Toyin Ariyo
Toyin is a web designer and game designer who creates story-based games in his spare time and loves all things tech!
If you were a gamer as a child, then surely you remember playing games on consoles such as the Nintendo 64 or PlayStation 2. Maybe you played on an Xbox as a child. For me, I remember playing games such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run and Burnout 3: Takedown on the PlayStation 2. However, these games and other games released for the aforementioned consoles do not have remastered versions for current generation consoles (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S). How can nostalgic gamers play these games again on current hardware? This can be done with video game emulation.…
When you think about video game developers before the 21st century, you may probably think that they were all white male developers. You may think of John Carmack, who developed games like Doom and Wolfenstein 3D. You may also think of Todd Howard, currently serving as director at Bethesda Game Studios, who joined the company in 1994. However, there were game developers of colour working in the industry before the 21st century like John Romero, who is of Mexican, Yaqui and Cherokee heritage. He has worked with Carmack at id Software. For this article, we are going to focus on…
If you have opened social media recently, you might have seen some news about Facebook launching a virtual reality product for the workplace or about Ariana Grande doing virtual concerts in Fortnite and seen it described by some headlines as a “metaverse”. In this article, I will be talking about what the metaverse is, what its origins, how it is being used now and how it may be used in the future. What is the metaverse and where did it come from? When you break it down, the metaverse is a persistent virtual environment shared by everyone else. I emphasise…
People have a lot of different views on Apple. For some people, they may be known as the company that transformed the smartphone era in 2007. For other people, they may be known as the company that sells needlessly expensive computers. However, everyone can safely say that Apple has influenced the world we live in for the better and for the worse. How Apple revolutionised the smartphone era and the changes it has made to society Apple revolutionised the smartphone era on June 29th 2007 by selling the first iPhone in Apple stores and mobile carrier stores and the reason…
Internet censorship is very common nowadays. If you’re reading this, you have probably experienced Internet censorship in some shape or form. If you’re in the UK, I’m sure you’ve seen what Internet censorship looks like when you’ve tried to access a free movie watching site like 123Movies. If you’re in the USA, you probably saw the headlines of Trump wanting to ban TikTok in October 2020. In this article, I will be referring to the UK legislation named the Online Safety Bill. How the Online Safety Bill came about The UK has a long history of trying (and failing) to…
There are several factors that go into building a website – knowing the type of website you want (you may want your website to have a blog or an online store), planning how the website will look and feel to the end user, choosing the hosting provider (who will store the website’s files and database) and many more. Following these steps will help you know what you have to do when it comes to building a website. Step 1: Planning Before you even begin building or designing your own website the most important start point is your planning. It is…
Suck at gardening? Well don’t worry, with these tips and tricks you can suck even more! Water your plants with vodka so you don’t have to drink alone.Leave a bottle of water next to the plants in case they get thirsty during the night. That way you don’t have to wake up to feed them!Just buy plastic plants.Plant the seeds the right way up. You don’t want the tree growing upside-down.Play death metal to make it grow faster. The loud speedy BPM will get those plants dancing in no time!If the sun isn’t out, microwave your plant.If you live in…
When it comes to saving, a lot of people are unsure on what the most optimal and most effective way of saving is. This article should help introduce some of the ways in which you can effectively save money. AI assistants will really benefit you Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way that you could save money without noticing? Luckily, there is a smartphone app named Plum that connects to your bank account and uses a smart algorithm to analyse your spending and helps you to save without you noticing. The app can also help you earn interest…
The world of technology has continued to advance through history and will continue to the future with more and more new technologies everyday. Here is a little insight on some of the top tech countries of today. Japan shown over the national flag When you first think of Japan and technology, you may first think of video game companies like Nintendo and Sony but that is not the only cultural use of technology that Japan is famous for. Japan is a country that prides itself in education with OECD data showing that Japanese students rank second in mathematics and first…
