Blog – Page 72 – Digital Media, Society, and Culture

How I learned to use my hand through VR

In October 2015, when I was 19 years old, I was diagnosed with having a stroke. For those of you that do not know what a...

October 11, 2021 by Hannah Virtual Voyagers 0

Charles White – a gem unpolished in the best way

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‘Successful’ kickstarters – the worst of crowd funding

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October 11, 2021 by majamodrzewska Media Maesters Technology Web Weavers 0

Podcast: Cultural identity in Digital Media

With insights from last week’s readings and examples from current popular media, Unnur and Grace discuss and reflect on their experience with cultural identity in digital media.

October 11, 2021 by Unnur Consumption Culture Digital Internet Language Media Media Maesters Net Navigators Social Media TikTok 0

Oh, the places you’ll go!

Whether it was boredom, intrigue, or peer pressure, many people joined TikTok during the near-global lockdown. No matter the reason why, every single one went on...

October 11, 2021 by Emmy Algorithms Consumption Culture Digital Inclusivity LHBTQ+ Media Media Maesters News Online Community Online Platforms Social Social Media TikTok Web Weavers 0

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...

October 11, 2021 by vera merks Games Media Maesters Online Community Online Platforms Video games Virtual Voyagers 0

The wonders and horrors of being a binge-watcher

We all know this enticing screen, urging you to not even do anything because after those few seconds of waiting (and I swear the waiting time...

October 10, 2021 by Anne van Egmond Media Maesters Virtual Voyagers 2

How The Internet Helped Me Create My First Art Collaboration.

Yup you read the title right. I, Jacqueline, have created my first ever collaboration with another artist. ALL ONLINE! Crazy, right? Normally you would expect artists...

October 10, 2021 by JacquelineObert Media Maesters Web Weavers 0

The dark side of Instagram

There is no denying the popularity of Instagram and other social media platforms. A lot of people, myself included, use Instagram and other social media platforms,...

October 9, 2021 by Alexandra Instagram Social Media Virtual Voyagers 0

How I became a musician with daily gigs

I still remember the feeling like it was yesterday. The people gathering all around me. The crowd cheers during, and after, every song. People yelling their...

October 9, 2021 by Puck Games Music Net Navigators Online Community Online Platforms Social Video games 0

Forever by Mitch McGlocklin, a review

About a month ago, I attended the Leiden Short Film festival and went to see all the finalists for the student competition. One which really stood...

October 9, 2021 by perihaan Algorithms Artificial Intelligence (AI) Digital Discoverers Surveillance Video 0

TNW Conference 2021

Here’s a short video on a tech conference I volunteered at last week in Zaandam.

October 8, 2021 by saschagalamikic Digital Discoverers Video 1

The impact of COVID-19 on the development trend of Taiwan’s industry

At the beginning of November 2019, the COVID-19 has spread to more than 120 countries and regions around the world in just a few months with...

October 7, 2021 by Kelly SY Chou Business Consumption COVID19 Digital Digitalization Global developments Online Education Technology Virtual Voyagers 0

fanfic appreciation post

I think everybody has heard of fanfiction, but people have many different ideas about and opinions of what it is. In Media and Social studies there...

October 7, 2021 by sophie Accessibility Consumption Digital Digital Media Digitalized Inclusivity Internet LHBTQ+ Literature Media Memes Online Community Online Platforms Privacy Social Streaming Media Technology Television Web Weavers 0

Happy screen/ serious screen

Recently my computer started to exhibit some worrying symptoms. The battery swell up and since I am using one of these weird laptop/tablet hybrids it made...

October 6, 2021 by Zofia Media Maesters Net Navigators 0