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Suomen pelitutkimuksen seura | Finnish society for game research
@pelitutkimus.fi
The Finnish society for game research. Posts FIN/ENG.

Suomen pelitutkimuksen seura on monitieteinen pelitutkimusta edistävä yhdistys. Tältä tililtä jaamme ajankohtaista tietoa pelitutkimukseen ja pelikulttuureihin liittyen.

www.pelitutkimus.fi
"Hankkeen myötä olemme saaneet iloksemme todeta, että Suomessa tehdään uraauurtavaa, kansainvälisesti merkittävää työtä pelikulttuurin yhdenvertaisuuden edistämiseksi," kirjoittavat Tampereen yliopiston PEGASUS-hankkeen tutkijat.

Katso myös hankkeen loppujulkaisu: trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024...
Suomi voi olla yhdenvertaisemman pelikulttuurin edelläkävijämaa
Olemme kahden vuoden ajan toteuttaneet Suomen Akatemian rahoittamaa PEGASUS-hanketta, jossa olemme yhteistyössä suomalaisten toimijoiden kanssa pyrkineet kehittämään kulttuurisesti, sosiaalisesti j…
gameresearchlab.tuni.fi
January 14, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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Please note this call for an important special issue on 'Queer and Trans Game Studies in Global and Local Contexts,' dl. on 12 January! ⏰
CFP for the next issue of G|A|M|E – Games as Art, Media, Entertainment, on “Queer and Trans Game Studies in Global and Local Contexts” is out!
This issue aims to map current developments in queer and trans game studies.

For full details: www.gamejournal.it/n-132025-bey...
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January 8, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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Eludamos has a new CFP for a Special issue: New Perspectives on Men and Masculinity in Gaming

Eludamos invites scholars in game studies and beyond to submit full papers for a special issue on men and masculinity in gaming, with deadline March 15, 2026.
January 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Lapsissa pelihetket saavat usein tunteet pintaan – niin hyvässä kuin pahassa.

Lue MLL:n Vanhempainnetistä, miten auttaa lasta käsittelemään digipelaamisen herättämiä tunteita ja miten pelaavien perheiden arjesta tehdään sujuvampaa. #digipelaaminen #tunteet

www.mll.fi/vanhemmille/...
Lapsi ja pelaamisen herättämät tunteet - Mannerheimin Lastensuojeluliitto
Millaista lapsen pelaaminen on tunteiden käsittelyn ja kehittyvien tunnetaitojen kannalta? Miten luoda sujuvampia pelihetkiä ja tukea lapsen hyvinvointia?
www.mll.fi
January 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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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…
coe-gamecult.org
December 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Vielä ehti mainiosti Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja 2025 tälle vuodelle!

Tarjolla jälleen mainio kattaus monipuolista pelin ja leikin tutkimusta.
Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja 2025 on julkaistu – Pelitutkimus.fi
www.pelitutkimus.fi
December 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Aasa Timonen's recent funding for her PhD research into Warhammer as transmedia was picked up by Wargamer.com - congratulations! #gamestudies
It's now possible to get a PhD in Warhammer studies (and get paid for it)
The Finnish Foundation for Economic Education just awarded one student $30k to fund her doctoral research into Warhammer's worldbuilding.
www.wargamer.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Tämä päivä alkoi hienosti! @koneensaatio.fi päätti rahoittaa kahden vuoden tutkimushankkeemme!

@emilialounela.bsky.social, @mariaruotsalainen.bsky.social, @rosgakori.bsky.social ja minä tarkastelemme nuorten miesten suosimia verkkoyhteisöjä - nörttiyhteisöjä, incel-yhteisöä ja Ylilautaa. 1/2
December 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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CFP for the next issue of G|A|M|E – Games as Art, Media, Entertainment, on “Queer and Trans Game Studies in Global and Local Contexts” is out!
This issue aims to map current developments in queer and trans game studies.

For full details: www.gamejournal.it/n-132025-bey...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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I chatted with Juliana in the JYU for YOU podcast about the JYU's upcoming Master's programme in Game studies! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPbS...
How World of Warcraft inspired a career in game studies | JYU for YOU (S03 E02)
YouTube video by University of Jyväskylä | Jyväskylän yliopisto
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November 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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DiGRA 2026 submission deadline is now December 8th (Anywhere on Earth - 23:59 UTC +12)! www.digraconference2026.com #DiGRA26
DiGRA 2026 Conference | Maynooth University, Ireland
Join the DiGRA 2026 conference at Maynooth University, 14–18 June 2026. Theme “Intersectional Pleasures.” A global hybrid event for game research, culture, design, and industry.
www.digraconference2026.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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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.
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…
springseminar.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Important point! All Psychgeist series books are open access, including our The Psychgeist Of Pop Culture – The Elder Scrolls ❤️

playstorypress.org/all-psychgei...
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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The most comprehensive dataset of video game play and psychological functioning available with CC0 license at zenodo.org/records/1760...
We released a pretty cool dataset/preprint today looking at video game play, cognition, time-use and a ton of self-reported psych measures at osf.io/preprints/ps... with @nballou.bsky.social @matti.vuorre.com @thomashakman.bsky.social @rpsychologist.com and @shuhbillskee.bsky.social RRs coming soon
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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In Man, Play and Games Caillois calls for sociology based on the different games different societies play. Has anyone actually done this?

#gamestudies #sociology
November 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Aalto University's Games Now! is running an event week this week, check out the event schedule for exciting academic and industry talks!
GN! Event Week 2025 Program
Join us for Games Now! Event Week from 10th November until 16th November 2025, a full week of inspiring and timely guest speakers' talks, a cross-cultural game jam, exhibition, and more! This event is...
gamesnow.aalto.fi
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Osana #peliviikko ohjelmaa Tampereen pääkirjasto Metso järjestää huomenna 5.11. klo 18 Metso FAKTA -keskustelun "Hyvä, paha pelikulttuuri?" Keskustelemassa ovat minä, Juho Kuorikoski ja Risto Marjomaa. Tervetuloa Metsoon tai kuulolle striimiin! tapahtumat.tampere.fi/fi-FI/page/6...
Ladataan tietoja...
Tampere on satojen tapahtumien ja tuhansien elämysten kaupunki.
tapahtumat.tampere.fi
November 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Tänään käynnistyy Peliviikko, pelikulttuurin ja pelikasvatuksen teemaviikko. Pitkin viikkoa järjestetään ympäri Suomea monipuolisia mahdollisuuksia tutustua peleihin, pelaamiseen ja pelikulttuuriin niin itse kuin vaikkapa lasten tai lastenlasten kanssa. Katso sivuilta paikkakuntien tapahtumat!
Peliviikko - Peliviikko - 1.-9.11.2025
www.peliviikko.fi
November 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Come work with me!



We've opened the search for a full time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Game Arts at Pratt Institute.



A good match would be an artist, game developer, or educator with an active creative practice in indie games, game studies and theory, playful coding, or art games.
Assistant Professor Digital Arts, Game Arts 2026 (71102)
The Department of Digital Arts at Pratt Institute invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Game Arts at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning in Fall 2026. The successful ca...
www.schooljobs.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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🚨CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨

The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Chrono Trigger

playstorypress.org/2025/10/30/c...
Call for Papers! The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Chrono Trigger – Play Story Press
playstorypress.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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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)
tuni.rekrytointi.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Now it is official! The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Games is now, like, actually, surely, coming out! (This has been in the pipeline since 2018.) I have a piece here on this brand new thing called 'magic circle'. Everyone will be talking about it.
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Games
Playing games is a basic human activity, and games raise a great number of fascinating philosophical questions. What, exactly, are we doing when we play a game? What is the value of games for human li...
www.routledge.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Excellent talk going on right now - tune in!
October 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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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?
YouTube video by oasis_tuni
www.youtube.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM