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Motif: Defamiliarization

After Earth

After Earth depicts a future where it is no longer safe for humans to live on planet Earth. The movie shows a theme of animal retribution, and that the antropocene -the age of humans- has passed.
MovieAllegorical FantasyApocalypseDefamiliarizationDystopian FutureEnvironmental LiteracyExperiencing ecosystemsAnxietyDisbeliefEpic AdventureExtinctionSocial ComparisonSociotechnical Imaginary

Timberborn

Timberborn is a beaver city-building game with a unique architecture system, wooden machinery, dams and water physics. By labelling the game an examples of "lumberpunk" (supported e.g. by the title), Timberborn taps into the current trend of differentiate -punk movements, communicating topicality and a larger world view than just one game.
Digital GameGameAnthropomorphizing animalsCircular (Eco)NarrativesDefamiliarizationDestabilizing AnthropocentrismLumberpunkSeasonality

Created by the Green Media Studies initiative at Utrecht University.