Thought Piece

What Makes or Breaks a Video Game to Screen Adaptation?

By Ore Adeyoola August 5, 2024
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Examining the Evolution and Future of Video Game Adaptations It’s the early nineties, and video games have just experienced a boom in popularity. As two extremely visual mediums, film adaptations of video games felt like a no-brainer. Turning an already extremely popular intellectual property into a blockbuster film should be a guaranteed success, like the…

So Kawaii: Exploring the Pastel Pink Underbelly of the ‘Cute Boom’

By Team G.URL July 6, 2024
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Written by Amelia Masters The word ‘kawaii’ derives from the phrase ‘kao hayushi,’ which translates to ‘one’s face is aglow.’ When I think of the roots of kawaii and ‘cute culture,’ I think of Japan – well, more specifically – Tokyo. Kawaii flourished in post-World War II Japan, where a new generation of the middle…

G.URL, So Confusing: Dismantling Female Rivalry Through Hyperpop

By Annika McCabe July 3, 2024
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Charli XCX & Lorde’s ability to “work it out on the remix” goes beyond the mere squashing of beef, it’s an honest exploration of 21st century female relationships Charli XCX has been largely iconic online since the days of Tumblr in 2014 when her song Boom Clap swept the charts and graced the big screen…

Baldur’s Gate 3 and Sapphic Narratives

By Team G.URL June 11, 2024
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How Baldur’s Gate 3 became a benchmark for sapphic representation in gaming Written by Ciara Wheeler The recent success of indie fantasy RPG title Baldur’s Gate 3 at The Game Awards, BAFTA Game Awards, and other significant accolade ceremonies over the last few months has sent the Triple-A industry into a tailspin. With game developers…

The Met Gala 2024

By Belle Law May 14, 2024
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The Met Gala 2024: Belle Law's Experience and the “Digitine” Phenomenon

A love letter to High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut!

By Team G.URL April 4, 2024
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How “High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut” Redefined Gaming for a Generation Words by Willow Najarro In the heart of every gamer who grew up in the early 2000s, there’s a beat that syncs perfectly with the pulse of the High School Musical franchise. It’s a rhythm infused with the echoes of movie premieres and…

Do We Miss When Animal Crossing Villagers Were Mean to Us?

By Annika McCabe March 19, 2024
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Our repeated nightmares about an angry mole popping up when we don’t save our game can be put to rest. Nowadays, it is unlikely that those involved in the gaming scene wouldn’t be familiar with the name Animal Crossing, a slice-of-life town simulation game which debuted on the Nintendo GameCube in 2001. It made an…

Nintendo’s newest enemy: the 3DS

By Belle Law November 3, 2023
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Say farewell to a classic as Nintendo winds down the beloved 3DS.

The Death of Flash Games

By Ore Adeyoola October 22, 2023
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Exploring the ability to Build Safe Spaces for Girl Gamers – Post Flash If you had a childhood anything like mine, you spent a worrying amount of hours in front of a computer screen, scrolling through hundreds of flash games and virtual worlds. As an introvert, young Oreoluwa filled her needs for social interaction by…

At what point did Social Media become your portfolio?

By Jenny O'Connor October 2, 2023
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From TikTok talent to Instagram aesthetics, how social media’s evolution turned personal profiles into powerful professional portfolios. Scrolling through countless clips of content, culture, and collections led us to not just documenting every second of our lives, but also our working lives. The evolution of social media has undeniably transformed the way we present ourselves…