Month: February 2024
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You Know What Grinds My Joysticks? VR!
For me video games have always been about the games themselves. The stories and gameplay they bring make the industry what it is. However, some have more of an interest in the hardware of the industry. Advancements in consoles, PC components, and controllers excite gamers as these help propel the experiences that the games offer…
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Media Literacy Part 1: The Pitfalls of Player Interaction
Okay so two things before we get started today. First, this has a part one in the title not because I am planning another series, but because media literacy is a big topic I may want to revisit in the future and am covering my bases because we are absolutely not going to hit everything…
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Episodic Stories, Serialization, Streaming, and the Airport Novel
One of the more fascinating shifts in television in recent years is the slow drift towards shorter, more serialized plotlines. We still have the odd sitcom (those will never die), but most series are trending towards both more focused stories, and shorter stories. The change can be seen across media aimed at all age groups.…
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The Decline of Hollywood: The Culture War
As humans, we naturally have different beliefs, and we clash over them. We argue about what is right and wrong, over what is better and what is worse. But in the end, we move on because everyone is entitled to their own beliefs. That is the whole point of being a part of a democracy.…
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