Elina Koskinen
@elinako.bsky.social
Postdoctoral research fellow in game studies at Tampere University. Main Research Coordinator @CoEGameCult 👾
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4082-6582
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=YjdTawkAAAAJ
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4082-6582
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=YjdTawkAAAAJ
Hi people who are into games related events and communities and perhaps also interested in studying them: consider submitting your work-in-progress research to our upcoming Spring Seminar 🌸
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 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hi people who are into games related events and communities and perhaps also interested in studying them: consider submitting your work-in-progress research to our upcoming Spring Seminar 🌸
CfP: "Gotta Study ‘Em All: 30 Years of Pokémon!"
The Pokémon franchise turns 30 years in 2026 🥳 To celebrate, we invite you to submit chapter proposals for an academic book prepared with Samuli Laato and Piotr Siuda. See the CfP: piotrsiuda.com/wp-content/u... Submission deadline: June 30, 2025.
The Pokémon franchise turns 30 years in 2026 🥳 To celebrate, we invite you to submit chapter proposals for an academic book prepared with Samuli Laato and Piotr Siuda. See the CfP: piotrsiuda.com/wp-content/u... Submission deadline: June 30, 2025.
May 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
CfP: "Gotta Study ‘Em All: 30 Years of Pokémon!"
The Pokémon franchise turns 30 years in 2026 🥳 To celebrate, we invite you to submit chapter proposals for an academic book prepared with Samuli Laato and Piotr Siuda. See the CfP: piotrsiuda.com/wp-content/u... Submission deadline: June 30, 2025.
The Pokémon franchise turns 30 years in 2026 🥳 To celebrate, we invite you to submit chapter proposals for an academic book prepared with Samuli Laato and Piotr Siuda. See the CfP: piotrsiuda.com/wp-content/u... Submission deadline: June 30, 2025.
Workshop on “Exploring Global Game Work Migration” by @solippark.bsky.social, Jan Houška, @malecsandram.bsky.social and me at DiGRA25 Malta
📣 You can find our workshop call PDF at the DiGRA25 Malta website: digraconference2025.org/calls-worksh...
📥Application Deadline: April 30th 2025
📣 You can find our workshop call PDF at the DiGRA25 Malta website: digraconference2025.org/calls-worksh...
📥Application Deadline: April 30th 2025
March 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Workshop on “Exploring Global Game Work Migration” by @solippark.bsky.social, Jan Houška, @malecsandram.bsky.social and me at DiGRA25 Malta
📣 You can find our workshop call PDF at the DiGRA25 Malta website: digraconference2025.org/calls-worksh...
📥Application Deadline: April 30th 2025
📣 You can find our workshop call PDF at the DiGRA25 Malta website: digraconference2025.org/calls-worksh...
📥Application Deadline: April 30th 2025
Thank you @thevideogamelibrary.org for featuring my research 🤩
612. MEMORABLE PLAYER EXPERIENCES WITH POKÉMON GO
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@elinako.bsky.social #Pokemon #PokemonGo #Gaming #Booksky #GameStudies #VideoGames
👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/memorab...
@elinako.bsky.social #Pokemon #PokemonGo #Gaming #Booksky #GameStudies #VideoGames
February 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Thank you @thevideogamelibrary.org for featuring my research 🤩
My defence is coming up next Friday! You can join also online :) More information on the press release:
www.tuni.fi/en/news/elin...
www.tuni.fi/en/news/elin...
Elina Koskinen’s (@elinako.bsky.social) doctoral defence on “Memorable Player Experiences with Pokémon GO” takes place on Friday 31.1. 12:00 UTC+3 at Tampere University & online. The thesis: urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978.... Stream: tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page... More info: www.tuni.fi/en/news/elin...
Elina Koskinen: Pokémon GO momentarily transformed the atmosphere in Finland – players filled public spaces and chatted with strangers | Tampere univers...
Pokémon GO came out with a bang in 2016. Suddenly streets and parks were full of people hunting “pocket monsters” and chatting freely with each other. Pokémon GO temporarily changed the social atmo...
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January 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
My defence is coming up next Friday! You can join also online :) More information on the press release:
www.tuni.fi/en/news/elin...
www.tuni.fi/en/news/elin...