Curriculum Vitae
Frans Ilkka Olavi Mäyrä, b. 1966
I Education
II Work Career
III Research Projects and Funding
IV Key Responsibilities and Positions of Trust
V Keynotes, Other Academic Activities
See also: the printable PDF version of CV.
I Education
1999 | Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Tampere |
1996 | Licentiate of Philosophy in the University of Tampere |
1992 | Master of Arts in the University of Tampere |
1991–92 | Studies in art history and literature in the University of Edinburgh, Scotland |
1985–92 | Studies
in cultural and literary studies, art history, English philology,
social psychology, and other subjects in the University of Tampere |
II Work Career
Current, 2012- (tenure)
Professor, Vice Dean
Professor of Information Studies and Interactive Media, University of Tampere. Head of Game Research Lab group,
School of Information Sciences
Vice Dean of the School of Information Sciences (2014-2016)
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2006-2011
Professor, Deputy Director (2006-2010) Professor of
Hypermedia, Especially Digital Culture and Game Studies, University of
Tampere. Head of Game Research Lab group, Department of Information
Studies and Interactive Media (previously known as the Hypermedia
Laboratory).
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2004-2005
Research Director, Deputy Director Research Director in the
Hypermedia Laboratory, University of Tampere. Head of Game Research Lab
group. Deputy Director of the Hypermedia Laboratory.
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2002-2003
Professor, Deputy Director Professor in the Hypermedia
Laboratory, University of Tampere. Head of Experience Design Research
group. Deputy Director of the Hypermedia Laboratory.
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2001
Project Manager
Development tasks into studies and research projects of digital media culture at Hypermedia Laboratory, University of Tampere.
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1999-2000
Project Director Headed the development of online study
environment for studies of audiovisual media culture at Open University
of University of Tampere.
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1998-99
Assistant Professor
Teaching and research tasks in the areas of cultural and art studies at
University of Tampere, Department of Literature and the Arts.
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1993-98
Researcher
Research Fellow in the project Intertextuality and Identity (1993-94 University of Tampere; dir. professor Pekka Tammi) Research
Fellow in the Graduate School of Literary and Textual Theory (1995-98
Universities of Tampere and Helsinki dir. professor Pekka Tammi)
Research into the questions related to the polyphony of identity in the textual and mediated environment.
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pre-1993
Numerous other work positions, including working as the guide for
Tampere Art Museum and Moomin Museum, teacher of creative writing in
Viita-Akatemia's Sanataidekoulu, writing book reviews, doing graphical
design and web site designs for online publications.
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III Research Projects and Funding
Competitive research funding awarded during the last five years:
1. | Communication and Community in Digital Entertainment Services Project, 2001-2002; Information Society Institute, 25 228 euros |
2. | Future Interaction Television Project, 2001-2002; National Technology Agency Tekes and the consortium of companies, 40 627 euros |
3. | Computer Games and Digital Cultures, an international game
studies conference; Academy of Finland, 9 620 euros |
4. | Culture in Information Society: Prestudy; Oy Media Tampere Ltd, 9760 euros |
5. | Living with/in Media, flagship project, 2002-2005; Information Society Institute, 140 000 euros |
6. | Mediamuseo / Media Museum Project, 2003; 12 000 euros, City of Tampere / Tampereen kaupunki, museotoimi |
7. | Mogame: The Wireless Gaming Solutions of the Future
Project, 2003-2004; National Technology Agency Tekes and the consortium
of companies, 300 000 euros |
8. | Children as the Actors of Games Cultures, 2003-2004; Information Society Institute, Nokia
& Ministry of Communications, 36 500 euros |
9. | Morphome: Living in Metamorphosis, 2003-2004:
Control and Awareness in a Proactive Home Environment Project; Academy
of Finland, 134 000 euros |
10. | Games and Storytelling, education project, Nokia & Veikkaus, 2003-2006, 50 708 euros |
11. | Master's Course in Digital Games Research and Design, 2004-2005; education project, Ministry of Education, 25 000 euros |
12. | MC2: Mobile Content Communities project, 2003-2005;
National Technology Agency Tekes and the consortium of companies, 190
582 euros |
13. | IPerG: Integrated Project on Pervasive Gaming, 2004-2008; European Commission and the consortium, 454 545 euros |
14. | Nordic Playground, 2005; NICe, 5 200 euros |
15. | SuPer: Design and Research Environment for Lottery
Games of the Future project, 2004-2006; National Technology Agency
Tekes and Veikkaus the National Lottery, 346 248 euros |
16. | Pelin henki: vuorovaikutteisen viestinnän koulutus
pelisuunnittelun avulla, game studies project, 2005-2006; Pirkanmaan
TE-keskus, 18 000 euros |
17. | International Study of Game Cultures, the start-up
phase, 2006; Neogames centre/Informaatio- ja kommunikaatioteknologian
osaamiskeskusohjelma, 15 000 euros |
18. | International Study of Game Cultures, the first phase, 2006-2008; Suomen Kulttuurirahasto, 60 000 euros |
19. | GameSpace: A Method for Design and Evaluation of Mobile
Multiplayer Games, 2006-2008; National Technology Agency Tekes and the consortium of companies,
380 000 euros |
20. | MEPE: Method for Evaluation of Player Experience, 2007;
Veikkaus Oyj, 147 800 euros |
21. | MLE: Mobile Learning Environments, 2007; NICe, 27 166 euros |
22. | Verkossa pelaamisen erityisongelmia ja suojatekijöitä,
2007-2008; STM, 86 098 euros |
23. | Pelit palveluiksi – Games as Services, 2008-2010; Tekes &
companies, 353 728 euros |
24. | Verkkorahapelaamisen muodonmuutos, 2008-2009; STM, 67
000 euros |
25. | Alliance Cluster of Excellence; pelitutkimuksen kärkihanke,
Yliopistoallianssi, 2008-2009; Ministry of Education & the University
Alliance, 100 000 euros |
26. | Transformation of Digital Play (TDP/GaIn & SoPlay
subprojects), 2008-2010; Tekes & consortium of companies, 575 978 euros |
27. | Creation of Game Cultures: The Case of Finland, 2009-2012;
Academy of Finland, 291 000 euros |
28. | YouSat; NiCe, 38 423 euros |
29. | Future Play, 2010; Tekes, 93 000 euros |
30. | InnEko, 2009-2010; Tivit Oy, 11 379 euros |
31. | Games Industry Innovation Processes (TDP/GIIP), 2009-2010;
Tekes & consortium of companies, 97 000 euros |
32. | Triangle: The Challenges of Social Media to the Design of
Game Services, 2011-2012; Tekes & consortium of companies, 175 000 euros |
33. | Play Society: Next Media SHOK (2011); Tekes & consortium of
companies, 35 800 euros |
34. | RYM - Built Environment Innovations (2011-); Tekes & consortium of
companies, 135 704 euros (1st year 37 727 euros, 2nd year 50 518 euros, 3rd year 47 459 euros) |
35. | Active Learning Spaces; Tekes & consortium of companies
(2012-), 108 915 euros |
36. | The User Experience in the Future Playful Hybrid
Services (Hybridex); Tekes strategic research opening (2012-2014), 210 000 euros |
37. | FUN (Finnish-US SAVI
project), Tekes, 48 488 euros |
38. | Services, Tivit SHOK (MixLearn), 87 525 euros (1st year 22 624 euros,
2nd year 64 901 euros) |
39. | Gaming Behaviour, Norsk Tipping research
partnership, 65 000 euros (500 000 NOK) |
40. | Pelaajabarometri 2013, Pelitoiminnan tutkimussäätiö, 12 000
euros |
41. | Free2Play, Tekes & consortium of companies, 408 000 euros |
42.
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Koukku – Sales Psychology to Games, Game Psychology to Selling, Tekes & consortium of companies, 185 535 euros
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43.
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Neuroeconomics of Gaming, Tekes & consortium of companies, 87 500 euros
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44.
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Ludification of Culture and Society, Academy of Finland, 350 000 euros
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45. |
Hybrid Social Play, Tekes and
consortium of companies, 186 688 euros |
total = 6 384 469 euros |
IV Key Responsibilities, Awards and Positions of Trust
- Vice Dean, School of Information Sciences, University of Tampere,
2014-2016
- Member of "Tampere 3 Steering Group", appointed by Ministry of Culture
and Education for the university merger process, 2016>
- DiGRA Distinguished Scholar award (2016)
- Member of "New Social Research" project steering group, creating new
research profile for University of Tampere, 2016-2020
- Member of the steering group, Narrare research centre, University of
Tampere
- Member of the editorial board, Tampere Studies in Language, Translation
and Literature, 2014-
- Member of the organising committee, Crossroads in Cultural Studies 2014
conference
- Nokia Visiting Professor Award (2011-2012, for a visit to the University
of Waikato, New Zealand)
- Member of the board, Kulttuurintutkimuksen seura
(Finnish Association of Cultural Studies), 2010-2011 (deputy board member,
2012-2013)
- Deputy member of the University Collegium of the University of Tampere,
2010-1013
- Deputy member of the board, School of Information
Sciences, 2011-
- Member of the Steering Board, Tampere Centre for
Cultural Studies, 2005-
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Deputy member of the Research Council of the University of Tampere,
2007-2010
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Founding President, Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA, 2003-2006)
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Chairman of the Editorial Board of the Studies in Information Sciences
(SISCI) publication series, 2006-2009,
- Member of the Management Committee,
COST Action "New possibilities for print media and packaging – combining
print with digital", 2012-2016,
- Member of the Union Council for the Finnish
Union of University Professors, 2008-2010,
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board,
Pelitoiminnan tutkimussäätiö, 2008-,
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board,
Nokia Research Centre, Media Laboratory 2008-2009,
- Member of the Advisory Board,
Mannerheimin Lastensuojeluliitto/Media Education, 2008-,
- Member of the Advisory
Board, Together Anywhere, Together Anytime (TA2) integrated project, 2010-,
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Member of the Editorial Board, Games and Culture journal, SAGE, 2006-,
- Member of
the Editorial Board, Human IT journal, Centre for Information Technology
Studies as a Human Science, Borås, Sweden, 2005-,
- Chairman of the AVEK
Award jury, 2008; numerous other award jury positions, including The World
Summit Award 2004 & 2006,
- Member of the Cultural Industry evaluation
group, Luova Tampere (Creative Tampere) programme, 2006-2007,
- Member of
the Board, new media association MindTrek ry, 2004-2005,
- Chairman of the Games Track, Conference Committee Member, MindTrek Conference 2008; Mindtrek
Conference Games Track reviewer 2009, 2010,
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Expert Evaluator for Professorship Appointments or Promotions (Brunel
University, University of Turku, Georgia Tech),
- Evaluator or reviewer for various
funding bodies, scientific journals and other organisations on new media and
culture (e.g. European Science Foundation ESF, Netherlands Organisation for
Scientific Research/Humanities; Arts and Humanities Research Board, UK;
Economic and Social Research Council, UK; Technologie Impulse Gesellschaft,
Austria; Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs journal; Electronic Markets,
Games and Culture and other journals; also academic publishers The MIT Press,
SAGE, Vastapaino),
- Expert statements or testimonies for various
governmental organisations (including the Ministry of Justice),
- Review
Committee Chair for the Game Aesthetics track, DiGRA 2009 conference
(Brunel, UK); Member of Review Board [player] Conference Copenhagen
2008; Steering Board, Games2006 Conference, Portalegre, Portugal; Member of
Programme Committee, Medi@terra 2006 Conference, Athens, Greece; Member of
Programme Committee, Future Play 2006 Conference, London, Canada; Member of
Programme Committee, 5th International Conference on Entertainment Computing
(ICEC 2006), Cambridge, UK,
- Supervisor of 13 PhD students (University of Tampere, Information Studies and Interactive Media)
- Evaluator,
examiner and/or main opponent for numerous PhD, Licentiate, MA and BA
level theses related to issues of games, online community, digital
media culture, history of technology and interactive aesthetics
(Technical University of Tampere, University of Tampere; University of
Helsinki; University of Jyväskylä; University of Turku; University of
Oulu; MediaLab, University of Art and Design, Helsinki; Tampere
Polytechnic School of Art and Media; University of Stockholm;
University of Gothenburg; Utrecht University.)
- Respondent in the national science fiction and fantasy researcher meetings (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008. 2009, 2010).
- Member of the Jury, Portti Science Fiction short-story competition (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013).
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V Keynotes, Other Academic Activities
2016 |
- invited lecture, "Current Developments in Game Studies" in HSE
Annual Student Conference (St. Petersburg, Russia, 4.2.2016)
- invited keynote "Voimaantumista ja vihaa: Pelikulttuurin valoisat ja
pimeät puolet", Nörttikulttuurin nousu Kuudes valtakunnallinen
fandomtutkimuksen konferenssi (Jyväskylä, 3.3.2016)
- member of tenure track committee, Professor of Interaction Design,
Aalto University (March - April, 2016)
- chairman and organiser, Money & Games seminar (Tampere, 11-12.4.2016)
- member of Assessment Committee, PhD Raphael Bienia, Maastricht
University (defense 28.4.2016, Maastricht, the Netherlands)
- short talk "Pelaajabarometri 2015", Pelitutkimuksen päivä 2016
(Jyväskylä, 20.5.2016)
- short talk "Pokémon GO ja pelillistyvä yhteiskunta", TEDxOtaniemi
(Espoo, 19.8.2016)
- member of the PhD grading committee, Hannu Korhonen (University of
Tampere, 26.8.2016)
- member of the PhD grading committee, Hanna-Riikka Roine (University
of Tampere, 27.8.2016)
- short talk "Lisätty todellisuus, Pokémon GO ja leikillistyvä yhteiskunta" (OKM/Ministry of Education, Helsinki, webinar, 9.9.2016)
- invited keynote lecture, "Pokémon GO antaa esimakua tulevaisuudesta" (Heureka Pokémon GO event, Tikkurila, 10.9.2016)
- invited lecture "Taide, digitaalisuus, T3" (Taiteen käyttöopas
seminaari, TAMK Mediapolis, 5.10.2016)
- invited keynote "Pokémon GO and the Ludification of Culture" (Academic Mindtrek conference, 18.10.2016)
- member of doctoral examination committee of Rune Kristian Lundedal Nielsen (ITU Copenhagen, 10.11.2016)
- invited keynote "Pelitutkimuksesta pelillistyvän kulttuurin ja
yhteiskunnan tutkimukseen" (Vaasa Game Days, Vaasa, 24.11.2016)
- short talk "Menneestä tulevaan - digitalisoituvan kulttuurin, pelien historian ja pelillisyyden uusien mahdollisuuksien
näkökulma" (Työväenmuseo Werstas, Tampere, 24.11.2016)
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2015 |
- chairman and organiser, "Demoskeneä vai Tekes-tukea – suomalaisen
peliteollisuuden menestystekijät" panel ("Demo scene or Tekes support:
The Success Factors of Finnish Game Industry", Tieteen päivät 2015,
Helsinki, 10.1.2015)
- invited talk, "Peleillä maailma paremmaksi?
Pelillisyydestä yhteiskunnan muutokseen" (Using Games to Make a Better
World; SITRA Uusi koulutus event, Helsinki, 22.1.2015)
- short talk, "Informaatioalat ja työn tulevaisuus" (luonnontieteiden alan dekaanikokous, Tampere, 13.3.2015)
- panel presentation on gamification and designing playfulness (HILMA koulutusverkoston työpaja, Tampere, 20.3.2015)
- invited lecture "Diversifying Game Studies: From
Studies of Games to Research of Services and Society" (ITU Center for
Computer Games Research, Copenhagen 10.4.2015)
- Doctoral pre-examination statement, University of Turku (27.4.2015)
- Custos in public doctoral defence of Jaakko Stenros (Tampere, 9.5.2015)
- Chair and one of the organisers, Adult Play seminar (Tampere, 11.-12.5.2015)
- Chair and one of the panelists, "From Game Studies to
Studies of Play in Society" panel (DiGRA 2015, Lüneburg, Germany,
14.5.2015).
- One of the panelists, "Video Game Around the World" session (DiGRA 2015, Lüneburg, Germany, 14.5.2015).
- invited keynote lecture, "Inter- and Multidisciplinarity of Game
Studies: The Expanding Challenges" (Game Studies - à la française
conference, Paris, France, 4.6.2015)
- one of the panelists, "Game Studies? European touch" session (Game
Studies - à la française conference, Paris, France, 4.6.2015)
- invited keynote "Games, Play and Playfulness: Ludic Turn in Culture
and Society?" (Media Education Conference MEC2015, Salla, 16.6.2015)
- invited short talk "Hybrid Playful Experiences – Bridging the
Physical-Digital Divide" (Innovations for the benefit of packaging and
commercial printing event, London, 24.6.2015)
- keynote, "Pelejä ja pelillistämistä - hyvinvointia
vai pahoinvointia oppimiseen ja työelämään?" (Sosiaalialan
osaamiskeskuspäivät 2015, Tampere, 27.8.2015)
- member of the PhD examination committee (Ari Haasio, University of Tampere, 11.9.2015)
- member of the international evaluation panel of ITU Game Degree Programme (ITU, Copenhagen, 21-22.9.2015)
- short invited talk, "Uuden äärellä: miten
perustutkimus kohtaa innovaatiot pelitutkimuksessa" (Professoriliiton
syysseminaari 2015, Helsinki, 16.10.2015)
- keynote, "The Identity of Game Studies: The Widening
Range of Research in Games and Play" (CEEGS 2015 conference, Krakow,
23.10.2015)
- short talk "Game Studies at the University of Tampere
– Some Experiences and Lessons" in Game Education Summit (Clash of
Realities conference 2015, Cologne, 3.11.2015)
- together with Janet Murray, the other invited speaker in the "Town Hall Talk: From Past to Future" (Clash of Realities conference 2015, Cologne, 4.11.2015)
- closing keynote "Playful Culture: Are We Undergoing a Ludic Turn?" (Clash of Realities conference 2015, Cologne, 4.11.2015)
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2014 |
- invited lecture "Moderni oppija - pelillisyyden läpitunkema" (The
Modern Learner - Immersed in Games and Playfulness, Kunta KeSu seminar,
Espoo, 16.1.2014)
- panelist in the Role of Research panel, Games Now! series (Aalto
University, Espoo, 20.1.2014)
- keynote "Pelillisyys ja oppiminen - murrosten aika"
("Playfulness and learning - the era of transformations", in
Tulevaisuus haastaa oppimisen ja verkko-opettajan, Peda.net seminar,
Jyväskylä, 28.3.2014)
- chairman and one of the organizers, Critical Evaluation of Game Studies seminar (Tampere, 28-29.4.2014)
- panelist in Tiedefoorumi 2014 (Suomen Akatemia/Heureka Science Center, Tikkurila, 27.5.2014)
- short talk "Pelit kulttuurissa ja yhteiskunnassa" ("Games ín
Culture and Society", in Rotary event, Tampere, 30.5.2014)
- keynote
"The Multidisciplinary Study of Games: An Academic Discipline, or A
Research Field without an Identity?" in Federated Computer Science
Event 2014 (Yhdistetyt tietojenkäsittelypäivät 2014, Lappeenranta,
3.6.2014)
- Docent (Adjunct Professor) statement, Malmö University / Simon
Niedenthal (3.6.2014)
- Book project statement, The MIT Press (18.6.2014)
- invited keynote lecture "Mixed Pleasures: Interdisciplinary
Perspectives into 'Social Games'" (Multi.Player 2: Compete - Cooperate -
Communicate conference, Münster, Germany, 14.8.2014)
- keynote (and one of the organisers) "From Interdisciplinarity to
Identity and Back: The Dual Character of Academic Game Studies" (ERASMUS
IP Summer School: Identity and Interdisciplinarity in Games and Play
Research, Utrecht, 18.8.2014)
- Evaluator statement, Austrian Science Fund / PEEK Projects
(31.8.2014)
- Book project statement, Bloomsbury Publishers (25.8.2014)
- invited keynote "Pelillisyys, leikillisyys ja oppimisen muodonmuutos"
("Gamefulness, Playfulness and the Transformation of Learning", in Koulu
ja oppimisen muutoksessa seminar, Imatra, 30.9.2014)
- invited keynote "Mobiili ja kaikkialle levittäytyvä pelillisyys –
viestinnän, tiedonhankinnan ja oppimisen uudet mahdollisuudet" ("Mobile
and Pervaisive Gamefulness: The New Opportunities for Communication,
Information Seeking and Learning", in Sosiaalinen media koulutuksessa
seminar, TAOKK/TAMK, Tampere, 3.10.2014)
- invited keynote "Peleillä terveeksi? Pelillisyydestä motivaatiota
muutokseen" ("Healthy by Gaming? Motivation for Change from Gamefulness",
in Pelaten terveeks? conference, Jyväskylä, 5.11.2014)
- invited short talk "Interaktiivisten pelien maailma" ("The World of
Interactive Games", in Reseptio, vuorovaikutus ja tyyli seminar,
Kansallinen Audiovisuaalinen Instituutti, Helsinki, 6.11.2014)
- invited keynote "Voimaantuminen ja pelit: pelifantasian monet kasvot"
("Empowerment and Games: The Many Faces of Game Fantasy", in Good Game
seminar/Pelitaito-projekti, Helsinki, 6.11.2014)
- reviewer for Philosophy of Computer Games conference (Istanbul,
13-16.11.2014)
- PhD pre-examination statement, University of Turku (24.11.2014)
- Member of the games in higher education requirements expert group (VOSE
workshop series, Opetushallitus, Helsinki, starting 27.11.2014)
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2013 |
- chairman and presentation "Pelit,
pelimaailmat ja fantasian kautta voimaantuminen",
Verkkomaailmat-sessio, Tieteen päivät 2013 ("Games, Game Worlds and
Empowerment through fantasy" in Online Worlds session, Tieteen päivät
2013, University of Helsinki, 13.1.2013)
- keynote lecture: "From Mobile Games to Playful Communication: Play
in Everyday Life" (IADIS Mobile Learning 2013 conference, Lisbon, 15
March 2013)
- presentation
"Kaikkialle levittäytyvä pelillisyys ja Facebook: pelitutkimuksen
näkökulma", in Facebook, tutkimus, yhteiskunta workshop ("Pervasive
Playfulness and Facebook: the Perspective of Game Studies" in Facebook,
Research and Society workshop, University of Tampere, 18.4.2013)
- short presentation "Gamification in the Culture of Playfulness" (Gamify
Finland seminar, EIT ICT Labs, Espoo, 14.5.2013)
- conference co-chair, Narrative Minds and Virtual Worlds (University of Tampere, 21-22.5.2013)
- response, Pelitutkimuksen päivä (Tampere, 29.5.2013)
- chair, Physical and Digital in Games and Play seminar (University of Tampere, 29-30.5.2013)
- keynote,
"Trends in Games Research and Development" (Focusing Game Industry and
Digital Media, MoneyTalks Forum, Tampere, 6.6.2013)
- shot comment talk "Games – learning and growing into cultural agency
in an interactive era" (Technologies for Learning, Helsinki,
22.8.2013)
- short talk "Pelillisyys ja kampukset –miten oppimisympäristöt
muuttuvat?" (Games, Playfulness and University Campuses - How the
Learning Environments Are Changing? in Toimitilaseminaari, Helsinki,
22.8.2013)
- speaking in the keynote panel "10 Years of Game Studies" (DiGRA 2013, Atlanta, 27.8.2013)
- paper presentation "Identity of Game Scholars: An Outline" (DiGRA 2013, Atlanta, 29.8.2013)
- keynote lecture, "Pelillisyys ja uudet lukutaidot" (Games,
Playfulness and New Literacies, Opettajankoulutuksen
25-vuotisjuhlaseminaari, Yliopistokeskus Chydenius, Kokkola, 12.9.2013)
- short talk "Kuka päättää, millaista taidetta tehdään?" (Who decides
what kind of art will be made? SKR Kulttuurinpuolustuspäivät,
Hämeenlinna, 27.9.2013)
- PhD thesis pre-examination (Meghdad Mehrabi, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore, 30.10.2013)
- keynote lecture "From Narrative to Gameplay (And Back) - Studying
Transmedial Storyworlds" (Focus in German Studies conference, University
of Cincinnati, USA, 9.11.2013)
- keynote lecture "Games in Social Communication - Towards Literacy of
Mobile and Pervasive Play" (2nd International Conference on Media
Education and Digital Competence - Ludoliteracy, Collective Creation and
Learning, Barcelona, Spain, 14.11.2013)
- public opponent in the PhD dissertation defense of
Jussi Palomäki (Faculty Behavioural Sciences, University of Helsinki,
29.11.2013)
- chair of award jury, Terve Peli! game design competition (Helsinki, 2.12.2013)
- invited lecture "Pelillisyyden ja oppimisen
suhteista" (About the Relation of Playfulness and Learning; Turku AMK
kirjastojohtajien koulutus, Tampere, 13.12.2013)
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2012 |
- chairman, Role-Playing in Games seminar (University of Tampere,
10-11.4.2012)
- keynote lecture "Myrskyn silmässä: pelillisen viestinnän riemu ja
riesa" (In the Eye of the Storm: The Pleasure and Pain of Playful
Communication; ITK 2012 conference, Hämeenlinna, 20.4.2012)
- invited lecture:
"Pelit, sosiaalinen media, internet – nuorten hyvinvointia edistämässä
vai heikentämässä" (Games, social media, internet - the positive or
negative potentials for the well-being of the young people; Työkaluja
nuorten hyvinvointiin/Tools for the
well-being of the Young People seminar, Oulu, 26.4.2012)
- member of the examination committee, PhD defense of Karl Bergstrom (University
of Gothenburg, Sweden, 23.5.2012)
- keynote lecture "Finnish Fantasies: From Consumer to Pirate to
Producer in Finnish Gaming Cultures" (You, Me, User – Conference on
User-Generated Culture, Helsinki, 25.5.2012)
- invited lecture, "Socio-cultural research into games, play and
society" (Mobile Life Center, University of Stockholm, Kista, 1.6.2012)
- opponent in Ulf Hagen's Phil.Lic. examination (University of
Stockholm, Kista, 1.6.2012)
- conference chair, DiGRA Nordic 2012 (Tampere, 6-8.6.2012)
- commentator, PhD workshop, DiGRA Nordic 2012 (Tampere, 6.6.2012)
- member of the grading committee, Johanna Lilja's PhD defense (University
of Tampere, 15.6.2012)
- member of the examination committee, Douglas Rushkoff's PhD defense
(University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, 25.6.2012)
- invited panel presentation, SIGCOMM 2012 Workshop on Mobile Games (MobiGames;
Helsinki, 13.8.2012)
- panel presentation in DIGI.FI seminar (Helsinki, 5.9.2012)
- invited lecture "Gamification & Playfulness / Johdatusta
pelillisyyteen ja leikillisyyteen" (Liikkeenjohdon Suomenmestaruus,
Helsinki, 6.9.2012)
- invited presentation "Digitaaliset pelit lasten ja nuorten arjessa"
(with Juho Karvonen; Lastensuojelupäivät 2012, Helsinki, 4.10.2012)
- invited lecture "Pelejä kirjastoon – kirjasto pelinä? - Pelien
kulttuurit ja pelaamisen historiaa" (Ilona seminar, Oulainen, 5.10.2012)
- research visit, University of Waikato, New Zealand,
17.10.-29.12.2012
- invited lecture, "Games, social media, internet - the positive and
negative potentials", The New Zealand Office of Film & Literature
Classification (Wellington, 7.12.2012)
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2011 |
- presentation "Arvo ja raha internetin fantasiapeleissä" (Value and
Money in the Online Fantasy Games; Helsinki, Tieteen päivät, 13.1.2011)
- member of the panel, "Proffan arki - paneelikeskustelu professorin
työn arjesta" (The Daily Work of Professors; Tieteen päivät, 14.1.2011)
- lecture about the online gaming "Nettipelien verkoissa" (Kriittinen
tila; Tampere-talo, 9.4.2011)
- commentator in the "Rappio!" seminar (Porin yliopistokeskus,
15.4.2011)
- short presentation about new media and game studies in the media
research seminar "Mikä ihmeen media" (University of Tampere, 29.4.2011)
- guest lecture about Internet communication history "Internet -
yhteyden ja etäisyyden historiaa" (University of Tampere, 4.5.2011)
- chairman and one of the organisers, Games and Innovation Research
seminar (University of Tampere, 5.-6.5.2011)
- a panelist in Kohtaa peli! event (Tikkurila library, 13.5.2011)
- advisor board member in TA2 project meeting (Brno University of
Technology, Czech Republic, 10.6.2011)
- short presentation "Playful Communication" in New Forms of
Communication research program meeting (University of Tampere,
22.8.2011)
- lecture "Playfulness and gamification – what they are and where they
are heading?" (Helsinki, Fjord, 9.9.2011)
- panel presentation "Findings from Finland" in Panel on International
Gaming: Comparative Survey Research on Digital Gaming, DiGRA 2011 (Hilversum,
The Netherlands, 15.9.2011)
- keynote session "Live Book Review: Garry Crawford, Video Gamers",
DiGRA 2011 (Hilversum, The Netherlands, 15.9.2011)
- plenary session talk "Games Are Not Dangerous Enough" in Ivory Tower
that Isn’t rant session, DiGRA 2011 (Hilversum, The Netherlands,
16.9.2011)
- keynote lecture "Games and the Internet as a Threat and as a Tool
for Empowerment" in The 12th ISPCAN European Regional Conference on
Child Abuse and Neglect (Tampere, 19.9.2011)
- keynote lecture "The Global and Local in Fantastic New Media: The
Case of Finland" in EUROFAN: New Directions of the European Fantastic
after the Cold War (Salzburg, Austria, 29.9.2011)
- invited presentation "Informaatiokone ja ihminen" (Information
Machine and Human; Punakone-ilta, Studio Eri, Turku, 19.11.2011)
- presentation "Pelien kultuurit" (Cultures of Games; Pelit ja
sosiaalinen media seminaari, Tampereen yliopisto, 22.11.2011)
- invited lecture "Pelikirjasto vai kirjastopeliä?" (Game Library or
Library Game? AMKIT 10-v. juhlaseminaari, Lahti, 25.11.2011)
- invited lecture "Muuttuvat muodot: digitaalinen pelaaminen
kulttuurissa ja yhteiskunnassa" (Chancing Shapes: Digital Play in
Culture and Society, HelMet seminar, Helsinki, 29.11.2011)
- invited lecture: "Pelit - oppimista ja kasvua verkkomaailman
toimijoiksi" (Games - learning and growth into subjects of online world;
Pelit, virtuaalimaailmat ja simulaatiot oppimisessa -seminar, Tampere,
15.12.2011)
|
2010 |
- respondent, the seminar on Youth Culture and Exclusion, by the
Finnish Government (Helsinki, 20.2.2010)
- PhD examiner, Alison Gazzard, University of Hertfordshire (University
of Hertfordshire, UK, 21.2.2010)
- member of jury, the Finnish Game Jam 2010 (Tampere, 31.2.2010)
- keynote lecture "The Dual Structure: Experiencing Digital Games in
the Intersection of Gameplay and Media" and Digarec PhD seminar (Germany,
University of Potsdam)
- lecture "Virtuaalimaailmat: käyttö, kehitys & kulttuuri" (Virtual
Worlds: use, evolution & culture; Helsinki School of Economics,
11.3.2010)
- lecture "Pelillinen ajattelu ja virtuaalimaailmat" (Ludic Thinking
and Virtual Worlds; Helsinki, 18.3.2010)
- lecture "Play in the Mobile Internet: Towards Contextual Gaming"
(Elisa, Helsinki, 24.3.2010)
- chairman and one of the organisers, Games Research Methods seminar
(Tampere, 8.-9.4.2010)
- lecture in "Mediapeliä: sosiaalista ja pelillistä oppimista
tutkimassa" session together with Janne Paavilainen and Hannamari
Saarenpää (Mediagame: studying social and playful learning seminar,
TUTKOKE seminar; Tampere, 22.4.2010)
- lecture and one of the organisers "Mediapeliä: sosiaalista ja
pelillistä oppimista tutkimassa" (Mediagame: studying social and playful
learning seminar, together with Janne Paavilainen and Hannamari
Saarenpää, ITK 2010 conference, 23.4.2010)
- chairman, "Fantasiaa, kauhua - ja pelejä" (Fantasy, horror - and
games panel session, TRACON V, Tampere, 4.7.2010)
- respondent, FinFar science fiction and fantasy researcher meeting,
Fincon 2010 (Jyväskylä, 16.7.2010)
- lecture "Vanhat ja uudet - pelit ja lukutaidot" (Old and New - Games
and Game Literacies; Äidinkielen ja kirjallisuuden foorumi, Helsinki,
4.8.2010)
- workshop "Seikkailua, roolipeliä ja simulaatiota - käytännön
perehtymistä peleihin" (Adventure, RPG and simulation gaming workshop
for teachers, Äidinkielen ja kirjallisuuden foorumi, Helsinki, 4.8.2010)
- lecture "Hyvät pahat pelit: pelaamisen ja hyvän elämän kysymyksiä" (Good
Bad Games: Questions of Gaming and Good Life; Taiteiden yö, Oulu,
26.8.2010)
- session chair, Mindtrek conference 2010, Games track (Tampere,
6.10.2010)
- panel organiser and session chair, "Fantasy and the Net" (IR11
conference, Association of Internet Researchers, Göteborg, Sweden,
21.10.2010)
- keynote "Fantasiaverkkopelaajan todellisuuspako ja paluu
todellisuuteen" (Online Fantasy Gamer's Escape from Reality and Return
to the Real; Fanitutkimuspäivät, Tampere, 4.11.2010)
- presentation "The Culture and Identity of Casual Online Play" (Homo
Ludens 2.0., Playful Identities conference, Utrecht, the Netherlands,
18.11.2010)
|
2009 |
- keynote lecture "Digitaaliset peli- ja lukutaidot ja opetus"
(Ainedidaktiikan symposium 2009, Tampere, 13.2.2009)
- lecture "Digital Game Literacy: Lessons for R&D" (Nokia Theme Talk,
Nokia Research Centre, Tampere, 26.2.2009)
- lecture "Japanese Fantasy and the East-West Dialectic" (Asian
Studies, Tampere, 4.3.2009)
- keynote lecture "Nettipelaajan profiili" (Päihdelääketieteen päivät,
Turku, 6.3.2009)
- lecture "Digitaalisista pelilukutaidoista" (Lapset media ja
kirjastot -seminar, Pasila, 20.3.2009)
- lecture "Puuhapaja vai tiedon temppeli: pelit ja vuorovaikutteinen
media kirjastossa" (Kirjasto ON seminar, Helsinki, 26.3.2009)
- keynote lecture "Pelien hyvyydestä ja pahuudesta: pelikulttuurin ja
mediakasvatuksen kysymyksiä" (Hyvä paha media ja kasvatus seminar,
Tampere, 27.3.2009)
- chairman and one of the organisers, Playful Experiences seminar
(Tampere, 2-3.4.2009)
- lecture "Hyvät pahat pelit: pelaamisen ja hyvän elämän kysymyksiä"
(ITK conference, Hämeenlinna, 23.4.2009
- organiser and one of the speakers in the theme seminar "Oppia
peleistä ja sosiaalisesta mediasta" (ITK conference, Hämeenlinna,
24.4.2009)
- TYT game training for teachers, lectures and workshop (Tampere,
14.5.2009)
- keynote lecture, "Exploring Playfulness: Challenges and
Opportunities" (Nokia Research Centre, Helsinki, 19.11.2009)
|
2008 |
- lecture "Elämää verkossa" (On the Online Life; Lantrek 2008,
Ylöjärvi, 19.1.2008)
- presentation "Rahapelien tutkimusta: tuloksia MEPE-hankkeesta" (On
New Gambling Research; Veikkaus media meeting, Helsinki, 8.4.08)
- presentation "On game education" (IGDA chapter meeting, Helsinki,
8.4.2008)
- chairman & co-organiser, "Breaking the Magic Circle" seminar
(Tampere, 10.-11.4.2008)
- lecture "Pelit oppimisympäristöinä" (Games as Learning Environments;
TKK, Espoo, 14.4.2008)
- lecture "Pelien perusoppia: uusi oppikirja johdattaa
pelitutkimukseen" (The Fundamentals of Game Studies; ITK'08 conference,
Hämeenlinna, 17.4.2008)
- lecture "Pelit ja mediakasvatus: kohti pelilukutaitoa" (Tampere,
29.4.2008)
- lecture "Digipelaamisen lukutaidoista ja pelisosiaalisuudesta"
(LEVELS seminar, Jyväskylä, 5.5.08)
- panel speaker in "Sivistys ja metropolit" seminar
(Tulevaisuusvaliokunta/The Committee for the Future, Finnish Parliament,
Tampere, 21.5.08)
- presentation "TDP/Soplay & GaIn" (Tekes Verso Bazaar, Helsinki,
5.6.08)
- lecture "Understanding Games: Studying Socio-Cultural Meanings in
Digital Play" (Nokia Research Centre seminar, Tampere, 17.6.08)
- lecture "Doing Game Studies in Multi- and Interdisciplinary Ways"
(Nordic Games Research Network summer school, Aalborg, Denmark, 19.6.08)
- panel speaker in "Rahapelaaminen 2010-luvulla" (SuomiAreena, Pori,
16.7.08)
- paper commentator in SF & Fantasy researcher meeting 2008 (Tampere,
25.7.08)
- lecture "Tulevaisuuden koti tutkimuksessa ja tieteisfantasiassa"
(The Future Home in Research and in Science Fantasy; Finncon 2008,
Tampere, 26.7.08)
- lecture "The Role of Digital Play in a Society: The Case of Finland"
(Annenberg School for Communication summer school, Tampere, 4.8.08)
- panel speaker in "Minä sosiaalisessa mediassa – Median uusi valta:
verkkoyhteisöt ja pelit" (On the Self in Social Media and Games; Art
Goes Kapakka, Helsinki, 16.8.08)
- presentation "10 minuuttia pelien tulevaisuudesta" (10 minutes on
the Future of Games; GaS project workshop, Espoo, 9.9.08)
- lecture "Japanese fantasy and the East-West dialectic" (Imaginary
Japan Conference, Helsinki, 18.9.08)
- lecture "Nettipokerin pelikokemus ja verkkopelaamisen muodonmuutos"
(Verkkorahapeliseminaari, Helsinki, 24.9.2008)
- chair of games research track (MindTrek Conference, 7.10.2008)
- presentation "SoPlay - Social Play with Media" (MindTrek Conference,
Tampere, 9.10.2008)
- paper presentation "Play in the Mobile Internet: Towards Contextual
Gaming" (Internet 9.0 Conference, Copenhagen, 16.10.2008)
- session chair, "Gameplay Panel" (Internet 9.0 Conference,
Copenhagen, 17.10.2008)
- lecture "Tietokonepelien voima ja peleissä voimaantuminen"
(Tiedeakatemia, Helsinki, 10.11.2008)
- presentation "Casual-pelaamisen monet kasvot: tietoa nykypäivän
pelaajista" (Sanoma Entertainment media event, Helsinki, 18.11.2008)
- lecture "Pelillisyys sosiaalisessa mediassa - sosiaalisuus peleissä"
(IADE, Helsinki, 19.11.2008)
- presentation "Case digitaaliset pelit - tietoyhteiskunta matkalla
kohti peliyhteiskuntaa?" (Tulevaisuusvaliokunta, Eduskunta, Helsinki,
20.11.2008).
|
2007 |
- lecture "Nykypäivän pelit ja pelikulttuurit" in Forum Dynamo event
(Helsinki, 26.1.2007)
- lecture "Pelien kulttuurit ja pelaaminen" in HelMet, Paluu
tulevaisuuteen seminar (Tikkurila, 1.2.2007)
- lecture "Elämää verkossa: nykypäivän ja tulevaisuuden
verkkokulttuurit" in Tietoturvapäivät seminar (Helsinki, 5.2.2007
- lecture "Lähestymistapoja digitaalisten pelien analyysiin"
(Department of Literary and Art Studies; University of Tampere,
13.2.2007)
- lecture "Pelit oppimisympäristönä" (Helsinki University of
Technology, 12.3.2007)
- presentation "Digitaalinen vallankumous" in Ihminen ja Kosmos
seminar (Kuhmo, 17.3.2007)
- lecture "Ajaton kauhu" (TAMK/TTVO, Tampere, 29.3.2007)
- lecture "Internet Communities - Technologies of (Dis)connection?"
(ISSS, University of Tampere, 4.4.2007)
- one of the organisers and the chairperson in Gamers in Society -
Play in Culture seminar (University of Tampere, 17.-18.4.2007)
- lecture "Pelitutkimus - Case MOGAME" in FENIX Results Seminar
(Helsinki, 24.4.2007)
- lecture "Tuotettu maailma - elämyksellinen media näyttää tietä
tulevaisuuteen" in Dokumentori/Etteplan seminar (Tampere, 25.4.2007)
- lecture "Understanding Player Behaviour" in Interactive Gaming
Seminar (Helsinki, 12.6.2007)
- presentation "Pelitutkimus: esittelyä" in Peliverkko seminar,
University of Helsinki (Helsinki, 19.9.2007)
- panel speaker in "DiGRA Present and Futures" panel, DiGRA 2007
conference (Tokyo, 24.9.2007)
- session chair in "Theory and Practice of Game Design 4" paper
session, DiGRA 2007 conference (Tokyo, 27.9.2007)
- paper presentation "The Contextual Game Experience: On the
Socio-Cultural Contexts for Meaning in Digital Play" in panel
"Approaches to Player Experience Research" in DiGRA 2007 conference
(Tokyo, 27.9.2007)
- chair in "Games as Services" conference track in MindTrek conference
(Tampere, 3.10.2007)
- lecture "Virtual Games and Gambling" in PTS2007 seminar (Haarlem,
The Netherlands, 5.10.2007)
- panel speaker in "Future of Gambling" panel in PTS2007 seminar
(Haarlem, The Netherlands, 5.10.2007)
- presentation "Digitaalisen pelaamisen sosiaalisuudesta" (On the
sociability of digital play; PlayStation information day event,
Helsinki, 25.10.2007)
- lecture "Heritage in Virtual Disguise: Reaching the Young" in Making
Cultural Heritage Truly Inclusive Conference (Helsinki, 11.10.2007)
- lecture "Introduction to Game Design 1: What Is Game Studies?"
(Skellefteå, Sweden, 2.11.2007)
- lecture "Introduction to Game Design 1: Game Cultures - Meaning in
Games" (Skellefteå, Sweden, 2.11.2007)
- lecture "Changing Information Technology: Making of Game Cultures"
in Changing Views on Technology, Media and Cultural Approaches seminar
(Joensuu, 8.11.2007)
- conference keynote lecture "The Role of Digital Play in a Society:
The Case of Finland" in the Future Play 2007 conference (Toronto,
Canada, 17.11.2007)
- seminar keynote lecture "Making a Change: From Player-Centred Game
Studies to Player-Centred Game Design?" in Viestintätutkimuksen päivät
2007 (National Conference of Communication Studies; Vaasa, 30.11.2007)
- lecture "Digitaalinen yhteisöllisyys, pelit ja museot" (Digital
communities, games and museums; Museoviraston kehittämiskeskus,
Helsinki, 5.12.2007)
- participant and a short invited presentation "Pelitutkimuksen ja
digitaalisen kulttuurin näkökulma" (The viewpoint of game studies and
digital culture) in Children, the Youth and Wellbeing/Malaise working
seminar (Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Helsinki, 12.12.2007)
|
2006 |
- lecture "Pelikulttuurit ja tietoyhteiskunnan
muutos" in the Hypermedia Studia Generalia lecture series, University
of Tampere (Tampere 9.2.2006)
- lecture "Ajaton kauhu? Kauhufantasian kaari esimodernista
myöhäismoderniin intermediaalisuuteen" in 'Media ja tunne' lecture
series, Media Culture, University of Tampere (Tampere, 9.3.2006)
- speaker, chairman and one of the organisers in the "Tiede
ja tieteisfiktio – luovat sukulaiset?" session of 'Tieteen iltapäivä ja
yö 2006' event (University of Tampere, 10.3.2006)
- speaker in sessions "The Social Dimensions in Digital
Gaming" and "Game Curriculum Workshop: The Shape of Things to Come"
(Game Developers Conference 2006, San Jose, USA, 20.-21.3.2006)
- lecture "Pelikulttuurin näkökulmia" in 'Mediakulttuurin
ajankohtaisia tutkimuskysymyksiä' lecture series, University of Joensuu
(Joensuu, 28.3.2006)
- chairman in the Playing Roles seminar (University of Tampere, 30.-31.3.2006)
- presentation
"Pelikasvatusta yliopistotasolla: pelit hakevat paikkaansa koulutuksen
maailmassa" and one of the game studio organisers in ITK 2006
Conference (Hämeenlinna 6.-7.4.2006)
- presentation "Konferenssipeleistä kohti pelillisiä
konferensseja – pelitutkijan puheenvuoro", Tulevaisuuden kongressi
event (Tampere, 21.4.2006)
- presentation "SuPer: the Player Studies" in Neogames Garden seminar
(Vantaa, 4.5.2006)
- speaker in panel "SF and Fantasy in Video Games" in
Finncon 2006 event (Helsinki, 19.8.2006)
- presentation "New Generation of
Games: Challenges and Possibilities" in Where Do You Go Internet seminar
(Tampere 31.8.2006)
- presentation "Welcome to Mapping the Global Game
Cultures: Issues for a Socio-Cultural Study of Games and Players" in Medi@terra
Gaming Realities conference, Athens, Greece, 6.10.2006)
- lecture "Peli ja
kulttuuri - pelikulttuuri?" in Hypermedia Studia Generalia series (Tampere,
17.10.2006)
- lecture "Millaisissa pelimaailmoissa koululaiset viettävät
aikaansa?" in Mediavälitteiset nuorisokulttuurit seminaari (Tampere,
7.11.2006)
- lecture "Developments of Pervasive Games" in Ubimedia seminar
(Tampere, 8.11.2006)
- lecture "Pelit ja mediakasvatus - kohti
pelilukutaitoa" in Media Literacy lecture series (Tampere, 14.11.2006)
-
presentation "Digitaaliset pelit yhteiskunnassa ja kulttuurissa" in Pelit
murroksessa - sosiaalisen pelaamisen uusi tuleminen event (Helsinki,
PlayStation, 28.11.2006)
- lecture "From Virtual to Pervasive: Developments
in the Social Life of Game Players" in Youth Goes Online event (Helsinki,
Nokia, 19.12.2006)
|
2005 |
- chairman and one of the organisers, Creative Gamers seminar (University of Tampere, 11.-12.1.2005)
- lecture
"Elämää metamorfoosissa: hallinta ja tietoisuus proaktiivisessa
kotiympäristössä" in 'Proaktiivisen tietotekniikan kollokvio'
(University of Helsinki, 18.1.2005)
- chairman in the panel "Nykypäivän pelit" (Äidinkielen opettajien talvipäivät, University of Tampere, 29.1.2005)
- short presentation "Point of View" (Games and Storytelling series, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, 3.5.2005)
- chairman in a session "Looking for the Hard Core of Game Studies" (Game Developers Conference 2005, San Francisco, 10.3.
& 11.3.2005)
- lecture "Digitaalisen (peli)liiketoiminnan tulevaisuus" (DigIT2005 event, Kotka, 11.5.2005)
- workshop presentation in "DiGRA Futures" seminar (in conjunction with the Playful Subjects seminar, Bristol, 13.5.2005)
- chairman in session "Pelilukutaito" in Media Skills and Competence Conference (University of Tampere, 26.5.2005)
- president
of the organising association, "Changing Views: Worlds in Play" – DiGRA
2005 Conference, 16.-20.6.2005, Vancouver, Canada
- presentation with Laura Ermi, "Fundamental Components of
the Gameplay Experience: Analysing Immersion" ("Changing Views: Worlds
in Play" – DiGRA 2005 Conference, Vancouver, Canada)
- lecture "Digitaaliset pelikulttuurit: marginaalien
muutosvoima?" in 'Tulevaisuuden tutkimuksen seuran kesäpäivät' seminar
(Siuntio 18.8.2005)
- presentation with Petri Lankoski, "Design and Evaluation
Methodologies for Mobile Games" (IPerG Open Day; 12.9.2005, Stockholm,
Sweden)
- lecture "Näkökulmia digitaalisiin pelikulttuureihin" (Werstas auditorio/TTVO; Tampere 19.9.2005)
- lecture
"Näkökulmia digitaalisiin pelikulttuureihin" (Verkon monet kasvot,
Wermun juhlaseminaari, Helsingin yliopiston koulutus- ja
kehittämiskeskus Palmenia; Lahti 18.11.2005)
- presentation with Laura Ermi, "Player's Emotional Experiences with Games" (DAC 2005 conference, 1.12.2005, Copenhagen, Denmark)
|
2004 |
- presentation "Tietokonepeli: portti moneen maailmaan" (Tieteen iltapäivä ja yö, 23.1.2004, University of Tampere)
- lecture "Nettikulttuuri, pelit ja mediakasvatus" in 'Mediatutkimuspäivät 2004' seminar (University of Tampere, 31.1.2004)
- presentation "Socio-Cultural Research on Games" in Imagina 2004 event, (Monaco, 4.2.2004)
- presentation
"Digitaalinen mielikuvitus" Yhteiskunnallinen mielikuvitus -paneelissa
in 'Henki ja elämä' event, (Tampere 7.2.2004)
- lecture "(Uus)mediakulttuurin tutkimusta vai
(uus)mediatiedettä? Ajankohtaisia kysymyksiä" in 'Digitaalisen
kulttuurin päivät' (University of Joensuu, 27.2.2004)
- presentation "Games and Entertainment" in FENIX-vuosiseminaari (Helsinki 21.4.2004)
- presentation "Tunne ja kokemus tietoyhteiskunnassa: pelit ja pelitutkimus" in Tampere Crossing Conference (Tampere, 5.5.2004)
- presentation
with Laura Ermi, "Player-Centred Game Design: Experiences in Using
Scenario Study to Inform Mobile Game Design" in Games Design Research
Seminar and Workshop, IT University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen 7.5.2004)
- panel presentation "Researching Science Fiction" in Finncon 2004 event (Jyväskylä 11.7.2004)
- panel presentation "Pelit fiktiona ja fantasiana" Finncon 2004 event (Jyväskylä 11.7.2004)
- panel presentation "Spekulatiivinen Buffy-paneeli" Finncon 2004 event (Jyväskylä 11.7.2004)
- lecture
"Games and Storytelling: Understanding Games" in Games and Storytelling
lecture series (University of Tampere, 5.10.2004)
- lecture "Varieties of Academic Games Research /
Introduction to Digital Games Research Association DiGRA" in Korea
Games Conference 2004 (Seoul, South Korea, 15.10.2004)
- lecture "Pelisisällöt digimediassa nyt ja tulevaisuudessa" in Tampereen mediamessut (Tampere, 27.10.2004)
- panel presentation "Elämysteollisuus ja vapaa-aika" in ITI 2004 conference (Tampere, 11.11.2004)
|
2003 |
- lecture "Digitaaliset pelit" in Edugaming workshop (Tampere Technical University 17.1.2003)
- lecture
"Hybridien ja kyborgien arki – tulevaisuuden tietoyhteiskunta
katutasolla" in 'Kuve – Kunnalliset verkkopalvelut' seminar (Tampere
18.2.2003)
- presentation "Introduction to Pervasive Gaming" in '030303 Collective Play Colloquium', University of Berkeley
& Intel Research Lab Berkeley (Berkeley, USA, 3.3.2003)
- presentation
"State of the Industry/Academic Relations" with Warren Spector in
Academic Summit, Game Developers Conference 2003 (San Jose, USA,
4.3.2003)
- lecture "Lyhyt johdatus digitaalisiin peleihin ja niiden tutkimukseen" (University of Jyväskylä, 20.3.2003)
- lecture "Kauhufantasian kaari – katsaus paradoksien historiaan" (University of Jyväskylä, 20.3.2003)
- keynote lecture "EduGames – tulevaisuuden oppimismenetelmä?" in ITK 2003 conference, researcher meeting (Hämeenlinna 9.4.2003)
- opening
lecture "Tove Janssonin tuotannon juuret lapsuudessa ja fantasiassa"
for 'Sadun saaret' exhibition, Tampereen taidemuseo, Muumilaakso
(Tampere 11.4.2003)
- lecture "Digitaalinen ryhmäviestintä, yhteisöllisyys ja
pelit" for Digitaalisen viestinnän lisensiaattikoulutus (University of
Tampere, 12.4.2003)
- panel chairman, session on the evolution of role-playing culture, Tampereen Roolipelitapahtuma (Tampere 3.5.2003)
- workshop coordinator for 'Case: Peliklusteri' in IT Business 2010 seminar (Tampere Technical University, 21.5.2003)
- lecture "Pelien maailman monta mahdollisuutta" in Mediasikermä seminar, Pelastakaa Lapset ry. (Helsinki 26.5.2003)
- lecture "Introduction to Digital Communities" in Telecities Event (Tampere, 26.6.2003)
- lecture "The Digital Demonic – Towards a Methodology of Horror Game Analysis" in Sacred Media Conference (Jyväskylä, 12.7.2003)
- panel presentation "Akateeminen Buffy-paneeli" in Finncon 2003 event (Turku 2.8.2003)
- lecture "Scifi teknologiatutkimuksen apuna: tulevaisuuden proaktiivinen koti" in Finncon 2003 event (Turku 3.8.2003)
- panel presentation "Kaikkiruokaisten klassikot" in Finncon 2003 event (Turku 3.8.2003)
- lecture
"Mobile communities and games as part of digital culture" in Summer
School on Mobile Communities and Games as part of Digital Culture;
MindTrek/ACTeN/Europrix event (Turku, 8.8.2003)
- lecture "Researching Games and Digital Culture" in Assembly'03 Seminar (Helsinki, 9.8.2003)
- lecture
"Gamers, history, society and business" in Helsinki School of
Economics, Gaming Industry in Finland seminar (Helsinki, 11.8.2003)
- presentation of working paper, "Game Analysis and
Interpretation: The Demonic and the Unholy in Digital Games" in
University of Tampere, Game Studies Seminar (Tampere 13.8.2003)
- panel presentation, Game On exhibition in Tennispalatsin Taidemuseo (Helsinki, 21.9.2003)
- lecture "Pelien maailman monta mahdollisuutta" in Game On exhibition, Tennispalatsin Taidemuseo (Helsinki, 22.9.2003)
- presentation
"Lapset ja nuoret pelikulttuurien toimijoina" in an expert meeting by
invitation from the Minister of Culture (Helsinki, 10.10.2003)
- lecture "Digitaalinen elämystuotanto – pelitutkimuksen perspektiivi" in 'Blanko-päivät' event (Oulu, 15.10.2003)
- presentation
"Johdantoa peleihin ja pelikulttuureihin" and coordinator of game
studies workgroup in the cultural studies 'KUTU10' seminar, University
of Oulu (Oulu, 16.10.2003)
- presentation with Laura Ermi, "Power and control of games
– Children as the actors of game cultures" in the Level Up – Digital
Games Research Conference 2003 (Utrecht, the Netherlands, 5.11.2003)
- presentation "Pervasive Social Games and Learning" in
Pervasive Games symposium in the Level Up – Digital Games Research
Conference 2003 (Utrecht, the Netherlands, 6.11.2003)
- presentation "Game Analysis and Interpretation: The
Demonic and the Unholy in Digital Games" in the Level Up – Digital
Games Research Conference 2003 (Utrecht, the Netherlands, 6.11.2003)
- chairman in "Learning by Gaming" session in ITI 2003 conference (Tampere, 12.11.2003)
- chairman
in session "Learning by Gaming" and panel presentation in 'Lapset ja
tietoyhteiskunta' seminar 2003 (Tampere, 12.11.2003)
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2002 |
- lecture "Tiede, taide ja teknologia: kohti digitaalista kulttuuria" in Mediatutkimuspäivät, University of Turku (Turku 2.2.2002)
- lecture "Tietoverkot ja tieteiden rajat" in 'Opetuksen kevätpäivät' seminar, University of Tampere
& Tampere Technical University (Tampere 23.4.2002)
- chairman and main organiser in Computer Games and Digital Cultures conference (Tampere 6.-8.6.2002)
- presentation
"Creativity and Community: Developing Tools for Participatory Media
Culture" in the Mediatheque seminar, Central Saint Martins College of
Art and Design (London 9.7.2002)
- lecture "Verkkokulttuuri ja oppimisympäristöjen yhteisöllisyys" in 'Jyväskylän kesä' event (Jyväskylä 12.7.2002)
- lecture
"Elämysten suunnittelu vuorovaikutteiseen mediaan" in 'Tunteita ja
tuoksuja – näyttelyt ja elämyksellisyys' seminar, Museoliitto (Helsinki
12.9.2002)
- lecture "Uusmedian genret", TAMK/TTVO (Tampere 22.9.2002)
- presentation
"Kulttuuri ja digitaalinen media" in 'Viestintätekniikan lisäarvo
kulttuurin tuotannossa ja markkinoinnissa seminar, eTampere (Tampere
23.10.2002)
- presentation and organiser in "Information Society for Fun" session in IST 2002 conference (Copenhagen, Denmark, 6.11.2002)
- lecture
"Muuttuva kulttuurimaisema ja digitaalinen kulttuuriperintö" in
'Kulttuuriperinnön digitointityöryhmän seminaari', Ministry of
Education (Tampere 4.11.2002)
- lecture "Tietokonepelit, lasten vai aikuisten kulttuuria?" in 'Lapset ja tietoyhteiskunta' seminar (Tampere 11.11.2002).
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2001 |
- lecture "Seikkailupelaamisen maailmat", TAMK/TTVO (Tampere 30.3.2001)
- lecture
"Oppimateriaalit verkossa, opinnäytteet verkossa ja oppimisympäristöjen
käyttö" in 'Digitaalinen julkaiseminen' seminar (Helsinki 25.4.2001)
- lecture "Digital.culture?" in 'IT och samhälle' seminar, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Helsinki 10.5.2001)
- lecture "AV-mediakulttuuria verkossa" in SUVI-päivät (Helsinki 10.5.2001)
- lecture "Sisään kuvaan – digitaalisen viihteen jaetut estetiikat" in 'Digitaalisuus ja estetiikka' seminar (Helsinki 29.5.2001)
- chairman and organiser of 'Kulttuuri ja digitaalisuus' seminar (Tampere 6.6.2001)
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1997-2000 |
- lecture "Riemuitseva hirviö – pahan voimien poetiikkaa" in 'Matalaa
& korkeaa' seminar (Kangasala 27.10.1997)
- presentation
of "The Exorcist" chapter from PhD thesis in a seminar with prof. Sara
Mills, School of Cultural Studies, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
(December 1997, University of Tampere)
- presentation "Tunteet(on) kirjallisuus/tutkimus" in
national literary studies KTS seminar 'Kirjallisuus ja tunteet' (Lammi,
16.1.1998)
- presentation "Nykykauhun iloiset pirut – Clive Barker
& Anne Rice" in national literary studies KTS seminar 'Kirjallisuus
ja tunteet' (Lammi, 16.1.1998)
- lecture "Verkko kulttuurikasvattajana – vai kulttuurinen kasvu verkossa?" in ITK 1998 conference (Hämeenlinna 18.4.1998)
- chairman
and organiser of Interfaces: Current Literary / Textual Theories –
Baltic and Nordic Perspectives seminar (Tallinn, Estonia, 25-29.5.1998)
- two panel presentations, "The Future of Identity" and "What
is Virtual Reality?" in Intercontact'98 event (Oslo, Norway
3.-5.7.1998)
- lecture "Maailmanverkon kulttuurinen luonne", Tampereen
yliopiston täydennyskoulutuskeskus, Digitaalisen sisällön ja
vuorovaikutteisen multimedian suunnittelijakoulutus DIGSIS II (Tampere
8.9.1998)
- lecture "Kulttuuria verkossa – ja erilaiset
verkkokulttuurit", Tampereen yliopiston täydennyskoulutuskeskus,
verkkoasiantuntijakurssi (Tampere 28.9.1998)
- lecture "Internetin kulttuurinen luonne" and one of the
organisers in 'Johdatus digitaalisen taiteeseen ja kulttuuriin' studia
generalia lecture series (University of Tampere 19.10.1998)
- presentation "Roolipelikulttuuri ja tutkimus", chairman
and organiser in the first role-playing studies seminar (Tampere
29.5.1999)
- lecture "Lyhyt johdatus kauhuun", in 'Finncon 1999' event (Turku 13.8.1999)
- lecture program organiser in the Nordic 'Solmukohta 2000' event (Helsinki 24.-27.2.2000)
- lecture "On Monsters and Monstrosity" in the Nordic 'Solmukohta 2000' event (Helsinki 25.2.2000)
- lecture "The Role-Playing (Sub)culture" in the Nordic 'Solmukohta 2000' event (Helsinki 27.2.2000)
- lecture "Rooli, draama, Internet", in the history of drama lecture series, Media Culture (University of Tampere 7.3.2000)
- presentation
"Digitaalisen kulttuurin juonteita" in 'Sisällössäkö Suomen
tulevaisuus?' seminar, Ministry of Education (Helsinki 9.6.2000)
- two panel presentations in the Millennium Finncon event:
in 'Jedi joka vaihtoi sukupuolta: Identiteettivisiot
tieteiskirjallisuudessa' session (chairman Markku Soikkeli) and in
'Onko tieteen aika scifissä ohi? – Magialla hoidat sen helpommin'
session (chairman Vesa Sisättö)
- lecture "Strategia-, rooli- ja seikkailupelien historiasta" in University of Tampere
& TAMK/Taiteen ja viestinnän osasto co-organised 'Pelikulttuurien kesäkoulu' summer-school (Virrat 21.8.2000)
- lecture "Fantasia- ja tieteiskirjallisuus pelimaailmojen taustana" in University of Tampere
& TAMK/Taiteen ja viestinnän osasto co-organised 'Pelikulttuurien kesäkoulu' summer-school (Virrat 22.8.2000)
- lecture "Maailmanverkon monet kulttuurit" DIGSIS IV, TYT (Tampere 5.9.2000)
- lecture
"Pirulle pikkusormi? Elokuvan tulevaisuus digitaalisena
peliteollisuutena" AVEK seminar 'AVEKin uusi vuosi', TAIK, Lume-keskus
(Helsinki 7.9.2000)
- lecture "Playing with the Devil? Digital Culture and
Commercialism" in Playing Games in the Digital Age conference, Ultima
Festival (Oslo 6.10.2000)
- panel presentation in 'Kulttuurin julkisuus ja 2000-luvun sanomalehti' seminar (Tampere 7.11.2000)
- lecture
"Lost in Cyberspace: Kyberpunkin virtuaaliset avaruudet" in 'Johdatus
tieteisfiktioon' lecture series (University of Turku, 8.11.2000)
- moderator in "Yhteisöllisyys digitaalisessa kulttuurissa"
session 'Interaktiivinen tulevaisuus ja ihminen' ITK 2000 conference
(Tampere 15.11.2000)
- lecture "Role-Playing Games and Online Worlds: In Search
of a (Sub)Culture" University of Tampere, Digital Subcultures seminar
(Tampere 24.11.2000)
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1993-1996 |
- presentation "Mikä kauhussa kiehtoo?" in
'Basaari' seminar, Department of Literature and the Arts, University of
Tampere (Tampere 22.4.1993)
- presentation "Traagisen subjektikäsityksen kritiikki" in
'Dekonstruktio/Semiotiikka' session of the 1993 national KTS seminar on
literary studies (7.-8.5.1993)
- paper presentation "Tekstuaalisuus metaforana: Barthes ja
Derrida" in Journalism and Communication Studies post-graduate seminar
(by Veikko Pietilä) (University of Tampere, 3.5.1993)
- presentation "Koneihminen: humanismia hypermediaan" in
session 'Hyper/multimedia', Tiedotustutkimuksen päivät 1994 (Helsinki
14.1.1994)
- presentation "Kiehtova ja kauhea demoni" in in 'Basaari'
seminar, Department of Literature and the Arts, University of Tampere
(Tampere 10.3.1994)
- regular participant in the seminars organised by the
Graduate School of Literature and Textuality (Kirjallisuuden ja
tekstuaalisuuden tutkijakoulu) since 1995
- presentation in 'KUTU' cultural studies research seminar (University of Oulu, April 1995)
- lecture "Nautin kauheasti – kauhukulttuurin paradokseja" (Jämsän työväenopisto, 27.10.1995)
- presentation
"Splintered Self: Artificial Persons in Contemporary Science Fiction"
in seminar with prof. Brian McHalen (Yale University) Department of
Literature and the Arts (University of Tampere, February 1995)
- presentation "Demoninen teksti – kielen demonisuus?" in the seminar of General Linguistics (University of Tampere 30.11.1995)
- presentation "Electric Demons: A Cyberpunk Romance" in 20th Century Literature 1996 conference (Louisville, USA, 23.2.1996)
- presentation
"Dick, Raha ja Androidi" in 'Seksi, raha, kuolema' seminar, Department
of Literature and the Arts (University of Tampere 11.4.1996)
- prepared response to prof. Lis Moeller in 'Narrative Desires and Plotted Designs' seminar (Tampere 4.6.1996)
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