Male video game characters speak twice as much as females, largest study of its kind reveals: lightningreturns Video games are played by nearly three billion people worldwide and make more money annually than the film industry. Around 50% of gamers are female but gaming has chronic problems with gender bias. Female players have recounted receiving …
How to be a god: we might one day create virtual worlds with characters as intelligent as ourselves: Virtual character may soon be smarter than us. Michelangelus/Shutterstock Most research into the ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) concerns its use for weaponry, transport or profiling. Although the dangers presented by an autonomous, racist tank cannot be …
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How cities are taking centre stage as characters in novels: Shinjuku, Tokyo. Luciano Mortula – LGM/Shutterstock Cityscapes have long played an important role in literature. They serve as backdrops for writers looking to explore themes of isolation, destitution, crime and excitement. In Stephen Crane’s 1893 novel Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, New York City …
Many writers say they can actually hear the voices of their characters – here’s why: Shutterstock/Rawpixel.com Many famous writers claim it’s the characters who actually drive the plot, create the dialogue, and essentially “do their own thing” in the novels they write. To investigate this phenomenon, we ran a survey at the Edinburgh International Book …
Charles Dickens: using data analysis to shed new light on old characters: Illustration from Our Mutual Friend by Marcus Stone. Wood engraving by Dalziel. Scanned image and text by Philip V. Allingham Dickens created some of the best-known characters in fiction. The likes of Ebenezer Scrooge, Oliver Twist and David Copperfield are still well-remembered, 150 …
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Like many Marvel characters, Stan Lee was a flawed hero: Stan Lee (1922-2018). Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA Stan Lee was the voice of my childhood. As I sat transfixed by Spider-Man cartoons on Saturday mornings, his energetic narration welcomed me into the story; made me feel part of the gang. Never mind that the animation …
Historian John Dunmore explores the weird and wonderful characters of the Pacific: Historian John Dunmore has tapped his great knowledge of the Pacific to bring us a sample of some of its weird and wonderful characters. The former Massey University professor is renowned for his books on Pacific explorers, particularly Frenchmen like Jean-Francois La Perouse, …
Expanding tweets from 140 characters to 10,000? Not nearly radical enough: Alex Gorka/shutterstock.com There are as yet unconfirmed reports that Twitter plans to extend its 140 character limit to 10,000. But why would Twitter consider radically changing its most unique characteristic? Today’s media culture is one of extreme speed and ephemerality – facts and factoids, …
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