Aaron Hagey
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The internet is taking away the mystery of playing video games
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A few weeks ago, a friend and I checked out the Arcade Bar in Waterloo because we were curious about the idea of a vintage game arcade. As someone who never got the chance to play the original Mortal Kombat, I was thrilled when I spotted the machine and we spent the better part of…
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Living and loving after depression
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Valentine’s Day is an oddly comforting time for me. It’s a holiday that has dramatically shifted with my own personal growth over the years and I now recognize why I see it differently. It has become more of a celebration of the relationships I have built than what it used to be — which was…
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Racists try to bring down Black Panther’s ratings
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Black Panther, the predominantly African-American-casted Marvel superhero movie, comes to Canadian theatres Feb. 16. The movie has been long anticipated, since the emergence of King T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) in Captain America: Civil War introduced many strongly-written characters who are people of colour. But for all the excitement the movie has stimulated, there has been a festering blight on sites like…
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Changing the way we pay for internet
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Since 2005, the number of Canadians who use the internet has grown from around 68 per cent, to well over 90 per cent — 92 per cent in Ontario as of 2016 [Statistics Canada]. The potential of the internet has grown exponentially since 1995 — roughly 0.4 per cent world usage — and is now…
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Microtransactions in video games put a pause on the fun
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One of the most popular and recent monetization models in gaming, from mobile apps to multi-million dollar company titles, has been microtransactions and loot boxes. The immense success of these small-scale, virtual and in-game purchases has skyrocketed with the paralleled marketability of so called “free-to-play” games — most commonly seen in mobile app games. Many…
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Don’t spend time with toxic family just because it’s Christmas
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The holidays are usually when people enjoy themselves and relax with their family; a stretch of time that most look forward to. Unfortunately — for most of my life — I’ve dreaded these occasions. It goes beyond the stereotypical “my family is annoying” and veers into, “my family causes me actual mental anguish.” I happen to get…
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Horror video games to last you until Christmas
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Video games can be a harrowing experience, whether it’s limited ammo, puzzles you need a PhD to decipher, or even having the companions that make you want to walk straight into the firefight – looking at you Ashley Graham. However, there is the game genre that likes to kick it up a notch. It’s my dreadful delight to offer a list of the most riveting horror games – in no…
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Why alcohol isn’t my drink of choice
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I didn’t really begin opening up and letting my true personality show until I reached the end of high school. It’s perfectly okay being quiet and shy, but this started to gradually change when I surrounded myself with more people and slowly came out of my shell. Now, there’s nothing wrong with this by…
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Picking apart Pewdiepie’s Youtube content
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For those of you who are not overly familiar with YouTube, there has been intensifying racial controversy concerning an individual who is arguably considered to be the most successful video game entertainer and is the highest subscribed content creator on the website. Felix Kjellberg, known widely by his gaming moniker PewDiePie, has rocked the boat…
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Realizing your hidden academic potential
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In nearly every high school coming of age movie I used to watch growing up, there were a lot of relatively common themes — university, education and the prospect of thinking about your future. “What school are you going to go to?” “It’s a big life decision and it’s crucial to your future!” “I’m worried…
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