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2026

Silksong and Difficult Games: A Typology of Game Fandom original ↗

28 Jan 2026

2025

The Problem with Vibe Coding original ↗

12 Nov 2025

Media Studies 2.0 original ↗

29 Oct 2025

Representation of Fandom in Kpop Demon Hunters original ↗

15 Sept 2025

On Kawaii Bling and Selling Cuteness original ↗

25 Jul 2025

Date Everything! and our Parasocial Relationships with Things original ↗

6 Jul 2025

Chatbots, for Better or Worse original ↗

16 May 2025

Wanderstop, Cozy Games and Dealing with Trauma original ↗

16 Apr 2025

Virtual Ethnography in the Age of Algorithms and AI original ↗

7 Mar 2025

How Social Media Lost its Charm original ↗

1 Feb 2025

2024

Transmedia Trends 2024: Commercialization of Fandom, Franchises and Content Adaptation original ↗

18 Dec 2024

Challenges of Transmedia Storytelling original ↗

21 Nov 2024

Friendship in J-RPG Sea of Stars original ↗

4 Oct 2024

Media in the Age of Vibes original ↗

13 Sept 2024

Podcast Fandom original ↗

23 Feb 2024

2023

Transmedia Trends 2023: Originality, Immersion and Personalization original ↗

20 Dec 2023

Character.ai and Chatbots as the Next Step in Fandom original ↗

29 Nov 2023

The Joy of Repetition in Fan Cultures original ↗

6 Sept 2023

Indie Game A Short Hike’s View of Nature original ↗

23 Aug 2023

TikTok and Fandom original ↗

3 Jul 2023

On Generative Fan Art original ↗

2 Jun 2023

2022

Transmedia Trends 2022: Creator Economy, Generative AI and Fan Engagement original ↗

30 Dec 2022

Digital Fashion and New Online Aesthetics original ↗

6 Nov 2022

Reality Privilege and the Metaverse original ↗

8 Oct 2022

The True Secret of Monkey Island, or Commodified Piracy original ↗

25 Sept 2022

Lost Media, and the Secrets of Digital Culture original ↗

3 Sept 2022

VTubers, NFT Avatars and the New Data-Driven Characters original ↗

10 Jun 2022

The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe and the Meaning of the Bucket original ↗

16 May 2022

2021

Transmedia Trends 2021: Metaverse, NFT and Endless Entertainment original ↗

17 Dec 2021

Ecogames and Climate Awareness original ↗

9 Nov 2021

Life after PhD: Podcast and Resources original ↗

22 Oct 2021

Wholesome and Cozy Games original ↗

25 Jul 2021

Cosplay on TikTok original ↗

18 Jun 2021

Sustainable Fandom original ↗

28 Mar 2021

NFT, Digital Art and Value original ↗

18 Mar 2021

Beauty and Melancholy in Indie Game Gris original ↗

22 Feb 2021

2020

Transmedia Trends 2020: Lockdown Entertainment, Virtual Tours & Fans original ↗

17 Dec 2020

Art, Game Design and the Ending of The Witness original ↗

8 Nov 2020

Material Fandom and Why Fans Love Things original ↗

14 Oct 2020

COVID-19 and Virtual Fans during Matches original ↗

24 Jul 2020

The Real Horror Story in Walking Sim Gone Home original ↗

21 Jun 2020

Technology and the Significance of Heidegger in Final Fantasy 7 original ↗

29 Apr 2020

Virtual Conventions and Other Trends original ↗

1 Apr 2020

Tips for Lecturers and Scholars in COVID-19 shift original ↗

19 Mar 2020

Abzu as a Creation myth original ↗

27 Feb 2020

Is AI Dungeon the Future of Literature?original ↗

20 Jan 2020

Death Stranding’s Symbolism and Ending Explained original ↗

2 Jan 2020

2019

Transmedia Trends 2019: Business, Characters, Streaming and AI original ↗

22 Dec 2019

The Meaning of “Likes”, and of Instagram Hiding Them original ↗

3 Dec 2019

An Introduction to Character Studies original ↗

10 Nov 2019

Music and Affect in Sayonara Wild Hearts original ↗

2 Oct 2019

Fan Materiality and Affect: Interview with Henry Jenkins original ↗

1 Oct 2019

Warm Data and Cold Data original ↗

10 Sept 2019

Automation and Artificial Intelligence – A Reading List original ↗

5 Sept 2019

Worldcon 2019 – Insights on Fandom and Technology original ↗

28 Aug 2019

The Many Endings of The Stanley Parable and its Hidden Female Narrator original ↗

10 Aug 2019

How the Rise of Netflix Cancellations Sparks Fan Activism original ↗

9 Aug 2019

The Grand Budapest, Media Tourism and Fictional TripAdvisor Pages original ↗

24 Jul 2019

The Problems of Platforms like Uber that Act as Media Production Companies original ↗

29 Jun 2019

Play or Exploitation? How Entertainment Companies Use Your Data for Surveillance Capitalism original ↗

20 Jun 2019

Why do Game of Thrones Fans Care so Much about the Ending?original ↗

25 May 2019

Archives, Trauma and Memory in Oxenfree original ↗

15 May 2019

Representations of Aging in Old Man’s Journey, Catherine and Lieve Oma original ↗

28 Apr 2019

“Transmedia Exclusion” or Several Times Transmedia Storytelling Got it Horribly Wrong original ↗

26 Apr 2019

Affect and Technology in Fandom/Comic Studies original ↗

31 Mar 2019

How Do You Create Fans?original ↗

14 Mar 2019

5 Examples of Machine Bias and Flawed Algorithms original ↗

11 Jan 2019

2018

The New Tumblr Algorithm, and the Relationship between Platforms, Adult Content and Fandom original ↗

5 Dec 2018

The Myths, Challenges and Opportunities of Blockchain from an STS perspective original ↗

10 Nov 2018

How Deltarune Rewrites the Time Line of Undertale original ↗

3 Nov 2018

Lil Miquela, Lightning and Other Virtual influencers original ↗

15 Oct 2018

The “Alter-economy” of Blockchain and Affect in Massumi’s 99 Theses on the Revaluation of Value original ↗

15 Sept 2018

Anime and Cosplay on the Blockchain original ↗

11 Sept 2018

Why Games like Night in the Woods Deprive You of Choice original ↗

25 Jul 2018

Why Players Empathize with Cubes in Thomas was Alone original ↗

15 Jul 2018

A Typology of Fantrepreneurs and also, a Definition of this Phenomenon original ↗

6 Jul 2018

How To The Moon Creates Storytelling through Objects original ↗

4 Jun 2018

Twitch and the Real-Time Fandom of DnD and Doctor Who original ↗

1 Jun 2018

How You Can Read A Character Through Costume Design in SF and Superhero Films original ↗

12 May 2018

Precarious Labor in Creative Business and Fandom original ↗

5 Apr 2018

Time and Memory in Final Fantasy VIII original ↗

29 Jan 2018

Fan Fashion, or How Creative Designers Appropriate Pop-Culture original ↗

24 Jan 2018

The Last Jedi and its Divided Fandom original ↗

10 Jan 2018

2017

AI-Driven Fandom: Harry Potter Botfic, Chatbot Celebrities and the Future original ↗

29 Dec 2017

5 Innovative, Interactive Experiences Worth Your Time original ↗

2 Dec 2017

Creating Value in a Fan-Centric Economy original ↗

20 Nov 2017

Innovating the Music Industry: Fan Rewards & Cryptocurrency original ↗

12 Nov 2017

The True Meaning of The Last Guardian is Symbolized in the Magical Tattoos original ↗

1 Jan 2017

2016

[Review] Playful and blended learning at OEB16 original ↗

5 Dec 2016

The Meaning of The Island in Art Game Dear Esther original ↗

20 Mar 2016

An Interpretation of Magic and Reality in the Platform Game Contrast original ↗

26 Feb 2016

2015

Research Trends at the European Fan Cultures Conference original ↗

15 Nov 2015

8 Important Insights about Studying Audiences from the Fan Studies Network Conference original ↗

29 Jun 2015

What Local Exhibitions Tell You About Music Fans original ↗

31 May 2015

Lessons learned from A Creator’s Guide to Transmedia Storytelling original ↗

22 Apr 2015

First Edition of Dutch Comic Con is a Success!original ↗

29 Mar 2015

Who is the Expert in a Participatory Culture? The Opening of the New Research Centre MACCH original ↗

23 Mar 2015

Engage! The Second Edition of The Dutch Imagicon original ↗

23 Mar 2015

New Publications on Game Love & Fandom original ↗

15 Mar 2015

Taking the Hogwarts Express to Harry Potter: The Exhibition original ↗

2 Mar 2015