// Disciplines
Digital Culture
6 topics
- Cultural Memory and Generational Identity Through Internet Memes
What Does Knowing Old Memes Mean?
Knowing old memes is not mere internet trivia but signals cultural literacy and shared nostalgia belonging to specific digital generations o…
- Virtual Idol vs Real Idol Emotion Comparison
Are Emotions Toward Virtual Idols the Same as Toward Real Idols?
Real idols have physical bodies and can be met directly at live events. Virtual idols (VTubers), on the other hand, consist only of avatars …
- Live vs Archive Experience
Why Is the Experience Different Between Live Streaming and Recordings?
Even for the same VTuber and same content, why does the quality of experience differ greatly between watching a live stream and watching a r…
- Internet Slang and Internet Memes
The Linguistic Sense of People Who Don't Chase Trends
On the internet, chasing trending slang and memes is often positively framed as 'updating linguistic sense.' However, people who don't chase…
- Essence of Supporting VTubers
What Are We Supporting When We Support a VTuber?
When we 'support' a VTuber, what exactly are we endorsing or aiding? The character itself, the person behind (voice actor/streamer), content…
- Digital Archaeology
Can Digital History Be Rewritten?
This question reexamines the possibility of constructing and altering history in the digital age. Web archives and digital records can great…