digital communities
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I Am a Cat: Rough Draft for Upcoming Interactive Visual Novel Based on Natsume Soseki’s Beloved Japanese Tale
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Unleash Your Inner Feline: The Adventures of Cat – A Visual Novel Game That Explores Life’s Complexities!
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The Mysteries of Kangawoolf with Folklorist and Zoologist Ani Drina
Ani Drina is a multifaceted scholar whose work delves into the intersection of folklore, ecology, and cross-cultural studies. Her expertise in kangaroo lore and legends has earned her recognition as one of the foremost authorities on the subject. In our interview, she shares insights into the Kangawoolf, a mysterious creature that has fascinated and terrorized…
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Review, Seven Levers for Social Change through Games: From Settlers of Catan to Autonomía Zapatista. Issue 17 of Game Environments Journal
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Ready to change the game? Look no further than ‘Seven Levers for Social Change through Games’! This thought-provoking article by Cati Hernández, Noemí Blanch, Pablo Garaizar, and Emiliano Labrador offers a fresh perspective on the potential of games to promote critical reflection, empathy-building, and collaborative action for social justice. From Settlers of Catan to Autonomía…
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Writing As Therapy, Sure, But Gaming as a “Self-Care” Ritual? Here’s Why
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Just like a daily multivitamin or a cup of tea, games have become a form of self-care for many individuals. In a fast-paced world filled with stress and anxiety, taking a break and indulging in a game can have a profound impact on one’s mental and emotional well-being.
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After a 24-Hour Marathon watching The Nightmare Before Christmas, Eating Oreos, and, Reflecting on Mythology… I Write a Children’s Fable.
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In the land of shadows and mist, where the moon cast eerie light and laughter echoed in the night, there lived a curious creature, with a face as white as snow and hair as black as coal. Their name was Pan
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This Floating Life is but a Dream: Li Bai, Shen Fu, playing The Last of Us, and reflecting on the evanescence of things.
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I’ve begun rereading some of my favorite Chinese poets and can’t help but find striking similarities, in aesthetic and philosophy, between these brilliantly minded writers from so long ago and contemporary storytellers. The main suspects in todays post: Shen Fu, Li Bai, Austin Wintory (Journey), and the savory addiction concocted by the dreamweavers at Naughty…
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