Media Maesters
Podcats: Rural Life on TikTok
A few years ago I stumbled upon a beautiful YouTube channel named 李子柒 Liziqi which showcased traditional handicraft and food preparation activities in rural Pingwu County,...
Continue reading...Podcast: Traveling the Web
Welcome to this podcast. Today we travel the web, a digital exploration through the Balkans. This story is not linear, like the internet, our story travels...
Continue reading...Digital covid remains and why I hate them
As this course is coming to an end I think we have all realised it: the world is digitalising and oh boy is it going fast....
Continue reading...Genshin Impact: Perfecting the “F2P” Model [Video Essay]
Sources •IGN, (28 Sept 2020). Genshin Impact – Official Launch Trailer [Video], https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLUY1nICQRY •Genshin Impact, (3 Nov 2023). Version 4.2 “Masquerade of the Guilty” Trailer [Video],...
Continue reading...Glorifying War in Video Games
Social media stalking culture
What I mean First of all, to prevent people from getting scared by the title of this blog, let me specify what I mean by stalking....
Continue reading...“Oh Memes!” | Are you a meme lover?
Do you have the habit of using emojis when chatting with friends? Have you ever noticed the frequent trend of emojis on the internet? In fact,...
Continue reading...[Video] AI-Generated Content(AIGC): The Future Force in Content Creation
Hi there! Guess we’ve all noticed, AI is doing some pretty amazing things lately. It’s not just helping with writing and music; it’s like a creative...
Continue reading...Before Your Eyes – Concepts of ‘Cyborgian’ Gaming
When we think of gaming, we often equate it with an immersive feeling – becoming “part of” a world different from our own by actively engaging...
Continue reading...Unlocking Fluency: Duolingo’s Gamification of Language Learning
Talking about the future, are we living in a Black Mirror episode?
When I think about the future it’s a paradox that comes to my mind. Everything is uncertain but we can imagine how it will be. The...
Continue reading...Spotify Playlists
Hey!! I’m sure all of you use different platforms to listen to music, the most common ones nowadays are Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube....
Continue reading...Campaigning on TikTok: Thierry Baudet
A few weeks ago were the national elections in the Netherlands, with all the corresponding campaigning and preparations from the parties in all media. It was...
Continue reading...Streaming vs Cinemas
Last night I watched May December, a film that follows Elizabeth Berry (Natalie Portman) as she studies a woman she’s set to play in a movie....
Continue reading...The amazing rebranding of Spotify Wrapped
It arrives in the beginning of December and takes over my entire Instagram story feed and rest of social media for three days: Spotify Wrapped. Every...
Continue reading...I scrolled on TikTok to laugh and ended up crying. The algorithm knows you a little too well…
A few nights ago, my bedtime ritual was beginning, and expecting to have some smiles and laughs before sleep time, I ended up crying after watching...
Continue reading...‘Divine Feminine’ and ‘Tradwives’: the rise of anti-feminist female influencers
As I discussed in my previous article about my encounter with Chinese live-stream influencers, it seems that the dodgy Instagram reels algorithm has become my new...
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