philosophy
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Unleashing Creativity: The Incredible World of User-Generated Maps in Gaming Culture
artistic expression, BBC News, Black Lives Matter, Collaboration, creativity, culture, DeviantArt, Eurogamer, fan art, gamer grandma, gaming, gaming culture, mapmaking, media archaeology, Minecraft, philosophy, political activism, psychology, r/gamingmaps, real-world effects, Skyrim, social commentary, social impact, technical aspects, The Legend of Zelda, Tumblr, user research, user-generated content, video games, virtual protests
Are you ready to explore the vibrant and endlessly creative world of user-generated maps in gaming culture? From the sprawling landscapes of Skyrim to the hidden dungeons of The Legend of Zelda, gamers around the world are using their imaginations and technical know-how to craft stunning, intricate maps that capture the spirit of their favorite…
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From Mythical Fishermen to Space Cowboys: Tracing the Evolution of Japanese Science Fiction in “Urashima Tarō” and “Cowboy Bebop
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A Post-Oscars Celebration of Michele Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All At Once, and the Dawn of a New Philosophy
Coherence, CriticalPerspectives, CultureCritique, DavidLynch, Derrida, Descartes, DonnieDarko, EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce, fantasy, FilmReview, Foucault, FriedrichNietzsche, HumanConnection, Imagination, Inception, Interpretation, JohnTruby, JosephCampbell, lacan, MartinHeidegger, MrNobody, philosophy, plato, Postmodernism, reality, RobertMcKee, ScienceFiction, SpikeJonze, storytelling, TaoTeChing, TheMatrix, Zizek
A Philosophical and Cinematic Exploration of Everything Everywhere All At Once: Challenging Our Assumptions About Reality, Emphasizing Human Connection, and Exploring the Power of Imagination
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The Prodigal Son Returns: Prince Zuko, the Blue Spirit, and the Parable of Identity. Assessing the Rhetorics Avatar: The Last Airbender as a Media Theorist
aang, aesthetic theory, audience response theory, avatar, avatar the last Airbender, compassion, culture, dao, daoism, daoist, eastern philosophy, Eastern wisdom, equanimity, good vs evil, harmony, honor, iroh, last Airbender, mass media, media, media response theory, media studies, media theory, merit, Nickelodeon, peace, philosophy, prince zuko, selfishness, selflessness, spirituality, Tao, taoism, taoist, the blue spirit, the last airbender, uncle iroh, yin-yang
The Blue Spirit is a masked vigilante who initially appears to be an antagonist, fighting against Aang and his companions. However, as the series progresses, it becomes clear that the Blue Spirit is actually Zuko in disguise. By adopting this persona, Zuko is able to detach himself from his responsibilities and explore his own sense…
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Spotify’s “every song all at once” algorithm is a fascinating cultural artifact that deserves to be analyzed from a media studies aesthetics perspective with the eyes of Lacan. This algorithmic approach to music consumption reflects the ways in which technology and culture are intertwined in contemporary society, and it also raises important questions about the…
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The Mascots that Made Us: From Tony the Tiger, to Pikachu.
Adventure, aesthetic theory, aesthetics, anthropology, Art, Backpacking, branding, breakfast cereal, captain crunch, celebrity, cereal, cereals, count chocula, critical media, critical theory, cultural studies, culture, game studies, History, human psychology, inspiration, Japanese mascots, king vitamin, literary, literature, marketing, mascot, mascots, media studies, media theory, new media, new media studies, philosophy, Poem, poet, Poetry, rhetoric studies, rhetorical studies, storytelling, travel, ui, ur, Ux, writers life, Writing
As a media studies scholar and cereal addict, I find popular culture mascots such as Tony the Tiger and the King Vitamin (my all time fav, second only to Count Chocula) to be fascinating examples of how branding and marketing are used to create narratives that capture the attention and loyalty of audiences.
Nicholas Andriani Rankin 