Väitöskirjatutkijamme Jukka Särkijärvi (@nitessine.bsky.social) osallistui Ylen Kulttuuriykkösen keskusteluun siitä, miksi roolipelaaminen on nyt suositumpaa kuin koskaan. Kuuntele keskustelu Yle Areenassa: areena.yle.fi/1-78136305

Miksi roolipelaaminen on suositumpaa kuin koskaan | Kulttuuriykkönen

Vasta vähän yli 50 vuotta vanha kulttuurin, taiteen ja viihteen laji on nyt suositumpi kuin koskaan. Tänään keskustellaan siitä, miksi roolipelit ovat nyt niin suosittuja ja myös siitä, mitä peleistä...

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Call Out for Playful Forest Research Participants! Join us this summer to explore Tampere’s #Kauppi forest, play a ‘treasure hunt’ style game, and test a deliberately low-tech AI device as you make decisions on how the forest should develop or be protected.

Our researcher Mark Maletska (@markmaletska.bsky.social) is coordinating this new Ukrainian Game Studies Network. Read more and spread the word to Ukrainian #GameStudies / #GameResearch scholars and students in Ukraine and abroad: ugsn.carrd.co

Ukrainian Game Studies Network

Here, you can learn about Ukrainian Game Studies Network (UGSN), find a membership registration link and contact the responsible organizers.

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We are thrilled to announce our Postdoctoral Researcher Joleen Blom (@jjol33n.bsky.social) being awarded an Academy Research Fellowship for 2026–2030 by the Research Council of Finland #SuomenAkatemia! Find out more about Joleen's GenGam project: gameresearchlab.tuni.fi/blom-academy...

The article is online!!! If you want to know more about why many games make you want to play more even after just a few minutes, here you go: dl.digra.org/index.php/dl...

Some highlights from DiGRA 2026 in Maynooth, Ireland: the beautiful old campus, @mellowne.bsky.social presenting his first peer-reviewed paper (proud supervisor moment!) and having the opportunity to represent SURVIVE together with @amayer.bsky.social and @rainforestsb.bsky.social!

My first ever DiGRA in Maynooth. Talked about my Phd work here with the descriptive but somewhat monster of a title "the gendered differences in the connections between game streaming and gaming motivations throughout adolescence"

Yesterday at DiGRA 2026, our group members presented a talk 'How to Play Academia: Conceptual and methodological observations,' inviting lively discussion on values and practices in play and being played in academic environments – particularly from the perspective of early career researchers. 1/2

Now that the Finnish public research database has been updated with the complete information, I can announce that I won the 2026 Academy Research Fellowship for the 4-year GenGam: Gendered Gam(bl)ing project.

Btw, if you are at #DiGRA2026, it is today! Yey!

Our team is enjoying the DiGRA 2026 conference in Maynooth! We presented our work on 'Intersectional pleasures and limits of game cultural participation and belonging in Finland' and are also involved in several other presentations and workshops. Our work is funded by the RCF #SuomenAkatemia.

The DiGRA Conference 2026 on the theme ‘intersectional pleasures’ will be organised 14–18 June in Maynooth, Ireland. Our research group is well represented at the event – here we have collected a list of the 16 presentations featuring our team members: gameresearchlab.tuni.fi/gamelab-at-d...

Gamelab at DiGRA 2026

The DiGRA 2026 conference on the theme ‘intersectional pleasures’ will be organised 14–18 June in Maynooth, Ireland. Our research group is well represented at the event – here we have c…

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Please note that while we cannot provide our usual stream for this talk due to the summer break season, it will be possible to join online via Zoom: tuni.zoom.us/j/6943800107...

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Game Research Lab@gameresearchlab.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our next OASIS Lunchtime Talk will happen this Thursday 11 June at 12.00–13.00 UTC+3! Camilla Rinciari will deliver a talk on 'The Myth of Democratization: A Comparative Analysis of Unity and Roblox Studio.' Read more here: www.tuni.fi/oasis/oasis-... This talk is fully open and free to attend!

Book launch news! Read this thread for OA link and launch event details. Our researcher @matildastahl.bsky.social and Fredrik Rusk have published an OA #GameStudies book 'Learning and Identity in Competitive Gaming – An Empirical and Methodological Discussion.' Book launch event this Friday 12 June!

Our next OASIS Lunchtime Talk will happen this Thursday 11 June at 12.00–13.00 UTC+3! Camilla Rinciari will deliver a talk on 'The Myth of Democratization: A Comparative Analysis of Unity and Roblox Studio.' Read more here: www.tuni.fi/oasis/oasis-... This talk is fully open and free to attend!

OASIS Talks • OASIS

OASIS hosts various talks on academic and non-academic topics. These talks are always free and open to everyone. We try to live […]

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Still some time to go, but really looking forward to the publication of this, edited by @chriskempshall.bsky.social, @katexe.bsky.social and @robehoughton.bsky.social! Got the chance to contribute a chapter on medieval hagiographies, saintly bodies, and how they connect to medievalist RPGs... 👀

Dr Kate Cook@katexe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Delighted to see that the Routledge Companion to Video Games and History now has a webpage and a cover! There will be an ebook (which given the length of this I imagine will be many people's preferred reading approach), it just doesn't show on the page yet. www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...

In addition to our book being OA, the teacher association SMLF (Swedish as L1 and Literature Education in Finland), gave us the opportunity to discuss our findings in their member magazine ARENA. I am so happy that we were able to make our research accessible this way! www.smlf.fi/arena/#flipb...

Teemme tutkimusta #Vectorama -tapahtumassa! Tutkijamme @essitai.bsky.social on kentällä: projects.tuni.fi/endgame/news.... Jos olet paikalla, vastaa lyhyeen verkkokyselyymme ja kerro kokemuksesi tapahtumasta! Löydät meidät sisäänkäynnin läheltä FGF:n pisteeltä. Tutkimusta rahoittaa #SuomenAkatemia.

Our ENDGAME project team sends their greetings from Bodø:

ENDGAME project@endgame-project.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Greetings from Bodø where our full research team (in the photo) is currently enjoying the wonderful Northern Star Symposium 2026, exploring the topic of Anger. Our team members are delivering two presentations (see the comments for details 👇). Thanks to Martta Ojala for the photo!

Our next OASIS Lunchtime Talk will happen this Thursday 28 May at 12.00–13.00 UTC+3! Maria O’Brien will deliver a talk on 'The Role of Tax in Driving Game Development: Lessons from Ireland and Finland.' Read more: www.tuni.fi/oasis/oasis-... Join us in person/through stream (check comment)!

OASIS Talks • OASIS

OASIS hosts various talks on academic and non-academic topics. These talks are always free and open to everyone. We try to live […]

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Our next OASIS Lunchtime Talk will happen this Wednesday 20 May at 12.00–13.00 UTC+3! Davide Giovanzana will give a talk titled 'Cyborg, Avatar, Virtual: An Explorative Playground of Hybrid Performance.' Read more: research.tuni.fi/communicatio... Join us in person/through stream (check comment)!

Two more OASIS Lunchtime Talks to go in May | Taru – Tampere University Research Centre for Communication Sciences | Tampere Universities

In May, our social learning space OASIS hosts two more Lunchtime Talks, open lectures on current research, mostly in the field of game studies. These events are always free and open to everyone.

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New publication 'Rehearsing disruption: A cross-disciplinary reflection on augmented actor training and Playful Somaesthetic Technology Practices' from our researcher Aska Mayer (@amayer.bsky.social) and their colleague Samuel Kujala fresh from the press! Read the thread for their central findings:

@amayer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Co-authored with actor and researcher Samuel Kujala, our new publication “Rehearsing Disruption. A cross-disciplinary reflection on augmented actor training and Playful Somaesthetic Technology Practices” is out now! doi.org/10.65872/tea... (1/6)

Today and tomorrow, we get to enjoy many interesting and inspiring presentations and discussions on the topic of events and communities in our 22nd annual #GameStudies spring seminar! See the full seminar programme at: springseminar.org/2026-program

Professorimme @fransmayra.bsky.social toteaa, että "pelilukutaito on osa yleissivistystä". Hän pohtii, miten nykyaika muuttaa ihmistä, ja miksi tässäkin ajassa tarvitaan humanistista, ilmiöiden monimutkaisuutta ja ristiriitaisuutta hyväksyvää, hidastakin tutkimusta: www.tuni.fi/fi/ajankohta...

Vaihtoehtoisten maailmojen löytöretkeilijä professori Frans Mäyrä: “Pelilukutaito on osa yleissivistystä” | Tampereen yliopisto

Frans Mäyrä on johtanut yli 50:tä tutkimushanketta ja heittänyt bensaa liekkeihin pelitutkimuksen alkutaipaleella, sekä Tampereella että kansainvälisesti. Hän pohtii ihmisen muuttumista kyborgiksi ...

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New #GameStudies publication from our Academy Research Fellow @merilainen.bsky.social and colleagues: 'Men and masculinities in gaming: A scoping review' just published in the Journal of Men's Studies! Open access here: doi.org/10.1177/1060...

Mikko Meriläinen @merilainen.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New publication alert! "Men and masculinities in gaming: A scoping review" in the Journal of Men's Studies. With wonderful colleagues Kristine Jørgensen, @mariaruotsalainen.bsky.social and @madmullah.bsky.social. It took seemingly ages, but really happy with how this turned out. #gamestudies

Today, our students presented digital posters about the methodological insights they had gained during their #GameStudies methodology projects. 💡 Such wonderful posters, presentations, and discussions – thanks to all the presenters and the audience!

As a gentle reminder, you can still register for our spring seminar Events and communities! However, the registration will close when we run out of seats, or after 28 April at the latest. We're looking forward to seeing you in Tampere next month!

Game Research Lab@gameresearchlab.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We are excited to announce that registration for our Spring Seminar ‘Events and Communities’ is now open! We have a limited number of seats available, so please register as soon as you can: springseminar.org/2026/03/23/s... The seminar will be held at Tampere University, Finland, on 5–6 May 2026.

🎲 Osallistu tutkimukseemme pelikulttuuriin osallistumisesta ja kuulumisesta Suomessa! 🎮 Delta i vår undersökning om deltagande och delaktighet i spelkultur i Finland! ⚽ Participate in our study on game cultural participation and inclusion in Finland! 👉 projects.tuni.fi/endgame/news...

Tutkimuskysely / Enkät / A survey study | ENDGAME | Tampere Universities

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Miksi mobiilipelejä on lupa mainostaa paitsi harhaanjohtavasti myös arveluttavin sisällöin? Aiheesta luennoi yliopistonlehtorimme @katialha.bsky.social nyt sopivasti aprillipäivänä eli ke 1.4. klo 17 alkaen pääkirjasto Metsossa. Tervetuloa kuulolle! research.tuni.fi/viestintatie...

Sopii kysyä! Kieli- ja viestintätieteiden illat pääkirjasto Metsossa | Taru – Tampereen yliopiston viestintätieteiden tutkimuskeskus | Tampereen korkeakouluyhteisö

Miten voisimme ymmärtää toisiamme paremmin? Kuinka puhumme eläimistä ja miten katsomme niitä? Miten ympäristökeskusteluja käydään? Onko koneesta kollegaksi? Miksi hölynpölyjä ei ole pyyhitty? Sopii ky...

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Onko elämä muuttumassa peliksi ja ihmiset pelihahmoiksi? Aihetta kommentoimassa tänään @hs.fi vanhempi yliopistonlehtorimme @jaakkostenros.bsky.social:

Elämä | Muutumme videopelihahmoiksi, jos emme ala taistella sitä vastaan

Nykyihminen pelaa kaikkialla, huomaamattaan. Viihdyttävyyden kylkiäisenä elämäämme luikertelee armoton tuloskeskeisyys, kirjoittaa Mikko-Pekka Heikkinen.

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