Has it become impossible to catch up with family and friends these days? Have conversations become a real-life meme? FIGURE 1: FRIENDSHIPS BE LIKE, CREATED BY ME.ME, 2019. This meme has become my life lately, trying to find time to spend with my friends and family. I message my family and friends every day, but …
GREEN UP
In collaboration with Kim Marshall, Irene Chen, Claire Roberts and Emma in’t Hout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD_2Z59cxN0&feature=youtu.be Green Up is the brainchild of a group of environmentally conscious Australians. Looking to bring that concept of ‘Clean Up Australia Day’ into a modernised and gamified way that is accessible to everyone. Green Up the app aims to get the …
LETTUCE TURNIP THE BEET
Does anyone else have trouble getting motivated? I know I do! I dress in active wear but can’t seem to be active. I’m sure this is a common occurrence for many people facing self-isolation and if it isn’t please stop reading. IZEA Zombie Run by Ted Murphy (CC BY 2.0) This interactive game Zombie run …
Run like an avatar
When looking into gamification and health I came across Nike Reactland, it was a campaign created in Shanghai to promote Nike React running shoe. Reactland is an interactive game designed for the consumer to experience all the qualities of the React running shoe. Firstly, the player is turned into an avatar, using photos and uploaded …
What does education and gamification have in common?
The words education and gamification are typically not phrased together. They both play a part in reshaping the learning techniques of students and employees. Education has been the same for generations, using textbooks and writing information down was the only way to learn. It is dull and mind-numbing, but it was the only way we …
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Potentialities and risks associated with social media and activism
Briefly outline the content of your podcast and the strategy(s) you adopted in creating it For my podcast I selected the topic of potentialities and risks in social media and activism. After listening to Adam Brown’s SMS podcast about activism I thought it would be a great way to gain more knowledge about the topic …
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Social media and politics
When researching into social media and politics a few positive points come to mind. Politicians can post on social media to give quick updates on elections, it allows them to have free advertising for their campaign. They have a huge voice and can impact people when posting in the media. It allows them to connect …
The use of profile photos and online identity
When you first create an online profile on any social media platform you must ‘sign up’, after you have completed every required field you are faced with the most difficult decision (no, not generating a password with a capital letter, number and occasionally a symbol) your profile photo. This photo must be perfect, it’s the …
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The stress of starting university
When starting a uni degree, every student goes through the motion where they think it’s all too much and they may as well quit! How do they expect us to complete four assignments all due in the same week? I am here to tell you that uni doesn’t have to be stressful, it can be …
About me
When starting this blog, I was lost on what to write about. I think the bestway to start off is to talk about myself. My name is Ashley Webster, I'm currently a student at Deakin Universitystudying Communications and Digital Media. Before staring this course, I was enrolled into a different degree that I thought I …
Wanderess 