DISCLAIMER This blog post is in Japanese, so when I used the title: ‘Use google translate’, I meant it, so please do! I will update this...
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The Beauty of CGI and Instagram
This blog will be about the combination of CGI and how small, absurd and uncanny CGI animations have gone viral many times on Instagram. After last...
Continue reading...Social media’s instant gratification
The traditional social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook are insanely popular nowadays, some more than others depending on the demographic and age group....
Continue reading...Who rules the world? English! Vol.3
Hello there! Nice that you are joining me for part three – the final part – of my little series about English in digital environments. First,...
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“OK, boomer” Vol. 2: Climate Change Kills
On my way to Leiden I witnessed a conversation that literally made the hairs in my neck stand up, much akin to a pissed off cat....
Continue reading...“OK boomer” Vol. 1: Pride Comes Before the Fall
The other day I went shopping in a garden centre. You know, one of those very large ones that require a map to navigate. Why I...
Continue reading...Assassin’s Creed, between game play and history
Today I would like to say a few things about Assassin’s Creed. The main motivation for this choice is personal interest and a slight obsession with...
Continue reading...My job for running Instagram accounts
I have a 20-something number of alarms on my iPhone, each concerning a different time of the day, each for a different time zone than that...
Continue reading...Montessori school? No, Animal Crossing.
Because of this class, in the past week, I have been thinking a lot about video games and how or what I played growing up. Some...
Continue reading...Framing
Framing I remembered the first time I encountered “frame” this vocabulary, I was already impressed by the negative meaning it could carry. My EFL teacher described...
Continue reading...Chinese science fiction, fiction or reality
Science fiction is one of my favourite genres at the moment, I enjoy anything from the casual Killjoy tv show to reading the books by Ursula...
Continue reading...Blue or Red Pill?: Baudrillard and The Matrix
In regards to last week’s discussion about podcasts, I decided to listen to one this morning. As I was waiting for the train I started listening...
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Echo Chambers – The Concequence of a Customizable Online Feed
The advent of digitization and social media has allowed people to customize exactly what they see on their Twitter, Facebook, Reddit etc. front page and feeds....
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Personalized Avatars: Memojis and Bitmojis
Who rules the world? English! Vol. 2
Welcome back to part 2 of my deep dive into the question if and why English is pushed as universal language in digital media. Last week,...
Continue reading...DestinyTalks Episode 2: Is Fake News Conquering the World?
Welcome to the second episode of DestinyTalks were we explore the realm of Fake News! Join Iman Hasan Slaka, Caressa Betist Thenu and Joseph Palframan in...
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