Tuomas Harviainen
About me
I hold Master's degrees in both theology and business administration, and a doctorate in information studies and interactive media. I have the title of Docent in contemporary culture science, specializing in games and social information networks, from the University of Jyväskylä, and am NACS authorized as a Specialist in Scientific Sexology.
Responsibilities
I am currently supervising doctoral students for the DPII and DPHAT doctoral programmes, but not taking any new ones at the moment.
Fields of expertise
My key areas of expertise relate to various forms of information sharing in both creative industries and among marginalized communities, as well as ethnographic research in general, information literacies, instrumental gaming and gamification, and service design done in and with libraries.
Top achievements
Principal investigator, ENNCODE (AoF 2020-2022)
Research topics
Information sharing in coopetitive business contexts, online drug trading cultures, games as information systems, sexuality-related information practices.
Latest publications
After the attack: Introduction to the cybercrime minitrack
Siuda, P., Harviainen, T., Hamari, J. & Gehl, R. W., 2024, Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. p. 4204-4205 (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific
Ethically Archiving a Hard-to-Access Massive Research Data Set in the Language Bank of Finland: The Finnish Dark Web Marketplace Corpus (FINDarC)
Lindén, K., Ruokolainen, T., Hämäläinen, L. & Harviainen, T., 2023, Proceedings of the Conference on Technology Ethics 2023 - Tethics 2023: Turku, Finland, October 18-19, 2023. Rantanen, M. M., Westerstrand, S., Sahlgren, O. & Koskinen, J. (eds.). CEUR-WS, p. 114-131 (CEUR workshop proceedings; vol. 3582).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
From the ethnographers’ side: Escaping rocks and pitfalls in swinger research
Vaynman, M. J. & Harviainen, T., 2023, In: Journal of Organizational Ethnography. 12, 2, p. 181-193 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Gaming capital in contemporary role-playing game platforms
Korkeila, H. & Harviainen, T., 2023, In: International Journal of Role-Playing. 14, p. 91-98Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Gaming Capital on Overwatch's Official Forums
Korkeila, H., Dashiell, S. & Harviainen, T., 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Games and culture.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
How monetization mechanisms in mobile games influence consumers’ identity extensions
Lehtonen, M. J., Harviainen, J. T. & Kultima, A., 2023, In: Service Business. p. 113-136 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Kohti saamelaisten suvereenien digitaalisten pelien tutkimusta
Laiti, O. & Harviainen, T., 2023, In: Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja. 2023, p. 50-72Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Managing Information Gaps and Non-Information
Huvila, I., Andersson, L., Fulton, C., Haider, J. & Harviainen, T., 2023, Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Ruthven, I. & O'Brien, H. (eds.). Wiley, p. 793-798 (Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology; vol. 60, no. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific
Platform-produced Heteronormativity: A Content Analysis of Adult Videogames on Patreon
Lankoski, P., Apperley, T. & Harviainen, T., 2023, In: Games and culture. 18, 1, p. 102–123Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Review: Experimental Games: Critique, Play, and Design in the Age of Gamification
Harviainen, T., 2023, In: Game Studies. 23, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific