Understanding how we perceive AI-generated content is not only new and exciting. It is urgent. As students and scholars of digital culture, we should develop an empirically grounded understanding of this new mode of discourse.
Understanding how we perceive AI-generated content is not only new and exciting. It is urgent. As students and scholars of digital culture, we should develop an empirically grounded understanding of this new mode of discourse.
This article analyses how YouTuber Michelle Choi "writes" her digital autobiography online by looking at how she communicates with her audience and her online identity. Through her videos, Choi authorises shared memories with her viewers.
"Barca Nostra" by Büchel is the display of a ship that sank between Libya and the Italian island Lampedusa in 2015. In its sinkage, many migrants died. Does its confronting, decontextualised display incite meaningful discussions as intended?
The interactive Dismaland art project by Banksy that parodied the theme park experience was a critical success. But, can it also be considered as an example of an antagonistic, participatory artwork?
Kessel's antagonistic, participatory 'Destroy My Face' installation invited users of skate hall Pier 18 to destroy AI-generated portraits of people with plastic surgery. This resulted in a different kind of participation than intended.
Spotify Wrapped is fun. But what if there’s more to it than just fun? What if the Spotify Wrapped tradition tells us something about contemporary online culture, about the influence of tech companies, and - ultimately - about ourselves?
The Sudokus from Cracking the Cryptic have taken up a significant portion of my and my father's conversations. What makes these Sudokus so exciting and how do they contribute to the unique connection between my dad and me?
This paper explores and explains Transmedia as a concept while using the Star Trek franchise as a case study. Focus will be drawn towards Star Trek Lower Decks, the franchises’ latest iteration.
The film industry has changed drastically during COVID-19. The pandemic has changed both streaming services and cinemas. Personalization and oligopoly are the keywords in this. How does this reflect society? Find out by clicking this article.
Blizzard Entertainment an online game company made the controversial decision to ban a professional gamer for making his political stance towards Hong Kong known, now their own fictional character is becoming the mascot of the movement, how?.
The Disney Castle is widely known image. But how does it function as a sign?What does it signify to whom? And what can we say about the variety of Disney Castles? This paper goes into all of that and more, including the history behind this icon.
Commercialization of feminism and postfeminism are movements that are interrelated and can be understood as new, ‘sexier’ variations on the traditional feminism. This commercialization of feminism can have major negative consequences for women.
Girlfriendreviews combines journalistic functions of entertainment and information not unlike a satirical news show. However it does this in a niched fashion thus showing of polycentricity in online culture.
