Paris Forsythe-Fields

16th July 2026

Norwich is an Island

A zine I created for the Digital Storytelling module of my MA, exploring why my home city of Norwich feels like an island despite being surrounded by land.
(Original image quality compressed)

Medium • 15th June 2026

Is Cloud Gaming Convenience or Corporate Control?

An article examining how the shift from physical media to cloud gaming and streaming services trades ownership for permanent access, exploring what's lost when games become services rather than products we own.

No Panic • 1st April 2026

Culture Shock and Anxiety

This article for No Panic discusses how culture shock can trigger anxiety, from disorientation and homesickness to deeper struggles with identity and belonging. Based on my own experiences living in Japan and academic research.

Concrete - The Official Student Newspaper of UEA • 23rd March 2026

NVIDIA DLSS 5: Who asked for this?

A critical look at DLSS 5 and the risks of AI flattening artistic vision in video game design.

Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels

No Panic • 10th March 2026

Understanding Death Anxiety (Thanatophobia)

An article I wrote for No Panic, a UK-based anxiety charity. This article discusses death anxiety, its symptoms, and potential treatments.

Concrete - The Official Student Newspaper of UEA • 28th February 2026

UEA Students Host Humanitarian Concert

A news article promoting LiveUEAid, a charity concert organised by myself and over thirty UEA students.

LiveUEAid • 23rd February 2026

Live UEAid Website

I wrote promotional and informative content for LiveUEAid, a student charity concert supporting Palestine, Ukraine, and Sudan. I helped to design the event website as well as the ticket pages.

Concrete - The Official Student Newspaper of UEA • 14th February 2026

Co-op or Break-up? How Games Can Strengthen (Or Strain) Your Relationship

An article for Concrete's Sex & Relationships issue about my experiences co-op gaming with my partner.

Medium • 23rd January 2026

Return to Silent Hill Review: a Fatal Misunderstanding

A completely biased review of Christophe Gans' disastrous Silent Hill 2 adaptation.

Concrete - The Official Student Newspaper of UEA • 23rd December 2025

Love, Lights and Fried Chicken: Japan’s Take on Christmas

My experiences with Christmas in Japan, including an interview with a Japanese friend.

Concrete - The Official Student Newspaper of UEA • 9th December 2025

Games and the Art of the Ordinary

I explain why video games often contain mundane activities, and why we enjoy virtual chores far more than real ones.

Concrete - The Official Student Newspaper of UEA • 17th October 2025

Creepy Comfort: Finding Safety in Strange and Scary Stories

Exploring why people find comfort in spooky and surreal media.

Japonica Publication • 2nd May 2025

From Election Vans to Train Station Jingles: My Battle With Japan’s Noise Pollution

Japan is not all serene and silent. I discuss how, more often than not, it’s quite the opposite.

Medium • 20th April 2025

Why is Silent Hill So Cosy?

My most successful article which was boosted by Medium's editorial team and currently has hundreds of reads. I discuss the horror video game series Silent Hill and how its atmosphere, characters, and music make it strangely cosy.

Medium • 11th March 2025

Chasing Belonging: Life as a Foreigner in Japan

My experiences dealing with xenophobia whilst living and working in Japan.

Medium • 10th October 2024

Padding is Testing My Love for Video Games

When you become an adult, you realise how precious your time truly is, and how much video game companies are wasting it.

Kagoshima Association for Japan Exchange and Teaching (KAJET) Newsletter • 2nd October 2024

If I Can Do It, Anyone Can - Advice for new ALTs

An encouraging piece I wrote for new English teachers coming to Japan in 2024.

Medium • 17th June 2024

Against All Odds, I Loved Amazon’s Fallout

As a huge Fallout fan and general hater of video game adaptations, I did not have high hopes.

Medium • 1st June 2022

Life Is Strange 2 and its Strange Morality

(Originally from my now defunct WordPress blog).

Medium • 29th December 2021

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and the Erasure of Women’s Stories in Gaming

(Originally from my now defunct WordPress blog).

Medium • 3rd May 2021

Cyberpunk 2077 Review: a Dystopian Dream Derailed

(Originally from my now defunct WordPress blog)

Medium • 5th December 2020

Mulan (2020) Review: Style Over Substance

(Originally from my now defunct WordPress blog).