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Megablockbusters: A societal forum for the negotiation of social values
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Can’t live with social media, can’t live without it
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Illegal streaming holds the media industry in check
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Netflix’s Bandersnatch: the beginning of embedded content interfaces
Netflix's interactive film 'Bandersnatch' could set the trend for embedded content interfaces in films and shows.
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Peak social
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Will local-multiplayer survive in the video game industry?
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Meaningful entertainment in the digital age
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Taking games to the cloud
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The medium is (liable for) the message
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Spoiler culture
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Is the next wave of influencers digital?
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The future of social media
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The return of hermeneutics
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The quitters of open societies
What happens when we no longer play a common game
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When images matter more than reality
A reflection on Vilém Flusser's philosophy of photography in the age of social media
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Knit’s Island and the future of the metaverse
An immersive and fascinating documentary about life in a virtual world
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Another piece on Barbenheimer
On the cultural significance of summer blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer
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FreedomLab Selects: Metroid Prime Remastered
An adventurous and immersive journey to overcome an alienated world and yourself
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De-influencers or re-influencers?
Criticism of consumer society is of all ages, but now it’s coming from an unexpected corner.
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How Weirdcore and Y2K aesthetics took over TikTok in times of despair
What style reveals regarding playful nihilism, emotional spending, and dread
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To cyberspace and beyond
How the cyborg movies of the ‘90s made us fantasize about mind uploading, sentient AI and immortality.
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How will the metaverse and web3 influence social media?
Brace yourself, the 2D newsfeeds gracing our screens might soon be part of internet history.
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The fragmentation of social media
When Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian are starting to revolt, you know Instagram is getting into trouble...
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