Online Communities & Gaming

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (407+ words) Most of the time we’re joking in that particular “lol” language of the internet, where everything is exaggerated until it’s not. But reading The Cut's recent essay about becoming "addicted" to Heated Rivalry fanfiction made me wonder why the language…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (177+ words) I want to make her fantasy come to life, but it kind of turns me off. Still, I tried out her scenes a couple of times, and I think she was pretty disappointed that I couldn’t really get into it....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (697+ words) Hello! I'm an otaku with a history as long as Conan's. ……Or so I'd like to say, but since Conan is still ongoing, that's not quite right. Anyway, before I knew it, I've been an otaku for over 30 years. I…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (251+ words) Memiliki minat tinggi terhadap sastra Lost in Translation: When Fandom Jargon Confuses the Normie World The Secret Codes of the Internet Generation For people who are familiar with these terms, the meaning is obvious. But for someone outside the fandom,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (445+ words) Toy World Magazine Exclusive: Hasbro on the importance of fandom culture Marianne James, Senior Vice President, Global Licensing at Hasbro, tells Toy World readers how Hasbro is driving growth by utilising fandom culture. Magic: The Gathering demonstrates how modern fandom…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (746+ words) Everybody is a fan of something: movies, books, bands, games and teams. It becomes a hobby, a lifestyle, a piece of self-identity. With every fan base comes a stereotype about them. Football fans are passionate; they never miss a game,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (491+ words) By Reigha Weaver | Arts & Life Writer As the sound of screaming girls fill a giant arena, parents shake their heads and self-proclaimed grownups laugh. These crazed fangirls only have a certain portrait painted of them: one of ditsy, head-in-the-clouds ridiculousness....