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Autoethnography Hero: Legends of Twitch
Image created by Midjourney using prompt: university of Wollongong if it were a music festival Throughout this semester as apart of BCM 241, I’ve been exploring the media niche of hardcore and metal music video games, and the investigating commonalities participants share with fans of hardcore and metal music. To do this, my DA consisted…
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We Streamin’ and We TikTokin’
Cover image created in Midjourney using prompt: a lava lamp doing a twitch stream Second stream, another highlights reel. This week, I aimed to implement some new ethnographic techniques in my content proliferation; mapping, narrowing, exploring and contextualising. Mapping In order to further understand the workings of my platforms and niche, I went back to…
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Pump Up The Generation
Cover image created by Midjourney using prompt: a map of guitars and video games. Time flies when you’re having fun! I’ve done my second stream for the semester and the more I’m creating, the more I’m getting into a better groove of how things are conducted, shared and embraced by my niche and the Twitch…
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Yo Bro This Remix (Proliferation) is FIRE
Cover image created using Midjourney using prompt: gamer at computer, flames surrounding From the ideation of my DA, I knew what I wanted to do, but not necessarily what I was getting myself into. Throughout this phase of proliferation, I’ve implemented ethnographic skills and identified areas of concern that need alteration in my content. By…
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The Kai from Twitch Era
Cover image created by Midjourney using prompt: twitch gaming livesteam set up, graffit art style This week marked my first ever livestream on Twitch! Overall, I had a really enjoyable experience playing and chatting with strangers and friends, I discussed my research and received some hot tips from viewers on the game and how to…
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Making it Pitch Perfect
Cover image created using Midjourney using prompt: hardcore rock, graffiti art style Now that our pitch is done, what do we do now? Provide critical feedback on other students’ pitches of course! I’ve provided feedback on Coby and Julia’s pitches with the aim of self-reflecting upon my pitch in an autoethnographic approach. Julia’s Pitch What…
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Hardcore in Video Games? Say Less!
Cover image created using Midjourney using prompts: Punks playing video games My digital artefact is examining Hardcore Music in Video Games, and analysing fan behaviours, characteristics and motivations within the niche. My goal for this project is to further understand the convergence of the two respective media formats and observe commonalities between fan behaviours, attitudes…
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Hardcore Music in Video Games – Where to Go From Here?
Cover image generated using Midjourney using prompt: demon of rock Since my last blog post, I’ve made an adjustment to my media niche. Rather than focusing on hardcore in an Australian context, I will be shifting towards hardcore music in video games, examining fan bases mostly on Twitch and Reddit, and traits seen within the…