Is it game over for humans?
I’d like to focus today’s post on the topic of video gaming and the impact that it has on its players. I do not doubt that...
Continue reading...‘Twenty-Five, Twenty-One’ and The Modern Happy Ending
“Toad Worship” – Young Chinese people try to deconstruct authority
The term “Toad worship” refers to the “worship” of Jiang Zemin, China’s top leader from 1989-2002. “Toad” is the nickname given to Jiang by Chinese netizens...
Continue reading...How Electronic Arts’ greed killed in-game lootboxes in the Netherlands (for a time).
If you own a smart-device, chances are that you downloaded a free to play (F2P) game at least once. However, you might have quickly realized that...
Continue reading...Ownership in the Digital Age
Amazon: the perfect matchmaker
I’ll make a bold claim and say that everybody knows what amazon is and how to use it. I’ll make another bold claim and say that...
Continue reading...Handling or surviving it?: digital media today
The societal issues adressed in WALL-E
Today I want to discuss Disney’s iconic movie WALL-E from 2008 and the societal issues it addresses. I hadn’t seen the movie for a very long...
Continue reading...When the border of reality blurs…
In the age of fake news and the spread of misinformation, it is of little surprise that the phenomenon known as “Deepfake” has established itself. Defined...
Continue reading...Genshin impact: Gacha, gambling and gameplay
Anyone with social media access has not been able to avoid the game that’s taken the world by storm over the past two years. I’m not...
Continue reading...Tesla’s new humanoid robot prototype: Optimus
Press Space to Enter the Pool
Have you ever visited the subreddit r/internetisbeautiful? It’s honestly a treasure trove of cool, thought-provoking, and useful websites. Justtherecipe.com removes all the pesky unnecessary fluff like...
Continue reading...Echo Chambers – Misinformation Bubbles and the Danger of Keeping Yourself in It
Should you care about your data privacy?
At this point in the information age, it feels almost impossible to keep up with protecting your privacy. Every time you enter a new website you...
Continue reading...Do you like to watch people eat? : Eating show
As the title of the blog ask, I would like to ask the same question again.Do you like to watch people eat? There is the online...
Continue reading...Get steadily ready for the European Digital Identity
This week’s prompt “how do we handle information in the digital age?” reminded me of the handling of private information on the internet by public actors....
Continue reading...Is it really worth it? – What do the influencers on social media tell you about a beauty product.
Twitch’s New Policy
Most of us, if not all, are aware of the livestreaming platform Twitch. If not, allow me to explain a little about it. Twitch is a...
Continue reading...TikTok: the Spreader of Mass Social-Media-induced Illness
Cancel culture Several blogs on this course website interestingly covered instances of cancel culture. A YouTube video: “The Scumbag TikToker Who Faked Tourettes For Clout” by SunnyV2, certainly fits this...
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