Author: Frans

  • Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies

    Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies

    Together with teams from University of Jyväskylä and Turku (Pori unit), UTAgameresearch lab was awarded by Academy of Finland the Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies (2018-2025 CoE program). According to the Academy of Finland “Centres of Excellence (CoE) are the flagships of Finnish research. They are at the very cutting edge of science…

  • Mindtrek 2016 research papers

    Mindtrek 2016 research papers

    Several new games research papers were published in Mindtrek 2016 conference, including: “Creating play money for free-to-play and gambling games” by Jani Kinnunen, Kati Alha, Janne Paavilainen “Building finnish game jam community through positive social facilitation” by Annakaisa Kultima, Kati Alha, Timo Nummenmaa “The emergence of industry of playful hybrids: developer’s perspective” by Heikki Tyni,…

  • DiGRA-FDG conference 2016

    DiGRA-FDG conference 2016

    August 1-5, there are dozens of highly interesting research papers, panels, keynotes and other sessions presented in the first joint DiGRA-FDG conference in Dundee, Scotland. Here are listed some highlights, including only selection of presentations by Finnish game researchers from UTAgamelab, as well as from our colleagues and collaborators in the universities of Jyväskylä and Turku:…

  • Finnish Player Barometer 2015, Pelaajabarometri 2015

    Finnish Player Barometer 2015, Pelaajabarometri 2015

    The new Finnish Player Barometer study is available for download: http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-03-0153-8 Tiedote uudesta Pelaajabarometri-tutkimuksesta: http://www.uta.fi/ajankohtaista/tiedotteet/tiedote.html?id=116713

  • Lahjoitus Tampereen yliopistolle pelitutkimukseen

    Lahjoitus Tampereen yliopistolle pelitutkimukseen

    Colossal Order on tehnyt Tampereen yliopistolle 15 000 euron lahjoituksen, jota ollaan suuntaamassa perusteilla olevan Pelitutkimuksen keskuksen toimintaan ja kehittämiseen: https://www.tieteenraivaajat.fi/colossal-order-lahjoittaa-tampereen-yliopistolle/

  • Hakuaika internet- ja pelitutkimuksen maisteriopintoihin, dl. 27.1.

    Hakuaika internet- ja pelitutkimuksen maisteriopintoihin, dl. 27.1.

    Vielä suomenkielinen muistutus tästä internet- ja pelitutkimuksen maisteriopintomahdollisuudesta – ohjelmaan ovat siis tervetulleita hakemaan myös suomalaiset opiskelijat (opintosuorituksia voi tehdä myös suomeksi, vaikka opintokieli onkin kursseilla yleensä englanti). Kotimaisessa maisteriopintojen erillishaussa tälle IGS-linjalle ei voi enää muuten hakea, deadline on tosiaan nyt 27.1. Kiitos jos levitätte tietoa eteenpäin mahdollisesti kiinnostuneille tahoille. Perustiedot englanniksi: The application…

  • Hybrid Social Play: Solutions for Future Social Games and Media

    Hybrid Social Play: Solutions for Future Social Games and Media

    Announcing new research project, carried out jointly by the game research teams of University of Tampere, Jyväskylä and Turku, starting 1 January, 2016: “Hybrid Social Play: Solutions for Future Social Games and Media (HYBRIDPLAY)”. Funded by Tekes and a consortium of collaborating companies, the Hybrid Social Play project aims to identify best practices and principles…

  • Applications open: Masters’ Degree in Internet and Game Studies (IGS)

    Applications open: Masters’ Degree in Internet and Game Studies (IGS)

    The application period is now open (until 27 January) for doing the Master’s Degree in Internet and Game Studies in the University of Tampere – if you want to work in your studies with the team of researchers and teachers at UTAgamelab, check out the information below: Master’s Degree Programme in Internet and Game Studies…

  • CFP: Money and Games seminar

    CFP: Money and Games seminar

    The call for papers is now published, inviting abstract submissions for the Money and Games seminar, taking place 18-19 April 2016 in the University of Tampere. Please find more at: https://gamemoneyseminar.wordpress.com/.

  • OASIS-TSR project final report now available

    OASIS-TSR project final report now available

    The results from the project OASIS – Playful Spaces for Learning and Collaboration at Work (2014–2015) have now been published and are available online http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-44-9928-9. The research was funded by the Finnish Work Environment Fund (TSR), and focused on the experience of playfulness and the incentives and thresholds of adult play at the workplace.