Hi everyone. This week, I decided to take a look at why women make up half of all gamers, but are so disproportionately underrepresented in eSports....
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Pipelines and rabbit holes: Falling prey to algorithms
I was fully prepared to make my next blog post about Minecraft – I had a whole idea prepared and everything. But then, while having a...
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Hey, let’s be activists IRL tomorrow! — digital activism
A few weeks ago, I went to the climate march in Amsterdam. I had heard about it through a recommended Instagram post on my feed and...
Continue reading...VRChat: The Platform Metaverse Wishes It Was
Last week in class we discussed Metaverse, Meta’s new big plan for an online social space. VR is the future of technology, and Metaverse intends to...
Continue reading...“The Mitchells vs. The Machines” is a Delightfully Surprising Movie with Modern Relevance
Sony Pictures’ The Mitchells vs. The Machines is a fantastic movie featuring a unique, visually stunning art style, genuinely funny moments, and a captivating storyline. However,...
Continue reading...Thought experiment – living offline: a world without the digital
I am writing this blog post, sitting on my sofa at home. On my lap I have my laptop, next to me lays my phone and...
Continue reading...Homo Augmentus: Looking Ahead to Further Technological Enhancement to the Human Body
For the last several thousand years, humanity has utilised many forms of technology to enhance the body or to fill the gaps of lost senses I...
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Dinner, Dinner, chicken winner A week ago, my boyfriend Gene and I were invited to a dinner at our friends Luciano and Mira’s place which is...
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I visited my friend in New York over the summer, and she and I have wildly different tastes in just about everything. But we’d spent the...
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As life expectancy increases across the world, how will technology and the digital world assist the youth of today as the elders of tomorrow? The subtitle...
Continue reading...Mom! All the others have one
Okay, I’m only 22 and kids aren’t in my cards for another four to six years or so. Nevertheless, a few weeks ago, I found myself...
Continue reading...Doki Doki Literature Club: The Hidden Horror Game That Took The Internet By Storm
For some reason, indie horror games seem to be really good at catching the internet’s attention. Look at the Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise, which is...
Continue reading...“Finding Yourself” in a Digital World
Recently I have been thinking a lot about the emphasis of modern society on self-exploration. To me, it seems like there is this expectation of knowing...
Continue reading...Amazon in the Netherlands — is it a thing?
As I was reading and hearing about Jeff Bezos and his immense wealth last week, one thought that popped into my mind was: “well, he certainly...
Continue reading...Niantic’s AR antics: Pokémon GO and Pikmin Bloom
In trying to decide what to write about this week, my eyes fell over the newly released game from Niantic and Nintendo, Pikmin Bloom. While the...
Continue reading...A Wider SkyNet and The Impact on Uyghurs in China
As a UK panel noted how China uses heavy surveillance and AI to monitor minorities, it is more important than ever to address the impacts of...
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The internet often seems like a space where everyone is able to share their opinions. We’ve all heard phrases like “once it’s on the internet, it’s...
Continue reading...‘TRUTH Social’: Big T is back
After the elections of the new US president in November 2020, I think most of us are happy that Joe Biden won against his competitor and...
Continue reading...A child-friendly Instagram
After discussing the Facebook survey that revealed the company’s knowledge of its harmful effects on teenage girls, I started wondering whether the platform will see any...
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