This blog was inspired by the Week 10 “Are Computers Having Fun?” chess game that was suggested. I am not a good chess player but I...
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Enter the Matrix: An Exploration of Digital Futures (Part 1)
In the first part of this three-part podcast on the future-shaping potential of current trends in technology, Andrea Blätler, Fiona ‘t Hart and I discuss videogame...
Continue reading...How watching my brother play video games made me into an avid media consumer
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How productivity apps make you less productive
Have you ever been laying in bed or chilling on the couch in the evening when suddenly a strike of inspiration and motivation strikes and you...
Continue reading...The fun but problematic Everskies
For my last post, I want to show you a website that has been one of my recent obsessions: Everskies. This website is a combination of...
Continue reading...It’s just a game
Toxicity in multiplayer video games is something every multiplayer gamer has to deal with. Whether you play League of Legends, Minecraft bedwars, or Roblox, there is...
Continue reading...The Uncensored Library
In this video, I shortly describe the Hidden/Uncensored Library in Minecraft, which purpose is to share the news and information in countries with censorship. I found...
Continue reading...Boring and Pointless – The Sims 4
Hi everyone! I present to you my attempt at making a fun video about one of my favourite games and uncovering what makes it so appealing...
Continue reading...The Re-interpretation of Greek myth: An Analysis of Hades the Game
Hi everyone! Here is my video on Hades the Game. I was fascinated by the lore and decided to do a video on why the game...
Continue reading...One of my first digital interests: The Sims
For my final blog post I thought I’d write about something very dear to me: The Sims. I remember being asked in our first class what...
Continue reading...Do you remember? The Sims, Rollercoaster Tycoon and more nostalgic games
Despite playing outside regularly as a kid, there was nothing I enjoyed more than playing some computer games at home after school. Personally, I played a...
Continue reading...Westworld
During the lecture on cyborgs, a TV series I had not thought about in a while crossed my mind. It’s called Westworld. It premiered in 2016...
Continue reading...From a Videogame to a Nr. 1 Netflix Series: the Evolution of League of Legends
League of Legends, or LoL for short, is a 2009 online multiplayer video game in which you work in teams and battle one another. Sounds simple...
Continue reading...Why are women so underrepresented in eSports?
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....
Continue reading...The Tetris Effect
In 1984 in Moscow, Alexey Pajitnov, a computer engineer, invented the first version of the game Tetris. The goal of the game is simple; rotate and...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...Dungeons and Dragons and Digital spaces
What is Dungeons and Dragons? Dungeons and Dragons, or D&D for short, is a tabletop RPG where the core is storytelling and the goal is having...
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...Why are online/video games so addictive?
When I was younger, I played video games with my sister and got hooked when playing games such as Super Mario Bros. Now, I no longer...
Continue reading...Why is my Dad unable to understand Online Purchases?
It was, and still is, a recurring discussion in our household, in-game purchases. As my brother and I are both people with gaming as our main...
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