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Greenruhm: The Music Social Network For Musicians and Fans
Greenruhm: The Music Social Network For Musicians and FansGreenruhm is a music social network, where every post is a digital item that fans can buy, sell, and share with their communities.technology
The World of Non-Fungible Tokens: The Future of Value
The World of Non-Fungible Tokens: The Future of ValueExploring NFTs as digital assets representing ownership on blockchain networks, from Beeple's $69.3M sale to CryptoKitties.technology
Among Us: A Game Designer's Perspective
Among Us: A Game Designer's PerspectiveAnalyzing Among Us from a game design lens - examining its mechanics, historical lineage, and what makes it so successful with 60 million daily players.game design
Cat and Mouse Games: A Genre (Game Design)
Cat and Mouse Games: A Genre (Game Design)Exploring what Cat and Mouse games are, why they work as a game genre, and the challenges in developing them.game designOn MasteryThe pursuit of excellence and deliberate practicephilosophy
What I learned from Hacking at Singapore's Largest Student-Run Hackathon
What I learned from Hacking at Singapore's Largest Student-Run HackathonBuilding smart glasses using computer vision to help visually impaired people recognize emotions at HacknRoll 2020, achieving Top 8 placement.technology
Hardcore Games, Kundera's Lightness and Choices
Hardcore Games, Kundera's Lightness and ChoicesGames as a philosophical tool for understanding lightness and weight in our lives, through the lens of Kundera and Nietzsche.philosophy
On Enterprise Blockchain and Education: The Lemons Problem
On Enterprise Blockchain and Education: The Lemons ProblemExploring the gap between blockchain's perceived importance and public understanding of its practical applications beyond cryptocurrency.technology
Book Review: Stoner, John Williams
Book Review: Stoner, John WilliamsA reflection on John Williams' novel about a literature professor's ordinary existence and the question of living a good life.philosophy
Video Games: Grace, Diablo Immortal and Monetization
Video Games: Grace, Diablo Immortal and MonetizationOn nostalgia, monetization, and the soul of gaminggame design