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Read more about the article Fortnite Fall Skirmish pioneers the new eSports

Fortnite Fall Skirmish pioneers the new eSports

  • Post author:nairda
  • Post published:October 23, 2018
  • Post category:Features

Unlike other conventional eSports tournaments by Blizzard and Riot Games, Epic Games has some remarkably distinct event style in Fortnite Fall Skirmish, which people would not expect from a $10,000,000 prized tournament.

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Read more about the article Bowsette: Not What, Not Who, But Why?
The author's rendition of Bowsette and the Super Crown.

Bowsette: Not What, Not Who, But Why?

  • Post author:J-M Hiltula
  • Post published:October 18, 2018
  • Post category:Features

If you've been on social media or gaming news websites over the past few weeks, you've met Bowsette. But who is she? And more importantly—why is she?

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Read more about the article The Ethics of Choice: Morality and In-Game Limitations

The Ethics of Choice: Morality and In-Game Limitations

  • Post author:Brandi B.
  • Post published:October 16, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Tony Rosqvist’s Scale of Morality is a method for exploration of Morality and Ethics in Video Games. It can be used to determine if a player’s ethics align with deontology, consequentialism, or a blending which gives Rule Consequentialism.

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Read more about the article Totalitarianism in the age of ice and steam

Totalitarianism in the age of ice and steam

  • Post author:Joanna Österman
  • Post published:July 23, 2018
  • Post category:Features

#Frostpunk demonstrates political progress and how #totalitarian tendencies may develop

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Read more about the article The Library of the Unmourned

The Library of the Unmourned

  • Post author:Jukka Särkijärvi
  • Post published:June 8, 2018
  • Post category:Features

RPG tie-in novels are an underappreciated genre.

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Read more about the article Games for health is a challenging area for designers

Games for health is a challenging area for designers

  • Post author:Elisa Wiik
  • Post published:June 7, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Success in the field of games for health is a complex issue.

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Read more about the article The Swapper – tunnelmallinen pulmapeli

The Swapper – tunnelmallinen pulmapeli

  • Post author:Elisa Wiik
  • Post published:June 6, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

The Swapperin vinkeät scifi-idikset: telepaattiset kivet ja laite, jolla voi kloonata itsensä.

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Read more about the article The Ending of SOMA – And Why It’s Excellent

The Ending of SOMA – And Why It’s Excellent

  • Post author:Pietari Kaartinen
  • Post published:June 5, 2018
  • Post category:Features
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SOMA ends both predictably and unpredictably, underlining its theme of what it means to be human.

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Read more about the article Mad Max and the Open World
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Mad Max and the Open World

  • Post author:Markku Vesa
  • Post published:June 4, 2018
  • Post category:Features

The open world sets crucial limitations on Mad Max

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Read more about the article Performing Masculine Identities in Call of Duty: Black Ops

Performing Masculine Identities in Call of Duty: Black Ops

  • Post author:Markku Vesa
  • Post published:June 1, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Wargames offer a platform for teenage boys to perform masculinity

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Read more about the article Estrangement in Digital Games – Killing for Entertainment and Cognitive Dissonance in Spec Ops: The Line

Estrangement in Digital Games – Killing for Entertainment and Cognitive Dissonance in Spec Ops: The Line

  • Post author:Joanna Österman
  • Post published:May 31, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

As in literature and film, estrangement in games reinvigorates perception and returns a forgotten essence of things

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Read more about the article When a Role-Playing Game Looks at Itself

When a Role-Playing Game Looks at Itself

  • Post author:Jukka Särkijärvi
  • Post published:May 30, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

In the best tradition of brecht, a RPG can comment itself. In his paper ”The Self-Reflexive Tabletop Role-Playing Game”, Evan Torner studies three different tabletop role-playing games and the ways…

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Read more about the article I spy with my little eye…. | Hidden Folks Review.

I spy with my little eye…. | Hidden Folks Review.

  • Post author:Nyx Hor
  • Post published:May 29, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Seriously.....WHERE ON THE FLYING EARTH IS THAT CHICKEN?!

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Read more about the article Moral game design of “This War of Mine”

Moral game design of “This War of Mine”

  • Post author:Elisa Wiik
  • Post published:May 28, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Moral gameplay design benefits from extensive background research, external playtesting and iterative design.

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Read more about the article Nine Parchments  – Kaunista kaaosmagiaa

Nine Parchments – Kaunista kaaosmagiaa

  • Post author:Mikko Seppänen
  • Post published:May 27, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Nine Parchments on Frozenbyten uusi kuvankaunis fantasiaräiskintä, joka pääsee oikeuksiinsa kaverin kanssa pelatessa.

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Read more about the article Delta Green: A New Way to Be Uncomfortable with H.P. Lovecraft

Delta Green: A New Way to Be Uncomfortable with H.P. Lovecraft

  • Post author:Jukka Särkijärvi
  • Post published:May 25, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Is there a need for cosmic horror when Trump is the President?

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Read more about the article To Cheat or Not To Cheat, That is The Question (Or Is It?)

To Cheat or Not To Cheat, That is The Question (Or Is It?)

  • Post author:Nyx Hor
  • Post published:May 24, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Is there a relationship between playing video games and cheating in studies?

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Read more about the article Group Sex – Game or Play?

Group Sex – Game or Play?

  • Post author:Jukka Särkijärvi
  • Post published:May 23, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Despite the explicit rules and limits, group sex is closer to play than a game.

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Read more about the article HOW ABOUT NO | Close Your Eyes Review

HOW ABOUT NO | Close Your Eyes Review

  • Post author:Nyx Hor
  • Post published:May 22, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

In this game, the last thing you’ll ever want to do is that the title says.

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Read more about the article Meta-Literacy in Gameworlds

Meta-Literacy in Gameworlds

  • Post author:Joanna Österman
  • Post published:May 21, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Meta-literacy as an ability to master the gameworld might help explain why we enjoy spending so much time in them

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