Hello everyone, and welcome to the podcast episode made by me. This podcast episode aims to echo the concept Ian Bogost brought up in his book...
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The Sound of Our Magnetic Field
I have never considered the fact that the Earth’s magnetic field could produce any sound. However, the Technical University of Denmark has taken the magnetic field...
Continue reading...Trend Analysis: Who is “that girl”? (part 2)
Welcome to the second part of Trend Analysis: “That Girl”! Last week I conducted an experiment where I, true to the “that girl” routine, attempted to...
Continue reading...Disingenouity and fake compassion in online UX
Trend Analysis: Who is “that girl”? (part 1)
My role as an online prosumer of K-Pop and an offline walking magnet of NCT fans
My offline role “I am currently a third-year student doing a minor in Digital Humanities at Leiden University.” This is definitely how I introduce myself to...
Continue reading...We sons of Eichmann: game reflection about “Do not feed the monkeys”
As I was scrolling Ned games website page last week like a normal shopaholic, I saw the premium edition bundle of “Do not feed the monkeys.”...
Continue reading...The Space Balloon
The first time I read the words “robot balloon”, I did not really know what to imagine. At first, I thought that it was perhaps one...
Continue reading...Cyborg Spinach
According to google, a cyborg is a ‘’fictional or hypothetical person whose physical abilities are extended beyond normal human limitations by mechanical elements built into the...
Continue reading...All quiet on the digital front
my flatmate can’t stop doomscrolling and it’s tearing our family apart. this is a cry for help.
Continue reading...Digital media and the impact on attitudes towards refugees and migrants
Introduction Since the invasion of Russia in Ukraine I noticed that the Dutch attitude towards and against migrants has changed. I find it interesting that we...
Continue reading...A Plant – a Knife and no Brain
A robot arm wielding a machete controlled by a plant. That does sound a little ridiculous, doesn’t it? However, David Bowen has made an installation which...
Continue reading...The spectacle of Pinterest
What is pinterest? Pinterest is a digital platform based on the consumption and sharing of inspirational images of products and experiences. (1) The content of your feed...
Continue reading...“my back pain is killing me ngl(‘_ゝ`)”—-discussion on kaomoji and web communication
( . .)φ__ When I first came to Europe, friends here often complained that they had difficulty understanding all the “weird things” that came along with...
Continue reading...Is it game over for humans?
I’d like to focus today’s post on the topic of video gaming and the impact that it has on its players. I do not doubt that...
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Amazon: the perfect matchmaker
I’ll make a bold claim and say that everybody knows what amazon is and how to use it. I’ll make another bold claim and say that...
Continue reading...The societal issues adressed in WALL-E
Today I want to discuss Disney’s iconic movie WALL-E from 2008 and the societal issues it addresses. I hadn’t seen the movie for a very long...
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...The future of collecting music in the purest form
We may have seen NFT in the form of digital visual arts which are being sold at an exorbitant price. Some people joined the market out...
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