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Aleksi Tikkakoski

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Game Research Highlights
Toxic behaviour in Dead by Daylight as perceived by the players.
Posted On 26.4.2021 Aleksi Tikkakoski 0

Researchers used Dead by Daylight’s subreddit to analyze different factors and perceptions surrounding toxic behavior.

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Game Research Highlights
Constructing player identity in Counter-Strike.
Posted On 13.4.2021 Aleksi Tikkakoski 0

Stöhl and Rusk use ethnographic methods to see what tools are being used for identity construction when playing, and what …

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Freeform Writing
Have games changed over the years, or have I? Maybe both.
Posted On 5.4.2021 Aleksi Tikkakoski 0

There are more games than ever to play, yet I struggle to find the good ones to play. Here I …

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Freeform Writing
Shadow of War – Bigger, but is it better?
Posted On 26.3.2021 Aleksi Tikkakoski 0

Shadow of War attempts to make Shadow of Mordor bigger and better in every way. But the result feels more …

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Game Research Highlights
What we do in games – Ten imperative goals
Posted On 16.3.2021 Aleksi Tikkakoski 0

In an effort to create a consistent environment for discussing #objectives, researchers narrowed games down to ten #imperative #goals that …

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Game Research Highlights
Manners maketh player – How bad player behaviour is perceived in CS:GO esports.
Posted On 13.3.2021 Aleksi Tikkakoski 0

In this article, the authors explore different kinds of bad behaviour in CS:GO esports, from throwing to bug exploitation, and …

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Game Reviews
One simply walks into Mordor and hunts some orc.
Posted On 1.3.2021 Aleksi Tikkakoski 0

Shadow of Mordor offers a good #action-adventure experience in Middle-Earth, with solid Arkham-style combat and a unique Nemesis system that …

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Game Reviews
How is Star Wars: The Old Republic as a single-player experience in 2020.
Posted On 28.12.2020 Aleksi Tikkakoski 0

Not so long ago, at the Bioware studio.... Star Wars: The Old Republic received updates that made it more accessible …

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Freeform Writing
How the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the CS:GO Esports experience?
Posted On 23.12.2020 Aleksi Tikkakoski 0

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on the world, and Esports is no different. In this text, I …

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Game Reviews
Ori, a metroidvania with a unique and unrivaled audio-visual presentation.
Posted On 14.11.2020 Aleksi Tikkakoski 0

Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a stunningly beautiful metroidvania action platformer that pulls no punches with gameplay, …