Frans Mäyrä

@fransmayra.bsky.social

A professor, Tampere University, Finland. Nature photographer. Fan of fantasy, science fiction, new media and old ideas. He/him. www.unet.fi www.fransmayra.fi (personal blog)

Here is the download page to the chapter ”Introduction to Cultural Game Studies: The Emergence of the Research Field” by myself and Raine Koskimaa. The entire book has now been made freely available, Open Access, with support of the Tampere University Library. www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...

Introduction to Cultural Game Studies | 1 | The Emergence of the Resea

The book opens with a chapter of Introduction by the editors Frans Mäyrä and Raine Koskimaa, providing an overall framing and presenting both the aims and the

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We are very happy to share the news: the full Open Access version of our book is now available! You can download the whole book, as well as individual 19 chapters as separate files from here: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi... Please feel free to download the book, chapters, and spread the word!

Cultural Game Studies | Critical Approaches | Frans Mäyrä, Raine Koski

Cultural Game Studies provides a comprehensive framework for understanding games and play as interconnected cultural phenomena, examining their roles as art,

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In my email pile there was also the notice about the completed paperwork: "The eBook should be converted into OA within the next 2-4 weeks" - looking forward to spreading soon the Open Access version of "Cultural Game Studies: Critical Approaches"! www.routledge.com/Cultural-Gam...

Cultural Game Studies: Critical Approaches

Cultural Game Studies provides a comprehensive framework for understanding games and play as interconnected cultural phenomena, examining their roles as art, entertainment, and human experience within...

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This young Ural Owl hatched about a month ago and can already fly short distances. However, it is still dependent on its parents for food. By autumn, the young owl needs to have matured enough to start hunting on its own. Young birds can disperse quite far from their parents’ home territory. #nature

Young Ural Owl sitting on a tree branch.

Routledge has now confirmed that the volume we have been working on for some time, Cultural Game Studies: Critical Approaches,will be out on 10 July 2026 and is available for preorder from 19 June 2026. There is a 20 % discount code attached, and there are also review copies (links in comments).

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Ainoa Suomesta löytyvä myrkkykäärme, kyy (European Adder / Vipera berus) on kiehtova eläin, josta on myös hyötyä ekosysteemille ja ihmisellekin (se mm. syö tehokkaasti myyriä ja samalla välillisesti vähentää punkkien ja niiden kantaman borrelioosin ja puutiaisaivokuumeen leviämistä).

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