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  1. 1. “Whaddaya Mean Biblical?” Apocalypticism and Apocalypse in Ghostbusters (1984)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Jack Roempke Andersson; [2024-03-06]
    Keywords : Ghostbusters; apocalypticism; intertextuality; exegesis; reception history; apocalyptic hermeneutic;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine the sci-fi horror comedy film Ghostbusters (1984) from an exegetical perspective of reception history with a focus on questions of apocalypticism and apocalypse. This splits the study in two, with the first question being what the four ghostbusters of the movie mean when they talk about the end of the world in a biblical context: their apocalyptic hermeneutic. READ MORE

  3. 2. Playing with the Third Reich: Conceptual Relocation from Nazi Film to WWII Game : An Experiment to measure Filmic concepts in Digital Games

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Laqi Li; [2023]
    Keywords : Nazi Germany; Propaganda Films; Science Fiction Trilogy; Industrial Films; WWII FPS Games; WWII Simulation Games; Fascist Aesthetic; Futuristic Utopianism; Steel-like Romanticism; History.;

    Abstract : Film produced by Nazi Germany has been a classic that has drawn scholars from a wide range of academic disciplines as well as innumerable cineastes from various cultural backgrounds. The simultaneous rise in the number of players acting as observers and operators in digital games with a WWII theme has drawn recent scholarly attention since it is thought that this pattern is contributing to players' hazy understanding of historical events. READ MORE

  4. 3. Implementation of AI tools in 3D game art

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Gregory Frederic Diamond; Alexander Lindberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Text-to-image TTI ; UV-mapping; Retopologizing; Whiteboxing; Artificial Intelligence AI ;

    Abstract : AI in art saw a huge spike in popularity with text-to-image models like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion. The AI aids in creation of 2D art and is at times able to save massive amounts of time. Creation of 3D assets is an incredibly time consuming task but the field is currently lacking in research pertaining to artificial intelligence. READ MORE

  5. 4. Nature Will Not Be Ignored : Ecology and Neoliberalism in the Cinema of Bong Joon-ho

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för koreanska

    Author : Christian Gregory; [2022]
    Keywords : Bong Joon-ho; Korean Cinema; Ecology; Environmentalism; South Korea; Neoliberalism; Capitalism; The Host; Parasite; Snowpiercer; Okja; South Korea; Pollution; Barking Dogs Never Bite; Mother; Cli-fi; climate change;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine the filmography of Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho [Pong Chun-ho], and to provide a limited textual analysis of each film divided across two categories: the “explicitly ecological” and “implicitly ecological”. The intent is to, by viewing all of Bong’s films leading up to his critical and commercial success Parasite, argue that Parasite is as much an environmental film as it is critical of neoliberalism and globalization, both of which are common readings of not only Parasite, but all of Bong’s work. READ MORE

  6. 5. Kiruna Spaceport

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Lukas Kvist Wiberg; [2022]
    Keywords : architecture; space; airport; science fiction; sci-fi; speculation; fantasy; Kiruna; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis project builds upon one of the really big questions; are we alone in the universe?By research, references and studies I have throughout this project tried to imagine a future that with the help of architectural speculation and imagination is a bit more prepared to answer that question. The project in itself was intended as an exploration of the world of science, science fiction and conspiracies, as well as typology, in order to produce architecture that represented the very notion of the longing for an answer to that question. READ MORE