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In defense of digital books

In this blog post I want to explore the aspect of digital books. In a previous post I analyzed how they relate to paper books. But...

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December 21, 2020 by sgran Media Maesters 0

Top 3 ways paper is a vector of innovation for digital media, but also a way to escape it. (part 2 – reading)

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December 21, 2020 by sgran Media Maesters 0

From “Burn Her” to “Yaas Witch”

I’ve always been fascinated by Witches so I decided to make a little homage video to their story and societal progression, following their changing status from...

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December 20, 2020 by kevinsousa Media Maesters 0

Forgetting Downtown Cairo

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December 18, 2020 by alevina Media Maesters 0

How does one talk about looking for drugs in a forest?

In a previous article, I discussed the curious entanglement between the Hydra online drug marketplace and post-soviet urban planning. This peculiar business model requires not only...

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December 18, 2020 by alevina Media Maesters 0

QWERTY but write it in Arabic

2020 has been a year marked by conversations about racism and colonialism taking their rightful place in the mainstream. So the convergence of conversations about racism...

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December 18, 2020 by alevina Media Maesters 0

The power of sound

Our lives keep getting busier and busier every year. We love to rush things, increase our standards and receive better results in a shorter period of...

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December 18, 2020 by Svetlana Media Maesters 0

Decentralization and Wikileaks: Opportunities and Challenges for Traditional News Platforms

Wikileaks has become famous through publishing secret information. With its new and radical approach to the freedom of information, Wikileaks distinguishes itself from classical news organizations,...

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December 18, 2020 by Emil Media Maesters 0

Privacy invading Surveillance Techniques: Immediate Ways to Evade Facial Recognition

Facial recognition software is one of the most hotly debated technological advancements of our time. The possibilities of misuse brought many companies to put the development...

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December 18, 2020 by Emil Media Maesters 0

Ipod Nostalgia

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December 18, 2020 by Emil Media Maesters 1

The Work of Art in the Age of Digitalization

It is the year 2013. I am 15 years old. I tell my friend the band My Chemical Romance has split up. She runs out of...

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December 18, 2020 by abrikoos Art Museums Music 1

Tools to understand cyborgs

In this video the notion of what it means to be a human and what it means to be a cyborg is explored through the analysis...

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December 18, 2020 by FionaGarcia Art 0

Order desk: digital shop in shop

By: Marcel Beentjes My last podcast for this course is about order desks that are used in GAMMA shops since a few years and that can...

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December 18, 2020 by mbeenham1 Media Maesters 0

AI and my future career

While I was wondering what I should write about in my last blog, I realized how much I actually enjoyed writing. As I am considering doing...

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December 17, 2020 by Jeltje Media Maesters 4

Loveable Robot Companions and AI Ethics

It’s a very popular sci-fi trope, a cutesy robot that the viewer develops warm feelings for as the machine proves itself to be capable of acting...

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December 17, 2020 by heloisebellouard Media Maesters 2

Digital socializing

By Marcel Beentjes In this podcast I will talk about digital socializing in times of the corona virus because I thought this is one of the...

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December 17, 2020 by mbeenham1 COVID19 Culture Digital Health Mental Health Podcast Social Social Media 0

Decentralized social media: Yay or Nay?

As the anti-big tech sentiment pivoted in recent years, ensues efforts to curb their reigning influence and power. In late October this year, on top of...

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December 17, 2020 by Vy Dang Media Maesters 0

Pandemic Albums

What’s up with them, anyway? It is often said that from suffering and hardship, amazing art arises. It’s an argument that can lead to the flawed...

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December 17, 2020 by Hidde Media Maesters 4

Digital Art: Expression Beyond Capability

“Digital design is like painting, except the paint never dries…” – Neville Brody Last weekend I had the amazing opportunity to visit NXT Museum in Amsterdam,...

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December 16, 2020 by AkifAliyev Algorithms Art Artificial Intelligence (AI) Culture Digital Digital Media Digitalized Games Media Maesters Museums Programming Virtual Reality (VR) 4

Fake Reviews in e-commerce

Inspired by “Is it My Opinion?”, “The Ease of Online Shopping” – blogs from fellow students – and a New York Times article, I have decided...

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December 16, 2020 by s2129620 Consumerism Digital Media Facebook Internet Online Platforms Online Shopping Social Media 7
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