Archives: Creative Media

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Algorithmic Life & the Future of Us

In this 4min video, Merlyna Lim offered 3 challenges in facing the increasingly algorithmicized future. The video is an excerpt from 45min studium generale Merlyna delivered 3 months ago to hundreds of first year students from various disciplines, including engineering, business, and social sciences. It's titled "No way home: Algorithmic Life... More

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Algorithms of Rage to Rhythms of Change

"Algorithms of Rage to Rhythms of Change" - a closing keynote speech, "Visions of Change" conference, University of Calgary, 11 May 2022, by Merlyna Lim https://bit.ly/Lim_VoC Part I: "Algorithms of Rage" https://youtu.be/TLodwU5ZvrU - 5'59" Part II: "The Rhythm of Us" https://youtu.be/8F1noEbb_d4 - 8'16" Part III: "The AlgoRhythms of Rohingya and... More

Friday, February 25, 2022

Freedom Convoy network [Work in Progress]

Merlyna Lim posted this visualization on Twitter. It's work in progress but, nevertheless, very helpful -- it went viral! Stay tune for updated version.... More

Thursday, February 24, 2022

StoryGround

By Siqi Wu Click here to visit the website  Nowadays, most media is adult-dominated and contains many stereotypical images of young people. Therefore, I chose to make media that is not only directed towards young people but also produced by our youth. As a member of Gen Z, I must admit that we... More

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Waddle TV

By Sophie Marvell Click here for a full view of "Waddle TV": The app design I have created is for an application aimed to create educational, and entertaining content for children at the ages of 0-6. The app is called “Waddle TV”. What inspired this app design was the need for advertisement-free and education/entertaining... More

Thursday, February 24, 2022

CyberSupport: Youth, Social Media and Cyberbullying

By Thomas Pouta Click here to visit the website  In discussions of youth and their consumption of contemporary media, cyberbullying emerges as one of the most pressing issues. This project is designed to address this issue through stories inspired by the aesthetics and storylines of vintage adventure games such as Mytsery House... More

Friday, January 28, 2022

Pandemic Narration “When It is Over”

It is not easy to be hopeful these days. This pandemic narration "When It Is Over" is about finding and keeping the spark of hope. It is a 3-minutes pandemic narration in English/Indonesian, a voiceover in Indonesian & illustrated with one-line-drawings. ::: "When It is Over"  Narrators: Merlyna Lim & Novel Tjahyadi Scriptwriter &... More

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Podcast: Lockdown

In this episode of the Lockdown podcast, host Julia Cawthorn speaks with and Rebecca about their experiences as Asian women in Canada amid a wave of anti-Asian violence in North America and on enduring stereotypes of race and gender surrounding Asian women.   Click to listen to “Lockdown”    Julia is a recent... More

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Podcast: Pandemic Personally

Listen to the first episode of the new podcast Pandemic Personally, in which Aidan Battley meets with people who tell unique and unconventional stories to inspire us in the middle of a pandemic.   Click to listen to “Pandemic Personally”:  Aidan Battley is a fourth-year Bachelor of Communications and Media Studies student at... More

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Podcast: How COVID-19 Impacted me as A Chinese International Student in Canada

What was it like to be a Chinese international student when COVID-19 broke out? Mozzi Li, a Chinese student in Canada, shares her experience of racism and her crippling fear of being targeted amid rising anti-Asian sentiments. Click to listen to "How COVID-19 impacted me as a Chinese international-student in Canada": Mozzi Li is... More

Sunday, October 4, 2020

Podcast: The world blames COVID on young people – But “If we had the option to sit on our asses, we damn well would”

Calista Davis is a university student with two minimum wage jobs and an immense amount of debt. In this podcast, she speaks about her experience surviving through COVID_19. When the world has pointed the finger at the people in their twenties for spreading the disease, young people such as Calista have actually had no... More

Saturday, September 26, 2020

Podcast: COVID-19 Attacks Educational Institutions

Following Covid-19, post-secondary institutions have found themselves in a race to adapt to COVID's rippling impact through their educational systems. The new changes have induced many uncertainties and challenges for students. Through her position as the VP Community Engagement for CUSA at Carleton University, Morgan Mckeen shares in this podcast... More

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