Virtual Reality

Failure to communicate: Disconnect in the 21st century

October 5, 2022 by

Min Seo Riu takes a digital pen to paper to consider how technology has influenced modern communication and relationships.
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BeReal is the False Heir of Social Media and Casual Authenticity

September 29, 2022 by

Melody Chen contemplates BeReal's innate contradiction: a social media app claiming devotion to authenticity.
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Big Brother and Black Boxes: Uncovering Human Bias in Automated Inventions

May 19, 2022 by

Melody Chen investigates the unforeseen, and often unnoticed, human biases that have wormed their way into today's AI.
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No, I’m Not Mad At You.

May 5, 2022 by

Talia Smith examines the gendered emotional expression of exclamation points (or lack thereof).
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I Have a Digital Bridge To Sell You

April 7, 2022 by

Blake McQuilkin discusses the newest nonsense to grace our digital landscape: NFTs.
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Black Beauty and Fashion Creators on Digital Platforms

February 17, 2022 by

Robyn Violanda explores the contributions and lack of recognition for Black content creators on social media platforms like TikTok.
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Stories from Storke: Return to Virtual Learning

January 27, 2022 by

The Opinion Staff reflects on another quarter of virtual learning.
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Why Isn’t UCSB Verified on Instagram?

November 8, 2021 by

Reese Coblentz argues that verifying UC Santa Barbara on Instagram is more important than you might think.
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Siri and Shopping Carts

October 21, 2021 by

Toni Shindler-Ruberg unpacks the trend of gendered artificial intelligence and its implications of automatically conflating femininity with servitude.
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Killing the “Final Girl”

October 7, 2021 by

Katie Caracciolo explores the "Final Girl" trope in horror movies, delving into the past and recent representation of women in the genre.
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The Death of Physical Media

September 30, 2021 by

Min Seo Riu unpacks the rise of streaming services and resulting decline of physical media.
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Artificial Intelligence: The Terminator of Truth

August 1, 2021 by

Brian Byrne explores some of the misconceptions about and true dangers of artificial intelligence.
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Why Stream When You Can Use 123Movies?

June 25, 2021 by

Christine Tu expresses her frustration with the overabundance of less-than-ideal streaming services.
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Argument in the Office: Social Media — Addiction or Activism?

June 15, 2021 by and

Nathan Lee and Liliana Ma scroll through the pros and cons of social media's widening virtual grasp.
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The Most Disappointing Game of 2020 is Animal Crossing: New Horizons

April 28, 2021 by

Christine Tu discusses her frustration with Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
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