Cosplayers have reported many problems both from outsiders and fellow cosplayers. Here are the top five problems that cosplayers have come in contact with...and continue to plague the creative subculture.
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Showing posts with label nerd culture infographic series. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nerd culture infographic series. Show all posts
Monday, April 6, 2015
Nerd Culture Infographic Series | #2 | Cosplay Culture
The cosplay subculture has promoted camaraderie, creativity, and openness since it's birth in the late 1990's. Cosplay has become a safe haven for most nerds, a place where they could show off their dedication and love for a character to a like-minded group. However, there is a lead lining to this cloud 9 subculture.
Cosplayers have reported many problems both from outsiders and fellow cosplayers. Here are the top five problems that cosplayers have come in contact with...and continue to plague the creative subculture.
Cosplayers have reported many problems both from outsiders and fellow cosplayers. Here are the top five problems that cosplayers have come in contact with...and continue to plague the creative subculture.
Nerd Culture Infographic Series | #1 | Video Game Culture
It has become old news that there is a gender problem in video game culture. Articles and studies have been written about the problems facing one of the biggest sects of nerd culture. In recent years, the exposure - both bad and good - has only grown with social media events and stories. And while many people will say that it's a problem that's fixed, it seems that all is not what it seems.
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Nerd Culture Infographic Series
Nerd culture is a widely popular mainstream subculture. It has many sub-sects and communities that branch out, creating a twisted, 8-bit root system. However, the roots in this tree are knotted and rotted in some areas. And this rotting has poisoned the morals of some of these larger sub-sects and communities. Especially in the world of gender politics.
Most botanists would remove these roots and study them in order to try and cure the rest of the trees that are effected. And my dissection comes in the form of infographics.
In this short series, I will be looking at two prevalent sub-communities in contemporary Nerd Culture:
Through these infographics, I will be exploring:
This dissection will get messy. But what's research without a little mess in the name of all things nerdy?
Most botanists would remove these roots and study them in order to try and cure the rest of the trees that are effected. And my dissection comes in the form of infographics.
In this short series, I will be looking at two prevalent sub-communities in contemporary Nerd Culture:
• Video Game Culture
• Cosplay Culture
Through these infographics, I will be exploring:
• How gender plays into these communities
• What problems face the community and the industry
• How it has changed in the past years
• Etc
This dissection will get messy. But what's research without a little mess in the name of all things nerdy?
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