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Music Monday: Empower Me

August 10, 2015 Declan Doody

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It’s Monday and you’re going to need a kick in the ass to drag yourself up and out of bed! Allow me to present the seven tracks that won’t just kick your ass, they’ll drag you up to new heights, fill you with vitality, shove you out the door and get you ready to take […]

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10 Times Cartoons Summed Up My Life Perfectly

July 25, 2015 Declan Doody

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You know the way people always say “My life is like a soap opera?!” well, my life is like a cartoon. I’ve come to terms with that because I’d love to be a cartoon character (personally I think I’d be a hoot!) but mostly because cartoons have never steered me wrong. So when I say […]

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Life in Japan: Sleep Is For The Weak

July 12, 2015 Andy Kavanagh

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It feels childish to say that Tokyo is a different place by night. Cities, by their very nature, are constantly in flux; changing and bending to the whims and will of the people within them, and the change that befalls every city in the world as daylight dies is universally understood. That said, there’s something […]

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Childhood Heroes – I Am…

May 2, 2015 Declan Doody

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Don’t ask me why but I’ve been binging on old childhood cartoons – maybe it’s because the big 30 is less than a year away, maybe it’s because the pitter-patter of tiny feet have filled our family house again, whatever it is I’m not giving out about it! Last Sunday I brought you some of […]

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Gif Essay: Life vs Geeks – Why Does it Always Get in the Way!

April 22, 2015 Declan Doody

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This has been on my mind for a while, I’ve a good life and grateful for what I have but it could be better and I could have more – the human condition! (for the record this is a deep and profound as this article gets, unless like me you find philosophy in gifs!) Now […]

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5 Ways Geek Marathons can ruin your life

March 27, 2014 Declan Doody

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Bloodshot eyes, vacant and crusty expression, numb mind and the same clothes you had on you Friday afternoon after work/college (pants are optional) – it’s a state of being that might make someone question your ability to look after yourself but to anyone who recognises the complexion, posture and state of mind it brings comforting […]

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Disney Princesses – Lessons for Life Part I

February 17, 2014 ArcadeAdmin

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Tendai Although I am a huge Disney fan, I can understand the bashing that Disney Princesses have been getting lately. The imagery that  ladies had their own lives (just about) until they were saved by their prince always felt a little too damsel in distress like for me. As much as I loved those movies […]

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Emotion in Gaming: Perspective. Form. Motion.

September 14, 2013 Andy Kavanagh

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I play a lot of games. Games have been a part of my life as far back as I can remember and although I consider the medium to be as intrinsically linked to my personality as my love for music or my perpetual cravings for Hagen Dazs, I’m not really sure I’ve ever stopped to […]

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Beyond Refrigerators IV: The Matrix is a GOOD Movie

August 30, 2013 Beyond Refrigerators

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"One of the greatest charms of sci-fi and fantasy fiction in particular is the freedom the author possesses to custom-build a suitable world to host their story. However, the author remains a product of the real world. The audience they are speaking to are also a product of the real world. Therefore, all created worlds are related to our world through the humanity of the mind behind the story."

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Emotion in Gaming: Choices/Regrets

May 14, 2013 Declan Doody

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Our series on the power of video games and the emotions that they not only invoke within us but how these lessons and experiences can be applied to our daily lives continues. This time we look at the power of choice and the reality of consequences as Declan reflects on his experiences in the video game series, 'The Walking Dead'.

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