If you have played Pokémon Pokopia, we would be grateful if you could fill out our survey on player experiences (especially in relation to the characters)! Find our short survey at: link.webropolsurveys.com/S/C0B1AB08C2... Feel free to share with other Pokopia players :)

Happy 10th anniversary to Pokémon GO! I have taken a bit of a break from the game since finishing my PhD (and maybe already a bit before to actually finish the writing), but today I opened the game and threw some Poké Balls around to celebrate 🥳

Mölkky manga! Because why not 😂 I have beautiful memories of representing Finland with my team mate in a Mölkky competition in Nagoya with 300 participants (approx. 80 teams), waving during the welcoming speeches like royalty, but not doing so well in the game itself 😁

Strict Algorithm LLC@wsstalkback.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Cover for volume one of Reo Yamashita's "Morururu" Ataru is a boy who's got spirit but is hopelessly inept at sports. Until an encounter with the Finnish throwing game of Mölkky changes his life! The first manga depicting Mölkky for veterans and newcomers is here! Runs on Weekly Corocoro.

When you try to google "famous Pokémon scholars" (to find potential endorsers for a book), and of course the Google AI summary suggests Professor Oak...

Happy Pokémon Day! Why not celebrate by diving into two Finnish PhD dissertations: Johannes Koski - Producing Affection: Affect and Mediated Intimacy in Pokémon urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978... Elina Koskinen - Memorable Player Experiences with Pokémon GO urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978... #Pokemon30 #Pokemonday2026

Hi people who are into games related events and communities and perhaps also interested in studying them: consider submitting your work-in-progress research to our upcoming Spring Seminar 🌸

Game Research Lab@gameresearchlab.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The Spring Seminar 2026 CfP is out now! This time, the theme is “Events and Communities”. Please have a look at the full CfP on the Spring Seminar website: springseminar.org/2026-call-fo... ⏰Abstract submission deadline is 14 January 2026. 📍The seminar is organised on 5-6 May 2026 in Tampere.

CfP: "Gotta Study ‘Em All: 30 Years of Pokémon!" The Pokémon franchise turns 30 years in 2026 🥳 To celebrate, we invite you to submit chapter proposals for an academic book prepared with Samuli Laato and Piotr Siuda. See the CfP: piotrsiuda.com/wp-content/u... Submission deadline: June 30, 2025.

Workshop on “Exploring Global Game Work Migration” by @solippark.bsky.social, Jan Houška, @malecsandram.bsky.social and me at DiGRA25 Malta 📣 You can find our workshop call PDF at the DiGRA25 Malta website: digraconference2025.org/calls-worksh... 📥Application Deadline: April 30th 2025

Thank you @thevideogamelibrary.org for featuring my research 🤩

The Video Game Library 📚@thevideogamelibrary.org · 2y ago

612. MEMORABLE PLAYER EXPERIENCES WITH POKÉMON GO 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/memorab... @elinako.bsky.social #Pokemon #PokemonGo #Gaming #Booksky #GameStudies #VideoGames

My defence is coming up next Friday! You can join also online :) More information on the press release: www.tuni.fi/en/news/elin...

The Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies@coegamecult.bsky.social · 2y ago

Elina Koskinen’s (@elinako.bsky.social) doctoral defence on “Memorable Player Experiences with Pokémon GO” takes place on Friday 31.1. 12:00 UTC+3 at Tampere University & online. The thesis: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978.... Stream: tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page... More info: www.tuni.fi/en/news/elin...