Media
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15th December 2023
Grotesque Women in the Media
The media exert a significant influence on body images. They confirm cultural ideals of beauty, disseminate idealised images and influence social norms and values. This article will focus on how the grotesque, repulsive, obscene body, of all things, can contribute to breaking down such powerful representational conventions and questioning normative ideas of femininity.
1st August 2023
Computer games as empathy machines?
Can computer games make us more empathetic people? This is what the discussion about so-called "empathy games" seems to promise; after all, these games are supposed to promote empathic reactions and altruistic behaviour in real life as well. However, there is also criticism of the pro-empathy discourse. High time to take a closer look at the debate.
11th July 2023
Autism representation in video games
The Auti-Sim video game is one of the first in the history of gaming that allows players to slip into the shoes of an autistic avatar.This blog article shows in what sense this must be considered problematic.