Game Research Lab
@gameresearchlab.bsky.social
Tampere University Game Research Lab, officially established in 2002, is a leading centre for multidisciplinary research into games, play, and their numerous applications. Read more about us: https://gameresearchlab.tuni.fi
Busy week for the CoE blog! Have a look at this blog post where Matilda Ståhl, Aska Mayer (@amayer.bsky.social), Robyn Hope, Rainforest Scully-Blaker (@rainforestsb.bsky.social) and Nick Taylor (@nickttaylor.bsky.social) discuss intersections between survival games and survivalism.
Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies – Matilda Ståhl, Aska Mayer, Robyn Hope, Rainforest Scully-Blaker, Nick Taylor: Looking to the future? Intersections between survival games and survivalism...
This post introduces SURVIVE, a project that has been a site of collaborative inquiry since 2025, looking at the intersections of ideas and practices of survivalism and preparedness in digital game…
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December 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Busy week for the CoE blog! Have a look at this blog post where Matilda Ståhl, Aska Mayer (@amayer.bsky.social), Robyn Hope, Rainforest Scully-Blaker (@rainforestsb.bsky.social) and Nick Taylor (@nickttaylor.bsky.social) discuss intersections between survival games and survivalism.
The last article summary of the CoE blog is here! Ville Malinen discusses game videos addressing the fatal accident of Ayrton Senna as a form and tool of cultural memory based on his article originally written in Finnish. Read the summary here: coe-gamecult.org/2025/12/18/a...
Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies – Article Summary: Game videos addressing the fatal accident of Ayrton Senna as a form and tool of cultural memory (Malinen, 2025)
This blog post provides an English summary of an article that explores the relationship between simulative game videos and cultural memory through the fatal crash of Formula One driver Ayrton Senna…
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December 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The last article summary of the CoE blog is here! Ville Malinen discusses game videos addressing the fatal accident of Ayrton Senna as a form and tool of cultural memory based on his article originally written in Finnish. Read the summary here: coe-gamecult.org/2025/12/18/a...
We're delighted to share the news that the Foundation for Economic Education has granted funding for our Doctoral Researcher Aasa Timonen's dissertation study 'Transmedia worldbuilding in massive game franchises.' Read more about Aasa's project: gameresearchlab.tuni.fi/the-foundati...
The Foundation for Economic Education awards funding to Timonen’s doctoral research
We are happy to share that the Foundation for Economic Education has granted funding for MA Aasa Timonen for her doctoral research project Transmedia worldbuilding in massive game franchises. Descr…
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December 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We're delighted to share the news that the Foundation for Economic Education has granted funding for our Doctoral Researcher Aasa Timonen's dissertation study 'Transmedia worldbuilding in massive game franchises.' Read more about Aasa's project: gameresearchlab.tuni.fi/the-foundati...
The search for a definitive “first” Finnish digital game or the singular origin of the Finnish game industry has shaped historical narratives, even though such beginnings are often complex, contested, and continuously pushed earlier by new discoveries. More in the CoE blog post by Jaakko Suominen:
Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies – Jaakko Suominen: Stories of the Origin of the Finnish Game Industry
The search for a definitive “first” Finnish digital game or the singular origin of the Finnish game industry has shaped historical narratives, even though such beginnings are often complex, contest…
coe-gamecult.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The search for a definitive “first” Finnish digital game or the singular origin of the Finnish game industry has shaped historical narratives, even though such beginnings are often complex, contested, and continuously pushed earlier by new discoveries. More in the CoE blog post by Jaakko Suominen:
We are very happy to announce that @koneensaatio.fi has granted funding for the ‘Against the stream of manhood’ project led by @merilainen.bsky.social for 2026–2027. Congratulations to Mikko and his team! You can read more about the project here: gameresearchlab.tuni.fi/new-project-...
New project funded by Kone Foundation
Photo: Project PI Mikko Meriläinen. Photo by Antti Yrjönen. We are happy to announce that Kone Foundation has granted funding for the ‘Against the stream of manhood’ project for 2026–20…
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December 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We are very happy to announce that @koneensaatio.fi has granted funding for the ‘Against the stream of manhood’ project led by @merilainen.bsky.social for 2026–2027. Congratulations to Mikko and his team! You can read more about the project here: gameresearchlab.tuni.fi/new-project-...
New article summary at the CoE blog: Markku Reunanen, Petri Saarikoski and Tapani Joelsson discuss how home computers arrived at Finnish homes in the 1980s based on an online survey conducted in 2022.
Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies – Article Summary: “Me and Friends Got into Computing” – The Arrival of Computers at Finnish homes in the 1980s. (Reunanen, Saarikoski & Joelsson, 2025)
In this blog post, Markku Reunanen, Petri Saarikoski and Tapani Joelsson discuss how home computers arrived at Finnish homes in the 1980s based on an online survey conducted in 2022.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
New article summary at the CoE blog: Markku Reunanen, Petri Saarikoski and Tapani Joelsson discuss how home computers arrived at Finnish homes in the 1980s based on an online survey conducted in 2022.
Rafael Marques de Albuquerque will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on "A Framework for Mapping Digital Game Mechanics” on Thursday 27 November at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/live/1fkLl6Q...
OASIS Lunchtime Talk: A Framework for Mapping Digital Game Mechanics
A Framework for Mapping Digital Game Mechanics
by Rafael Marques de Albuquerque
This talk presents an ongoing research project focused on developing a comprehensive framework of game mechanics. The g...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Rafael Marques de Albuquerque will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on "A Framework for Mapping Digital Game Mechanics” on Thursday 27 November at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/live/1fkLl6Q...
PEGASUS-hankkeen raportti on nyt julkaistu: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978... 🎉
Raportissa kuvataan hankkeen keskeiset tulokset (yhteenveto kommenteissa) ja miten niitä voidaan hyödyntää kestävämmän pelikulttuurin rakentamiseksi käytännön tasolla.
Hanketta rahoitti #SuomenAkatemia
Kansikuva: Tuuli Hypén
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Raportissa kuvataan hankkeen keskeiset tulokset (yhteenveto kommenteissa) ja miten niitä voidaan hyödyntää kestävämmän pelikulttuurin rakentamiseksi käytännön tasolla.
Hanketta rahoitti #SuomenAkatemia
Kansikuva: Tuuli Hypén
1/3
November 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
PEGASUS-hankkeen raportti on nyt julkaistu: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978... 🎉
Raportissa kuvataan hankkeen keskeiset tulokset (yhteenveto kommenteissa) ja miten niitä voidaan hyödyntää kestävämmän pelikulttuurin rakentamiseksi käytännön tasolla.
Hanketta rahoitti #SuomenAkatemia
Kansikuva: Tuuli Hypén
1/3
Raportissa kuvataan hankkeen keskeiset tulokset (yhteenveto kommenteissa) ja miten niitä voidaan hyödyntää kestävämmän pelikulttuurin rakentamiseksi käytännön tasolla.
Hanketta rahoitti #SuomenAkatemia
Kansikuva: Tuuli Hypén
1/3
Juan F. Belmonte-Ávila (juanbeaumont.bsky.social) will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on "Playing with Asynchronies” on Thursday 20 November at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/live/2I5M9Oe...
OASIS Lunchtime Talk: Playing with Asynchronies
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November 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Juan F. Belmonte-Ávila (juanbeaumont.bsky.social) will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on "Playing with Asynchronies” on Thursday 20 November at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/live/2I5M9Oe...
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.
⏰Abstract submission deadline is 14 January 2026.
📍The seminar is organised on 5-6 May 2026 in Tampere.
2026 | Call for Papers
Events are at the heart of game and play cultures. They are organized for many reasons and purposes, bringing people together to play, socialize, compete, learn and teach, network, sell, perform, c…
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November 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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.
⏰Abstract submission deadline is 14 January 2026.
📍The seminar is organised on 5-6 May 2026 in Tampere.
Jean Ketterling (@ jeanketterling.bsky.social) will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on "Rhythm, Orgasm, & Chrononormativity in Orgasm Simulator & NSFWare” on Thursday 13 November at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/live/fQXNBXs...
OASIS Lunchtime Talk: Rhythm, Orgasm, & Chrononormativity in Orgasm Simulator & NSFWare
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November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Jean Ketterling (@ jeanketterling.bsky.social) will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on "Rhythm, Orgasm, & Chrononormativity in Orgasm Simulator & NSFWare” on Thursday 13 November at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/live/fQXNBXs...
Florence Chee (@ cheeflo.bsky.social) gives an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on "Games growing up (again)? Intersections of Ethics, Law, and Policy in our public and private spaces” on Monday 10 November at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or online: www.youtube.com/live/Mo8ZUOJ...
OASIS Lunchtime Talk: Interface Theory and Critical Technical Cultures
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November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Florence Chee (@ cheeflo.bsky.social) gives an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on "Games growing up (again)? Intersections of Ethics, Law, and Policy in our public and private spaces” on Monday 10 November at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or online: www.youtube.com/live/Mo8ZUOJ...
Azul Romo Flores will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on "Learning to E-sport: A Swedish case study of the organization of E-sport education in upper-secondary schools” on Wednesday 29 October at 12:00-13:00 EET. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrGt...
OASIS Lunchtime Talk: Learning to E-sport
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October 27, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Azul Romo Flores will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on "Learning to E-sport: A Swedish case study of the organization of E-sport education in upper-secondary schools” on Wednesday 29 October at 12:00-13:00 EET. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrGt...
A reminder of our open call for postdoctoral researchers focusing on cultural game studies, closing on Friday this week, 31 October at 23.59.00 EET / UTC+2 (Finland time): tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index...
3 Postdoctoral Researchers (cultural game studies) / 3 tutkijatohtoria (kulttuurinen pelitutkimus)
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October 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A reminder of our open call for postdoctoral researchers focusing on cultural game studies, closing on Friday this week, 31 October at 23.59.00 EET / UTC+2 (Finland time): tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index...
Tarvitseeko Suomi pelikulttuuristrategiaa peliharrastustoiminnan, pelinkehitystoiminnan sekä pelikulttuurin kestävämpään kehittämiseen? Tule pelikulttuuristrategiapäivään kuulemaan lisää ja keskustelemaan Tampereella / verkossa 5.11.
Ohjelma ja ilmoittautuminen:
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Ohjelma ja ilmoittautuminen:
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October 27, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Tarvitseeko Suomi pelikulttuuristrategiaa peliharrastustoiminnan, pelinkehitystoiminnan sekä pelikulttuurin kestävämpään kehittämiseen? Tule pelikulttuuristrategiapäivään kuulemaan lisää ja keskustelemaan Tampereella / verkossa 5.11.
Ohjelma ja ilmoittautuminen:
pelikasvatus.fi/pelikulttuur...
Ohjelma ja ilmoittautuminen:
pelikasvatus.fi/pelikulttuur...
Mark Maletska (@ markmaletska.bsky.social) will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on "Why being a Ukrainian game studies scholar is… complicated?” on Thursday 23 October at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/live/EBRRynA...
OASIS Lunchtime Talk: Why being a Ukrainian game studies scholar is… complicated?
Why being a Ukrainian game studies scholar is… complicated?
by Mark Maletska
Ukraine has its own history of games, both analog and digital ones, as well as some world-famous titles and studios – one ...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Mark Maletska (@ markmaletska.bsky.social) will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on "Why being a Ukrainian game studies scholar is… complicated?” on Thursday 23 October at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/live/EBRRynA...
NEW DATE: Michael Dieter will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on “Interface Theory and Critical Technical Cultures" on Thursday 16 October at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/live/Mo8ZUOJ...
OASIS Lunchtime Talk: Interface Theory and Critical Technical Cultures
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October 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
NEW DATE: Michael Dieter will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on “Interface Theory and Critical Technical Cultures" on Thursday 16 October at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/live/Mo8ZUOJ...
Michael Dieter will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on “Interface Theory and Critical Technical Cultures" on Thursday 9 October at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/live/Mo8ZUOJ...
OASIS Lunchtime Talk: Interface Theory and Critical Technical Cultures
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October 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Michael Dieter will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on “Interface Theory and Critical Technical Cultures" on Thursday 9 October at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/live/Mo8ZUOJ...
Come work with us! We are hiring 3 postdoctoral researchers working in cultural game studies from the beginning of 2026 until the end of 2027. Read more and apply by 31.10.2025 (at 23.59.00 EET / UTC+2):
3 Postdoctoral Researchers (cultural game studies) / 3 tutkijatohtoria (kulttuurinen pelitutkimus)
tuni.rekrytointi.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Come work with us! We are hiring 3 postdoctoral researchers working in cultural game studies from the beginning of 2026 until the end of 2027. Read more and apply by 31.10.2025 (at 23.59.00 EET / UTC+2):
Bryan Hikari Hartzheim will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on “Institutions of Play: Mapping Japan’s Indie Game Scene" on Thursday 2 October at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/live/IuTUH27...
OASIS Lunchtime Talk: Institutions of Play: Mapping Japan’s Indie Game Scene
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September 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Bryan Hikari Hartzheim will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on “Institutions of Play: Mapping Japan’s Indie Game Scene" on Thursday 2 October at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/live/IuTUH27...
Remember that our Oasis Talks are also usually streamed (via YouTube) and archived as video - today Prof Nick Webber talked about TTRPGs/Remnants of Play:
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OASIS is a social learning space and living lab at the Tampere University.
OASIS is the home for Game Research Lab game and book collection and a meeting point for students, staff and visitors of the ...
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September 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Remember that our Oasis Talks are also usually streamed (via YouTube) and archived as video - today Prof Nick Webber talked about TTRPGs/Remnants of Play:
www.youtube.com/@oasis_tuni
www.youtube.com/@oasis_tuni
Yesterday, we launched our 'integrative chapter club' for doctoral researchers who are getting closer to finalising their dissertations. With six participants from our group and one honoured guest, we're looking forward to seeing many interesting #GameStudies defences within the next 1.5 years! 🤩
September 12, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Yesterday, we launched our 'integrative chapter club' for doctoral researchers who are getting closer to finalising their dissertations. With six participants from our group and one honoured guest, we're looking forward to seeing many interesting #GameStudies defences within the next 1.5 years! 🤩