Annakaisa Kultima
@aakoo.bsky.social
Game scholar, game design praxiologist, ludic gallerist. And other things.
On my way to today’s still-very-male-dominated game industry conference, I listened Paris Paloma, Sofia Isella and Chinchilla. While reflecting on those (incredibly good) jams, I coined a term ”sexism-caused PTSD”. Just googled the term, and it is depressing to get this as a first hit:
November 19, 2024 at 12:26 PM
On my way to today’s still-very-male-dominated game industry conference, I listened Paris Paloma, Sofia Isella and Chinchilla. While reflecting on those (incredibly good) jams, I coined a term ”sexism-caused PTSD”. Just googled the term, and it is depressing to get this as a first hit:
Today is #RovioCon. After the lunch, we danced. But dance, we mean hurting knees and swaying. It was fun. But I felt extremely awkward and old.
November 19, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Today is #RovioCon. After the lunch, we danced. But dance, we mean hurting knees and swaying. It was fun. But I felt extremely awkward and old.
Games folks in Helsinki! Please join an exhibition opening at Kumma Gallery, Kankurinkatu 5, today (11th Nov) at 6pm!! Concept art goodies from COCOON! #gamesnowaaltofi
November 11, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Games folks in Helsinki! Please join an exhibition opening at Kumma Gallery, Kankurinkatu 5, today (11th Nov) at 6pm!! Concept art goodies from COCOON! #gamesnowaaltofi
My latest love has been COCOON. I only cheated a little (a lot). And this is a poem (song actually) I have read the last. It is ”Magic Circle March” from Finnish magicians magazine from 1965. Great to have so many game people at this beautiful blue sky!
November 5, 2024 at 6:13 PM
My latest love has been COCOON. I only cheated a little (a lot). And this is a poem (song actually) I have read the last. It is ”Magic Circle March” from Finnish magicians magazine from 1965. Great to have so many game people at this beautiful blue sky!
The lecture series I have curated since 2017 has turned into a twice-a-year-two-day extravaganza. Highlight speakers of this Autumn are Erwin Kho (Cocoon’s AD) and Noora Archer (ESA’s first game designer). Join at Aalto University of at our Twitch! Gamesnow.aalto.fi.
October 23, 2024 at 6:48 AM
The lecture series I have curated since 2017 has turned into a twice-a-year-two-day extravaganza. Highlight speakers of this Autumn are Erwin Kho (Cocoon’s AD) and Noora Archer (ESA’s first game designer). Join at Aalto University of at our Twitch! Gamesnow.aalto.fi.
Dear game scholars! I’m at GDC next week and hope to meet other researchers, teachers and jamtivists. My talk is about Finnish gam jams, but I hope to also connect with those of you who run bachelor programs on game design/dev as I have two masters programs that I represent atm! Let’s talk!
March 12, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Dear game scholars! I’m at GDC next week and hope to meet other researchers, teachers and jamtivists. My talk is about Finnish gam jams, but I hope to also connect with those of you who run bachelor programs on game design/dev as I have two masters programs that I represent atm! Let’s talk!
Next up at Kumma Gallery: 100 Game Jams by Samuli Jääskeläinen. Since 2012, Samuli has championed over 100 game jams alongside his other game making projects. Join the exhibition at Helsinki’s Punavuori, Kankurinkatu 5, open daily 16-20 and by appointment. 🧡🧡🧡
September 9, 2023 at 6:33 AM
Next up at Kumma Gallery: 100 Game Jams by Samuli Jääskeläinen. Since 2012, Samuli has championed over 100 game jams alongside his other game making projects. Join the exhibition at Helsinki’s Punavuori, Kankurinkatu 5, open daily 16-20 and by appointment. 🧡🧡🧡
Games Helsinki conference today. It is a very comfy console game/pc game oriented local conference. Two big games reflected by their directors: Returnal and Control among other talks.
September 1, 2023 at 10:08 AM
Games Helsinki conference today. It is a very comfy console game/pc game oriented local conference. Two big games reflected by their directors: Returnal and Control among other talks.
Time to take my ”Hahmotuksia/Figurings” paintings down and move to a storage to make way for a photography exhibition about climate change opening this week at Kumma Gallery! :) #playfulart #playful #art #artgallery #helsinki
August 28, 2023 at 2:25 PM
Time to take my ”Hahmotuksia/Figurings” paintings down and move to a storage to make way for a photography exhibition about climate change opening this week at Kumma Gallery! :) #playfulart #playful #art #artgallery #helsinki
I am constantly discovering new plants I want to buy. My newest love is Epipremnum Pinnatum ’Shangri La’. Isn’t it amazing!? Epipremnums are so easy to take care of, so it feels like a jackpot to find one that looks so alien.
August 27, 2023 at 8:31 PM
I am constantly discovering new plants I want to buy. My newest love is Epipremnum Pinnatum ’Shangri La’. Isn’t it amazing!? Epipremnums are so easy to take care of, so it feels like a jackpot to find one that looks so alien.