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nicholasandriani · 1 year ago
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Inspiration: Bryce Mattie. Exploring the Pioneering Work of a Media Scholar and Games Studies Expert + TEDx Talk on the Activism of Play
Brilliant mind, game scholar, and media critic, I first encountered Mattie Bryce by way of a games and the environment course I was building for a summer camp centered around “Games and You.” In the dynamic world of media studies and game analysis, few voices have made as significant an impact as Bryce Mattie. With a deep passion for dissecting the intersections of media, culture, and digital…
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blueskittlesart · 6 months ago
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hello! im pretty sure the reason dgs herlock isnt called sholmes is because he wasnt public domain yet so i assume they couldnt get all the necessary rights!
that’s what i assumed too when the localization was announced but like shouldn’t tobias gregson, enoch drebber, selden, etc have theoretically also had that rule applied to them??? why were certain borrowed characters left completely unchanged and others localized Like That. not that i pretend to understand international copyright law or whatever the hell the conan doyle estate is doing at any given time but that seems weird to me lmao
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codeandcanvas · 3 months ago
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Getting really into Destiny 2 lately, and so far, it has been a blast.
The music, the artwork, the lore, is just right: a well‑designed world with well‑designed elements, all fitting together.
And you know what? Playing a game mostly played by dads and moms is a relief: maybe, after all, there is hope for adult media offering mature entertainment through its themes, rather than its visuals and scenes.
A ‘complete package’ in what I would call recreational (electronic) media (after the Irem rebranded meaning) has always interested me the most: a solid art direction is invisible, because it makes a thing complete. Roleplaying games, tabletop games, video games. Nerd stuff.
Incidentally, on the topic of video games, I have been looking for ways to get into R-Type (finding archived manuals has been fun) and a variation of Mega Man as well, but that is one of those slower processes.
Slower processes are slow because if you try to speed them up, they end up consuming so much energy at once, you are basically incinerating yourself. I prefer catalyzing at room temperature.
So far, I am enjoying my summer break quite a bit.
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quillheel · 6 months ago
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─  romantic gestures.   bold what applies to your muse , italicize if there's potential / it depends.
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holding hands · buying flowers · cooking · cuddles · writing a poem / song · holding door open · tying shoe laces · sharing a milkshake with two straws · offering their jacket when it's cold · kissing in the rain · publicly confessing love · long walks at the beach · doing the titanic pose on a boat · taking cute pictures in a photo booth · sharing a taxi / uber · kissing the back of their hand · slow dancing · getting tickets of their favorite artist / sports team / other · introducing them to your parents · lighting candles · flower petals on bed · love letters · star gazing · brushing / doing their hair · picnics · teaching them to play an instrument / sport while gently guiding their hands · compliments · late night drives · taking selfies together · drawing them · self-made gifts · massages · proposing with a family heirloom ring · lending them your favorite book to read · paying for dinner / coffee · mixtapes / playlists · surprise birthday parties · feeding them · handing them keys to your apartment · making space in drawer for their clothes when they stay over · sharing a blanket · couple costumes · tucking a hair strand behind their ear · running after them at the airport / keeping them from leaving · moving cities to be together · blowing a kiss · breakfast in bed · defending them in a fight (verbally / physically) · joint bubble baths · dropping the L-bomb ("i love you") · dedicating a song at the karaoke bar to them · wearing their clothes · yawning before putting an arm around them while watching a movie · granting them the last bite (from meal)
tagged by: stolen from @infog <3 I legally HAD to tagging: @tenebriism @braveryhearted @autonomousxselves @fantomevoleur @musesofthesun @pluviacuratio @tendercoded / @manebloom / @lncanting @cozyfarms @deiscension @shadowedresolve @sakuaxe @lovlorne @leuvspell @adoranoia and you!!!! ( multi's, decide as you please! )
#toshiro kasukabe i love you so so so so so bad i WISH i had ships w u u mean the world to me#HE DRIVES ME INSANEEEEEEEEE im obsessed with him. toshiro struggles alot w expressing attraction in public bc of the conditions that he-#-was raised under where he had endless amounts of pressure put on him to conform to a standard and stay in the shadow of his father from a-#-very young age which means even postgame he struggles to get himself to do these things esp when they wouldnt be socially ok to do unless-#-you were dating the person u were doing it with but still caring abt his partner SOSOSOSOSSO much it's agonizing and how he'd fight with-#-himself to genuinely and directly express his feelings and not be controlled by fear postgame and how even pregame he'd still try to-#-figure something out to express it even in the minutest sense and how much his experiences form and embolden and disquiet him and GODDD#the way he'd consider a love letter to be albeit cheesy the most romantic thing he could do for a person bc it communicates his feelings-#-for them so directly and in a written form which he is so trained to think of in the danger it could bring bc its Physical ANYONE can-#-read it but still choosing to Write It Down like a kind of permanence and the way part of that is bc of him getting a secret admirer's-#-love letter when he was young and getting so so infatuated with the concept and finding that writing things down to be such a good way-#-to figure out his thoughts n feelings even if he always burned them after and how he'd want to do that for his partner/romantic interest-#-and how he finds to articulate his feeling through action and Giving rather than verbally when the articulate struggles so he instead-#-says it in the way he helps sb he loves learn an instrument or a skill n guides them and helps them and the way he'd guide the fingers#TOSHIROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO KASUKABEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE u need a partner SO BAD i love u sm#MUSE / Toshiro Kasukabe#STUDY / Toshiro Kasukabe#GAMES / Toshiro Kasukabe#SHIPPING / Toshiro Kasukabe#━ ♔ on such longing i couldn’t spit out : shipping.#━ ♔ shielding your eyes from the bright noon-light : studies.#p5 //#p5t //#food ment //#━ ♔ the world grows green again when you smile : games.
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petri-k0or · 2 months ago
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Random shitpost I swear people who fight over pjsk ships or say shit like "WxS better 😙" in virtual shows are annoying as hell and insufferable like seriously fight about it on TikTok or smth 💀 you're acting like you're 12 lmfao
(read story in tags bc i dont feel like writing s whole lot)
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melodraca · 2 months ago
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first years talk at a normal volume challenge (impossible)
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girlitfeelsgood · 2 months ago
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Whoever designed my new local library is not seeing heaven
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an-autistic-with-personhood · 3 months ago
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Found this at a cafe/used bookstore and I thought the tumblrinas would appreciate it
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Whumpers, what are your earliest memories?
Mine is from when I was about two or three. I was in a stroller, at my cousin’s Irish dancing recital. After the recital, my aunts were talking down to me in the stroller, and to each other. I was experiencing extreme anxiety because I couldn’t understand what they were saying, when I felt I should have been able to communicate with them like they were communicating with each other. I was also very tired and dazed. I did not cry though… I probably looked normal on the outside.
I also remember when I was about four or five, I went to the beach with my dad and one of his friends. I somehow found my way onto the dock, planted my little rear end on a jet ski, untethered it from the dock, and started floating into the sunset. There was an old lady lounging in a donut inflatable out some way; she said something to me, but I couldn’t understand what she said, despite trying really hard. I’m assuming it was something along the lines of “Oh my god get off that jet ski you’re going to fucking DIE, kid,” but again… couldn’t understand a word of what she said, and got frustrated because she was speaking English (without an accent) and I should know how to understand adults speaking English to me.
At this point, my dad is yelling at me from across the water, and a young lifeguard drags the jet ski back. On land, my dad lectured at me very harshly as he led me back to the car. I didn’t know I had done anything wrong, and was very confused. At some point this guy starts quoting the Bible at me, and the only thing I could pick out were the words (spoken very emphatically), “Your days are numbered.”
“My days are numbered?” cue a vivid mental image of a calendar, with dates listed for every day of the week, “What does that mean?” Later on I figured out this was the Bible’s way of referencing death at God’s hand which just made me even more confused as to what I did, until at age thirteen, I figured out, “Oh a baby who can’t swim floating on a jet ski is terrifying, actually.”
Tagging: @kaleidoscopr @redd956 @hereissomething @astudyinpanda @c0ldbrains @straight-to-the-pain
#tag game lol#I had a thing with not understanding people very well (or at all) as a child idk if that’s normal kid stuff or what lol#Like you know how in dreams people’s speech is a blur? That was how I (mostly) interacted with the world from ages two to six#My best friend at the time would talk to me a lot (she was a couple years younger) and she was still partly in the “babbling” phase#and couldn’t speak clearly at all#so I just kind of nodded and went along with it despite having no idea what the hell she just said#Which I continued to do with everyone else into adulthood; as soon as someone talks to me I zone out whether I want to or not lol#My life has been a perpetual cycle of: “Why can’t I do that; am I stupid or something?” > studying it intensely > excelling at it#Like humor. No one laughed at my jokes in my first year of public school; so I watched what made people tick…#By the time junior year online English class rolled around I had the teachers and students in stitches almost constantly#Likewise with understanding people: I zone out all the time; but I can quickly replay what I heard in my head and ask a question to verify#if that’s what they said; then give an appropriate response to it#Basically I repeat 70% of what people say to me during conversation to make sure I’m not missing anything#As a result I’m now pretty good at figuring out what people are saying if there are language barriers or speech abnormalities involved#But do NOT give me verbal directions; I can and will forget them the instant you walk away
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ultfan · 7 months ago
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NSFW PREFERENCES
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bold   —   always  applies. italic   —   sometimes  applies. strike  —   never  applies  /  hard  limit.
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—    INCLINATION    /   HABITS.  is  submissive  |  is  dominant  |  prefers  to  top  |  prefers  to  bottom  | likes  to  switch  | identifies  as  heterosexual | identifies  as  homosexual  | identifies  as  bisexual  |  identifies  as  pansexual  |  identifies  as  demisexual  |  identifies  as  asexual |  enjoys  sex  with  men  |  enjoys  sex  with  women  |  enjoys  sex  with  aliens  |   enjoys  sex  with  androids  |   enjoys  sex  with  monsters  |   enjoys  sex  with  any  sex  /  gender  |  enjoys  sex  with  multiple  people  at  once  |  initiates  |  waits  for  partner  to  initiate  |  spits   |  swallows  |  prefers  sex  in  the  morning  | prefers  sex  at  night  |  will  have  sex  anytime  |  no  sex  drive  | low  sex  drive  |  average  sex  drive (when medicated)  |  high  sex  drive  |  hypersexual (when not medicated) |  fluctuating  sex  drive.
—   BODY   /    APPEARANCE.  small  build  |  medium  build  | athletic  build  |  muscular  build  |  curvy  build |  voluptuous  build  | wears  boxers  |  wears  briefs  |  wears  lingerie  |  goes  ‘ commando ’ |  shaves / waxes | manscapes  |  doesn’t  shave / wax  | cup  size  a – c   | cup  size  d – f  |  1 – 5"  in  length  | 6 – 9″  in  length  |  10”  or  over  in  length.
—   SOUNDS.  is  silent / makes  little  to  no  sounds  |  is  very  quiet  |  is  very  loud  |  grows  in  volume  over  time  | bites hand / partner / pillow  to  muffle  themselves  | calls  out  partner’s  name  |  curses  |  growls  |  fakes / exaggerates |  prefers  a  quiet  partner | prefers  a  loud / appropriately  vocal  partner  |  prefers  a  responsive  partner  |  no preference towards partner’s volume  |  is  turned  on  by  dirty  talk  | is  turned  off  by  dirty  talk. (depends how cringe it is)
—    TURN  ONS    /    KINKS.   having  their  hands  pinned |  pinning  their  partner’s  hands  |  having  their  hair  pulled  |  pulling  their  partner’s  hair  |  being  watched  ( by  their  partner )  |  being  watched  ( by  a  third  party )  |  watching their partner  |  receiving  oral  |  giving  oral  |  calling  their  partner  ‘ daddy ’  |  being  called  ‘ daddy ’  |  calling  their  partner  ‘ mommy ‘ |  being  called  ‘ mommy ‘ |  calling  their  partner  ‘ master ‘ |  being  called  ‘ master ‘  |  calling  their  partner  ‘ mistress ‘ |  being  called  ‘ mistress ‘ |  giving praise |  receiving praise  |  biting / marking  |  being  bitten  /  marked |  spanking  |  being  spanked |  teasing  | being teased  | having  toys  used  on  them  |  using  toys  on  their  partner |  giving anal  |  receiving  anal  |  choking  |  being  choked  |  dirty  talk  |  being  tied  up  | tying  their  partner  up | being  worshiped  |  worshiping  their  partner  |  humiliating  |   being  humiliated  |  degrading  | being  degraded | being  pegged |  pegging  their  partner  | being  edged | edging | age gap  |  anonymous  sex |  blood  play  |  breeding  |  chastity devices  | clothed / partially clothed  |  condoms  |  deep - throating  |  gun  play  |  intercrural sex  |  knife  play  | lingerie | nipple  play  |  orgasm  denial  |  overstimulation  |  pregnancy  |  public  sex  |  rimming |  roleplay  |  sadism / masochism  | size  difference  |  squirting.
—    PLACES.   airplane  |  alleyway  |  bath  |  beach  |  bedroom |  boat  | bus |  car |  cathedral / church  |  cemetery  | closet |  concert  |  dressing room  |  elevator  |  empty or abandoned building  |  field  |  forest  |  gym  |  home bathroom  | hospital |  kitchen  |  library  |  movie  theatre  |  museum  |  ocean  |  parking lot  |  planetarium  |  pool  |  public bathroom  |  rooftop  |  school  |  sex  club  |  shower  |  tent  |  terrace  | train |  workplace.
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raylangivins · 2 years ago
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Not that miss swift is necessarily responsible for her fans being batshit insane but I think if you make hiding little clues in your work part of your brand and your music, you are bringing speculation upon yourself regardless of what kind of privacy you deserve as a person.
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goldrushseason · 1 year ago
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haiiii :3
with my final fall semester around the corner, i joined tumblr in order to document everything. i want to make the most of my final year of university (because it's come around way too quickly) and honestly girlblog... life is too short to not do the things i'm scared people will judge me for!!!
to stay mysterious, i'm em and i am studying history and hopefully will stay in education by becoming the teacher hehe
but as a quick intro post, you'll find me keeping this as either a digital journal or trying way too hard to keep this aesthetically pleasing
see you sooooooon <3
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crowempress · 1 year ago
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Getting my learners license on Monday and agreed to do driving lessons so my little reward to myself for being so brave is finally buying Baldurs Gate 3 :] <3
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codeandcanvas · 3 months ago
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Since I got my feed‑server up and running again (which means I also got my feed reader apps pointing to this main hub), I am now tuned back into what the design and art world is doing, above a certain threshold of notability of course (for the cool stuff I still need to dig into it, talk to people directly, you know, get a connection; magazines and websites can’t reasonably be expected to allocate resources to writing articles for single‑digit audiences).
There is a new short series on ARTE called “Change by Design”, which you can check out here. I will watch it later as well. It seems to revolve around sustainable products, so I know the products are not for everyone, for various reasons.
I personally like to keep that connection I have made last year to the arts and crafts community, during a seminar for my alma mater’s alumni about what we call “Kunsthandwerk”.
Bonus: “Typographic Video Gaming”, an episode from the series “Art of Gaming”, also on ARTE.
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yakny · 1 year ago
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they are in my heart always ( ☆ ´⌓` ☆ )ブ♥
#wips#colored explorations‚ studies‚ and experiments#LN#THE FIRES ARE REACHING US#the north siblings#louie#agata#i know them being siblings is still my au but the way they interact in the actual game makes me fucking lose it. they're HILARIOUS 😭😭😭:#agata: *rallying the people into her Allied Army and giving a grim BUT emotional speech about protecting Harrod City until her last breath*#louie: *popping out from her crowd seemingly ''out of nowhere''‚ in a room i imagine is not so big* I HAVE A QUESTION.#agata‚ somehow still taken aback and surprised at seeing him: LOUIE?!?!?! why are YOU here?#louie: heard news about an alliance and wanted to join but before me and my comrades join you: . . .#how are you planning to treat the north kingdom's monarchy and the inactions of its current king?#agata: if the monarchy‚ who's supposed to protect its people‚ DOESN'T protect its people then FUCK THE MONARCHY! WE DO THE PROTECTING NOW!#louie‚ walking to stand by her: say no more‚ I'M IN. *turning to the alliance* EVERYONE! We can no longer trust the monarchy!#ASHDFJGKHLLADJSF!!!#who's doing it like them in this game??? WHO 😭😭😭?!?! also: what was he going to do if agata decided to still listen to the king‚ LEAVE???!#BOY‚ IF YOU DONT STOP OCCULTING VITAL INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC MASSES—! ashdfjgj#The LN game peaked with the absurdity of their characters. they're idiots‚ your honor... please let me dissect them 🫰🥺#(sorry. i have so many thoughts about them. this story hasn't even arrived to the english server. i got it from the chinese wiki.#because i doubt we will ever get agata's lifetime suit and at this point im tired of waiting 😔)
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notdrifting · 2 years ago
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WHAT IS PECULIAR ABOUT YOUR SOUL?
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Alluring 
It draws attention from every corner of the ether... People come from far and wide to marvel at it. Statues, clay figurines, portraits are made in its likeness... Songs are written of its beauty and splendor. Every day it is greeted by hoards of ceaseless, staring eyes. Every day it is treated with visits from its enamored guest. You try with all your might to communicate with them. To engage with them. To be more to them than an object on display- unthinking, unfeeling. They can not hear you.
tagged by: @empirelead​ ty!!
tagging: @bladedhunter ; @shinobinvku ; @multiipl ; @bendingmuses ; @fearbend ; @foppishmuses ; @xhatake ; @tiantii​ + anyone who sees this !!
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