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Tea Kettles and Tanuki: How the Large-Testicled Raccoon Dog Bunbuku Chagama Became a Folktale Hero + Game Idea
As the tea kettle began to boil, a strange sensation overcame the old man. The water within the kettle began to bubble and swirl, and suddenly, it transformed…
From Wired to Worried: A Review of the Article on AI’s Potential Threats
As a curious technologist and systems scholar, I was intrigued by the recent article published by WILL KNIGHT and PARESH DAVE titled “In Sudden Alarm, Tech Doyens Call…
Bury Me, My Love: A Review
IT ALL BEGINS WITH A GOODBYE…Bombs have been falling for years on Homs, Syria, tearing the city to pieces and spreading death. So when her younger sister is…
Unleashing the Power of Storytelling in Video Games: Insights from Hannah Nicklin”
The fact that I’ve somehow overlooked Hannah Nicklin’s prescriptive techniques on world building and storytelling… well I’m embarrassed. But to think of the time I could have saved…
Storytelling and the Andriani Cycle. Marrying Dan Harmon Story Circle with John Truby’s Techniques. A Metamodernist Approach
The Andriani Method Enhanced: A Comprehensive Storytelling Framework with John Truby’s Techniques and Dan Harmon’s Story Circle is a comprehensive guide to crafting compelling stories. …
Violin: A Love Poem to the City of Oranges
Bohemian nights in Valencia where the gypsies shred violins into the coming dark “Rhythmic swells reverberate trough my lungs. The back streets of Valencia. Back street Europe. Romani…
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…
Exploring Earth-Centered Folklore and Contemporary Witchcraft: An Interview with Ani Drina
Have you ever wondered about the stories we tell ourselves? About the myths and legends that haunt our imaginations and draw us closer to the unknown? For Ani…
“Mind Over Matter: How Humanity’s Collective Consciousness Became Their Undoing” — A Speculative Fiction
The MindNet: A Critical Analysis of Humanity’s Greatest Achievement and Ultimate Downfall” is a thought-provoking essay that offers a unique and humorous perspective on the rise and fal…
“Cross-Cultural Mystery: Exploring the Literary Worlds of Edgar Allan Poe and Edogawa Ranpo.” New Course Launching Summer 2023
As a comparative and media scholar, I celebrate the cultural exchange between two of the most prominent writers in the mystery genre, Edgar Allan Poe and Edogawa Ranpo.…
Uncovering the Past from Above: Dr. Sarah Parcak’s Vision for the Future of Archaeology
Uncover the secrets of the past from above with Dr. Sarah Parcak’s groundbreaking book, “Archaeology from Space.” Join us as we explore the future-thinking insights and capitalism…
The Shocking Link Between Shakespeare’s Ides of March and Japan’s Tengu Mythology: You Won’t Believe What We Discovered!
Uncovering the Mysteries of the Ides of March and Tengu no Kakuremino: Insights into Tragedy, Mythology, and Human Nature.
Actor-Network Theory Meets Structuralism: A Powerful Framework for Analyzing Contemporary Social and Cultural Phenomena
In today’s increasingly interconnected world, understanding the complex interplay between actors and structures is more important than ever. By combining the insights of actor-network theory …
Review, Seven Levers for Social Change through Games: From Settlers of Catan to Autonomía Zapatista. Issue 17 of Game Environments Journal
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 Emilia…
Review: This Time it’s for all the Marbles. Social Injustice in Digital Gaming, Issue 17 (2022)
Get ready to level up your understanding of games and social justice with ‘International Solidarity Between Game Workers in the Global North and Global South’! Emil’s insightful a…
Top 10 Game Design and Game-Making Bogs, Books, and Pods
As a game maker and designer, I understand the importance of staying up-to-date with the latest trends and techniques in game design and development. To help my fellow…
From Mythical Fishermen to Space Cowboys: Tracing the Evolution of Japanese Science Fiction in “Urashima Tarō” and “Cowboy Bebop
From Mythical Fishermen to Space Cowboys: Tracing the Evolution of Japanese Science Fiction in “Urashima Tarō” and “Cowboy Bebop
A Post-Oscars Celebration of Michele Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All At Once, and the Dawn of a New Philosophy
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
Flash Poem to Self: “Be confident, not sad sap, sipping quietly in corner bar:” On Writing, Cultivation, and Balancing Art/Mind.
I will be confident — not sad sap, sipping quietly in corner bar. I will be, act, speak with intention. I will be finished, will shop my novel.
The Transformative Power of Grieving: Finding Healing Through Storytelling and Presence in the Bardo’s
I lost my papa recently. And while I never sometimes my father, it was Papa who failed in presence, support, and generosity.
Space Punk Seeks Harmony: A Poem, and Screenplay
I send out little requests into the morning air, Whispers that sail on the cosmic breeze, Hoping they’ll reach the ? up there.
“10 Legendary Chinese Folklore Heroes Who Are Ready to Battle in Your Favorite Video Games”
Get ready to fight alongside Sun Wukong and other iconic heroes from Chinese mythology in these epic video games! If you’re a fan of video games and Chinese…
Experience the New Age of Air Travel:From Gender-Neutral Restrooms to Local Dining, Here’s Why KCI is the Most Inclusive Airport Yet
“The future of air travel is here, and it’s more inclusive than ever before. Kansas City’s new airport sets a new standard for accessibility and diversity.”
Ostara is Icumen In: A Poem
Summer is a wild time of endless gaiety; A lazy, balmy, mild time; of human laxity. Of days with cares abandoned beside a socky shore,…
Saint Onii-san (聖☆おにいさん). Understanding the Japanese Strategy of Syncretism
When we work as anthropologists, especially we media archaeologists, it is central to question our own interpretations as biased at best. Still, there is work to do. Through…
Eulogy
I lost someone close to me last week. One of my parents, to tell you the truth. And while they weren’t exactly a birth parent, they practically raised…
Every Song All at Once. On cultural hegemony and the rise of blended media
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.…
The Mascots that Made Us: From Tony the Tiger, to Pikachu.
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…
How to Tell a Story: It’s time we forget Aristotle
while I’m more than savvy regarding the western dramatic tradition and familiar with the ins and outs of the Poetics, my training is in the Eastern tradition. So…
Don’t Write to the Market: Write Your Story.
Don’t compromise your vision: While feedback and critiques can be helpful, don’t let them compromise your artistic vision. Stay true to your story and your voice.
Poet Alexander Bacchus on Morocco, Marrakech, Accepting Ones Faults, and Living Intentionally
I first met Alex doing research on a local variation of Darija. (Moroccan Arabic). We both managed to find ourselves in Fez, that day, sitting across from one…
Top 10 YouTube Videos for Emerging Poets, In and Outside the Canon: by Non-Western, Non-White Writers
Top 10 YouTube Videos for Emerging Poets by Non-Western, Non-White Writers: “How to Write a Poem” by Warsan Shire “The Art of Storytelling” by Fatimah Asghar “The Powe…
Between the Sun and Us: A Memoir (opening lines)
I couldn’t help but feel like a fraud. Here I was, leaving behind everything I’ve ever known in the hopes of finding something better. But what if I…
How to Write Poetry for Beginners: A Masterclass on Craft, How to Read Poetry, and How to live Poetically
Welcome, aspiring poets! If you have a passion for words and a desire to express yourself through verse, then this e-learning unit on writing poetry is perfect for…
Poetry Clothing: A Poem
I dress my body in lines of verse, each syllable a piece of cloth, a garment woven of words diverse, to hide my nakedness from sloth.
The Five Commandments of Storytelling
1. Inciting Incident The inciting incident destabilizes the protagonist by upsetting the balance of their life for good or for ill. Every inciting incident is either causal (the…
Writing As Therapy, Sure, But Gaming as a “Self-Care” Ritual? Here’s Why
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…
After a 24-Hour Marathon watching The Nightmare Before Christmas, Eating Oreos, and, Reflecting on Mythology… I Write a Children’s Fable.
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…
The Widow’s Call and the Toad: An Interactive Fiction Southern Gothic
Hailed as a journey through grief, isolation, and the human experience, The Widow’s Call and the Toad is a choose-your-own-adventure in which you’re actions drive a plot that…
Feb 6th: Dear Diary, Mew gave birth… Pokemon Birthdays and the art of Media History
It’s February 6th, a day like any other, right? WRONG! On this day, a momentous event occurred in the world of Pokémon. On this day, the world was…
Speaking of Power Plays! Michael Foucault and the Politics of Gaming
These video games provide rich examples of the ways in which power and knowledge operate within different fictional worlds, and offer insight into how these forces shape the…
They Shall Be As Ferching As They Are Deadly: A Reader Responds to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Oh, The Mash-Up Novel and the tedious relationship between Cultural Production and Cultural Preservation. Pride and prejudice and Zombies… is as important as Pride and Prejudice itself? Let…
They Shall Be As Ferching As They Are Deadly: A Reader Responds to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Oh, The Mash-Up Novel and the tedious relationship between Cultural Production and Cultural Preservation. Pride and prejudice and Zombies… is as important as Pride and Prejudice itself? Let…
Video Résumés are Hard
So here it is. I need a job. Rather, I want a job. This is my explanation behind making this goofy video. It’s a start. To tell you…
This Floating Life is but a Dream: Li Bai, Shen Fu, playing The Last of Us, and reflecting on the evanescence of things.
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…
ARE VIDEO GAMES ART?
The question of whether video games are art has been a contentious one, with different perspectives offered by various thinkers in the field of technology and art. #gamestudies…
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