Category: Art
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Reality is Dead, Long Live Reality!
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in Adventure, Art, Artist’s Journey, augmented reality, Between the Sun and Us, books, Both, And, Call to Action, choose your own adventure, college, comparative literature, creativewriting, creativity, education, educational game design, educational technology, hero’s journey, Heroine’s Journey, memoir, Middle East, mindfulness, Mizzou, Morocco, Museum, narrative design, Narratology, Notes from the Underground, true story, writingI woke up today with a question rattling in my head like a loose screw in the machinery of modern life: What does it mean to create in an era of collapsing reality? Everywhere I turn, the fractures are widening. The things we once called truth, fact, or even just a shared reality are dissolving…
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The truth behind stories, heroines journey, and the war of art: a 1-month plan to pursuing the Artists Journey
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The Artist’s Journey is a profound odyssey of self-discovery and creative growth. It’s a path where storytelling, narrative design, and your chosen creative medium converge to shape a unique voice that yearns to be heard. Over the course of this one-month plan, you’ll embark on daily adventures into the realms of your imagination, explore diverse…
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The Essence of Mexico in Kansas City.
Being to close to these pieces is just surreal. Growing up in San Antonio, Texas my admiration of Latin American artists blossomed at an early age. Portraits of Frida can be seen graffitied alongside coral colored buildings. This piece is one of Kahlo’s more etherial works that jumps beyond our own world into a metaphysical…
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Exploring the Heart of Mexican Artistry at Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins MuseumJuly 15, 2013 – From the Archives
n this exploration of the 2013 exhibition at the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City, we delve into the rich tapestry of Mexican art, with a special focus on Frida Kahlo’s groundbreaking work. This event not only highlighted Kahlo’s profound impact but also showcased the works of Diego Rivera and Gerardo Suter, among others. The exhibition…
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Catching Up and Embracing the Future: Archaeology, My Role in Championing Gameful Learning, the 4R’s, and FutureProofing for 2024 and Beyond
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in #ThursdayThoughts, arab authors, Arabic, Archaeology, Art, artificial intelligence, asia, asian studies, augmented reality, digital communities, digital humanities, digital storytelling, Dissertation, dramaturgy, east asia, east asian studies, educational technology, fairytale, fan studies, film, folklore, folkloresque, folklorist, game based learning, game design, game development, game Ideas, game studies, game writing, game-based learning, Graduate Research, graduate school, learning technology, linguistics, literary fiction, philosophy, scriptwriting, serious games, the university of missouri, Thesis, user research, videogames, virtual reality, visual novel, writingWelcome to latter days of NaNoWriMo and 2024, a must-read for graduate students, game writers, game designers, history enthusiasts, media and culture theorists, comparative literature scholars, and anyone who cherishes the rich tapestry of human culture. Spanning from the ancient depths of time to the thrilling possibilities of unknown futures, this blog offers a unique…
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10 Videogame Characters Inspired By Japanese Folklore
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in Academia, animal crossing, anime, Anthropology, Art, asia, asian studies, digital communities, folklore, folkloresque, folklorist, japan, japanese cinema, japanese folklore, japanese mythology, japanese video games, japanese videogames, jrpg, kojiki, Mythology, nihon shoki, pokemon, popular culture, shinto, shintoism, videogames, writing, yokai, zeldaChinese and Korean traders introduced Buddhism, Daoism, Hinduism, and the ever present Confucianism while Japan provided various regional myths, legends, and lore. These ingredients were brewed into various and effervescent cultures all across Japan. Each village responding accordingly by pasting outside influences upon their daily lives. These elements were transformed Japan’s landscape and ecosystem and…