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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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Clone Hero, More Like Participation Hero
Cover image created in Midjourney using prompt: king gizzard and the lizard wizard When asked to think about participatory elements of my game media text, me having multiple, my mind was immediately drawn to Clone Hero. This game text is fundamentally built upon participatory elements including but not limited to connectivity, multimediality, interpretation and reconfiguration.…
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Ready to Rock ‘n’ Roll
Cover image created by Midjourney using prompt: guitar hero facing off against mario, stylised like a UFC poster Hardcore music in video games is a fairly recent topic of convergence in contemporary history. Peripheral-based music games were rarely commercially successful until Guitar Hero and games alike came along. Guitar Hero reunited bands such as Motorhead and The Sex…