Death Stranding is an open-world walking simulator with action elements, released in November 2019 by the Kojima Productions of the legendary game producer Hideo Kojima. The...
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Walking Simulators: Interactive Storytelling in Video Games
Before video games were a widespread form of entertainment, stories usually only came from movies and books. Even when they did start to pick up steam...
Continue reading...I almost became a toxic gamer
Just this past weekend, Rainbow 6 Siege (R6S) welcomed me back after four years of being afked with 12 straight losses; but what really disappointed me...
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Have you ever heard of Skylanders? You know, it’s that one video game that uses a physical base platform on top of which you place these...
Continue reading...How Electronic Arts’ greed killed in-game lootboxes in the Netherlands (for a time).
If you own a smart-device, chances are that you downloaded a free to play (F2P) game at least once. However, you might have quickly realized that...
Continue reading...Twitch’s New Policy
Most of us, if not all, are aware of the livestreaming platform Twitch. If not, allow me to explain a little about it. Twitch is a...
Continue reading...How can video games contribute to human-friendly architecture?
Have you ever had the wish to be more included in the creation of the built environment around you? I’m sure most of you played the...
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GG: Sexism in the league of legends community.
In last week’s blog post, I stated that the media is an extension of society and that everything we see in the media can be connected...
Continue reading...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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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...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...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...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...
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