Platform, Platform-ba, and Platform Ecology

An Ecological Approach to Platform-based Social Practice

Carnival Dream (Oliver Ding, 2018)

In August 2018, I went on my first cruise trip from Galveston to Cozumel with my family. We sailed on Carnival Dream which is a cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. At 128,250 GT, the ship is a large cruise ship with various facilities such as a water park with multiple sides, an 18-hole miniature golf course, dining…