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...
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Gaming, how bad is it?
Animal Crossing and a new horizon for scammers
During the beginning months of the Covid-19 pandemic, a particular videogame grew to be hugely popular. Released on the Nintendo Switch, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, is...
Continue reading...Mastering Empathy through Gameplay: Toby Fox’s Undertale
Were you on Tumblr in the period around 2015-2017? Have you been reading on Twitter in the past week or two? Are you even a little...
Continue reading...Hey there! Whatsapp is using me
When I am bored, I sometimes find myself scrolling down the list of my Whatsapp contacts while looking at new profile pictures and statuses. A while...
Continue reading...I’ll be late for dinner. I’m going treasure hunting with the boys!
Second entry I found out about geocaching during my first year of my Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology Bachelors degree. Geocaching is a form of modern...
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Coping With Capitalism
Realizing that my addiction to play Egg Inc. is rooted in the simulation of financial success. It was only a few months ago that an advertisement...
Continue reading...Digitalization is Everywhere
In 2007 I moved with my family to Japan and I realized just how prevalent digitalization is in society. In this post, I have focused on...
Continue reading...Becoming a Part of an Online Community
It is probably fair to assume that most of us are part of a digital or an online community out there whether they are small or...
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League of Legends: The Worst and The Best in one place Online communities can be described the best as groups of people gathering in digital areas....
Continue reading...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,...
Continue reading...Digital Discussions Episode 7
Episode 7: Our Take on Games: from Nostalgia to Toxicity This the seventh episode of our podcast titled ‘Digital Discussions’, in which we discuss topics about...
Continue reading...Digital Communities: A Pandemic Era Lifeline
In April of this year, Nintendo unveiled Animal Crossing: New Horizons for its highly popular Switch console. A revamped version of its series, Animal Crossing can...
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Game training: does it work?
Let’s Talk Video Games: A Podcast Episode by Julia and Domnica
Welcome to our podcast, where two humanities students decided to talk about something beyond our knowledge and experience – Video Games. In preparation for the podcast...
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Creative Workouts
Now that the weather is cooler, I take my runs outdoor (despite being from a warm-climate country, I absolutely DESPISE running outdoors in warm weather). Some...
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