Neon-Dystopia

Cyberpunk refers to both a culture and a genre. It's science fiction that features advanced science and technology in an urban, dystopian future. " High-tech. Low life" Cyberpunk is also a culture attitude and a distinct style. Anti-authoritarian, brand-averse, and tech-literate. But what is the reasoning being the mass interest in cyberpunk culture? and how does …

(Non)Space

"The location and time of one's labour becomes a secondary consideration to the task of managing the expectation and or possibly that one is available and willing to work."     - Melissa Gregg, 'Function Creep' Labour and how we conduct it has dramatically changed with the introduction of new technologies into not only the workspace but …

Cyberpunk

  Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction that features advanced science and technology in a dystopian future. On one hand, you have powerful mega-corporations and private security forces, and on the other, you have the dark and gritty underworld of illegal trade, gangs, drugs, and vice. Overall it's science fiction set in a lawless …

Media Space

"A media space is a system that uses integrated video, audio, and computers to allow individuals and groups to work together despite being distributed spatially and temporally"- Barry Wellman Media spaces are constantly changing and evolving. As a young child, I was always involved in the media as my parents worked as film producers. As …

Recollection​

zoning out' in 'isolation'."I remember my entire first-grade class, family, and friends traveling to the headmaster's house to watch the moon landing because he was the only one who owned a tv" -Mum Throughout the interview with my mum, this was one thing I was hoping I would hear. It was such an interesting concept …

Synapse

“Imagine if, for your whole life, you had only been looking through one eye, and then scientists allow you to open up the second eye. All of a sudden you’re not just getting more vision, you’re getting a different dimension, a whole new perspective.” How cool would it be if we could also open up …

Seeing through the Persona

  Social media was developed for connection, it allows people to share information through creation. Which is precisely why celebrities use social media to connect with their audiences. This simple insight into their desired lives makes people believe they have gained a once unattainable connection to their favorite celebrity. Take twitter for example, you see …

Is Closed Source becoming a Ghost?

  User empowerment has become a common point of topic when talking about content production and control. And in turn with the rise of audience participation has come about the discussion of open and closed source technology. Open source is software available for the general public to use and modify from its original design free of …

Transmedia Suicide

Suicide squad was one of the most anticipated movies of 2016 but sadly came as a massive disappointment to audiences for the production and content quality. Lucky for the movie studio it wasn't the movie that made the revenue. It was the merchandise that accompanied it. Even though the movie wasn't a success, some of the …

Originality is Dead

After years of continual updates and campaigns for the ethical and legal implications of intellectual property and copyright issues, the system has veered away from its original purpose. Commonly our deep-rooted commitments to promoting free speech and creativity/ innovation seem to disappear as soon as someone mentions that it could be 'infringement' or 'copyrighted'. Meaning that …