My passion has always been makeup and so Make up your Makeup was born. My intention behind the game was to ideate and develop a game that focused on building a pro makeup artist kit with a play and trade style of game. By collecting the makeup cards /trading the cards, not only are playersContinue reading “Introducing Make up Your Makeup!”
Category Archives: Previous Work
What’s Trending within the Cosmetics Industry?
The beauty and cosmetics industry has grown enormously since my introduction to it in 2014 and the continued growth and change I’ve experienced have shown that there is more growth to come. Currently, the industry is worth $287.94 billion and is expected to see an increase and reach $415.29 billion by 2028 (Jain 2021). ThisContinue reading “What’s Trending within the Cosmetics Industry?”
#What the Tweet!
These past few weeks have been a very new and interesting experience. Live tweeting a movie is not an activity I have ever partaken in prior to BCM325 and it’s definitely brought up quite a few different emotions for me. In this critical self-reflection, I wanted to discuss pivotal moments I discovered during the processContinue reading “#What the Tweet!”
Let me Peer into your Pitch
Peer commentary tasks are never my favourite, although I do enjoy getting to learn about my peer’s digital artefacts. Rebekah’s DA is focused on the future of her pre-existing dog Instagram and TikTok page. Kathyrn will be delving into the future of the automotive industry. Hannah’s DA is centered around her own future. Critical Self-EvaluationContinue reading “Let me Peer into your Pitch”
MY GAMEPLAY EXPERIENCE- FROM A NON-GAMING, MAKEUP-LOVING GIRLY-GIRL!
In BCM300 I have played 3 games so far. In the video below, I give my autoethnographic experience on the 3 games whilst the blog post that continues will delve into the games themselves. 6 Nimmt 6 Nimmt is a 2-10 player card game designed by Wolfgang Kramer. It was released in 1994 and hasContinue reading “MY GAMEPLAY EXPERIENCE- FROM A NON-GAMING, MAKEUP-LOVING GIRLY-GIRL!”
The Future of the Beauty Industry
Along with my initial aims for my DA, I wanted to provide a proper outline of what I expect to accomplish during my DA. Below is my Gantt chart or my production timeline. Planning, researching, collecting feedback as well as creating content are all important tasks that I hope to ensure are completed throughout theContinue reading “The Future of the Beauty Industry”
CONTEXTUAL ESSAY – TIKTOK MAKEUP TUTORIALS AND REVIEWS
DA on TikTok: @oliviajlopez This semester for BCM206, I decided to venture out into the world of TikTok. As a devoted user of the platform, I thought it would be best to test out the platform and for once be the creator rather than the viewer. I began to think about what I hoped toContinue reading “CONTEXTUAL ESSAY – TIKTOK MAKEUP TUTORIALS AND REVIEWS”
Kim Kardashian Hollywood
At the beginning of the semester and reading BCM215’s name- Game Media Industries, I already imagined having to study gaming and gamers, something I had never thought of myself as. Although the entire semester looked over the gaming industry and its different areas, I surprisingly enjoyed the weekly topics and the freedom I had withContinue reading “Kim Kardashian Hollywood”
The Grande Experiment
This semester in BCM241, the concept of creating and developing an online persona in our chosen media niche was our goal and throughout the semester, I feel as though I was able to do just that. As the semester and my DA progressed, I was able to develop a humorous persona on my TikTok accountContinue reading “The Grande Experiment”
Deception & Lack of Trust in Social Media, Meme Warfare & Hacker Culture
Social media was once used to connect virtually with our families and has now grown to be one of the best tools for spreading information. Providing and spreading information can be intentional for more than just awareness, often information is hacked to provide the public the knowledge governments or large corporations purposely neglect to communicate.Continue reading “Deception & Lack of Trust in Social Media, Meme Warfare & Hacker Culture”
Olivia Lopez 