can this really be true for everybody? Is the whole idea...
Continue reading...Get yourself out of the Filter Bubble
My scrolling activity looks very similar each day. I open Instagram with muscle memory, even though it is in a separate folder,(The goal was to have...
Continue reading...Capture Everything
Why are we so obsessed with taking photos of famous locations or artworks? In this video essay I tried to find an answer to this question,...
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