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Read more about the article Videogame consumption: The apophatic dimension
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Videogame consumption: The apophatic dimension

  • Post author:Jerkko Hietanen
  • Post published:March 14, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Can spiritual concepts be applied to videogames – the case of the apophatic

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Read more about the article Integrating games into the art world

Integrating games into the art world

  • Post author:Aleksi Kesseli
  • Post published:March 13, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Integrating games into the art world: A case study of Jason Rohrer’s games The question “are video games art?” has caused a lot of discussion and debate over the last…

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Read more about the article “Battle of the Reds and the Whites in Finland in 1918” Review

“Battle of the Reds and the Whites in Finland in 1918” Review

  • Post author:Markku Vesa
  • Post published:March 12, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

A century-old boardgame with unbalanced gameplay makes for a good conversation piece

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Read more about the article Wolfenstein: The New Order Review (PC)

Wolfenstein: The New Order Review (PC)

  • Post author:Sami Kepsu
  • Post published:March 9, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Wolfenstein is back, and means business

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Read more about the article At a Loss for Words: Boggle review

At a Loss for Words: Boggle review

  • Post author:Sami Kepsu
  • Post published:March 8, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Simple yet challenging, this game boggles the mind in a good way

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Read more about the article Dark Souls & Choices and consequences.

Dark Souls & Choices and consequences.

  • Post author:Aleksi Kesseli
  • Post published:March 7, 2018
  • Post category:Features

Choices and consequences in Dark Souls There's no shortage of essays praising the merits of Dark Souls' design, so writing about the subject feels redundant at this point. However, it…

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Read more about the article Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

  • Post author:Jerkko Hietanen
  • Post published:March 6, 2018
  • Post category:Features

Catch 22: Watching the film before playing, or playing before watching, confusion will ensue

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Read more about the article The Virtual Bully and the Victim

The Virtual Bully and the Victim

  • Post author:Matias Puronlahti
  • Post published:March 5, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Who cyberbullies and victimizes who online, and why?

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Read more about the article The Hegemonic Masculinity of Rules Lawyering

The Hegemonic Masculinity of Rules Lawyering

  • Post author:Jukka Särkijärvi
  • Post published:March 2, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Rules lawyering as an expression of masculinity.

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Read more about the article DreamWeb (Amiga/DOS) review

DreamWeb (Amiga/DOS) review

  • Post author:Aleksi Kesseli
  • Post published:March 1, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Insane in the membrane – DreamWeb

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Read more about the article JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Review

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Review

  • Post author:Antti Takku
  • Post published:February 27, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Eyes of Heaven is a bizarre game, but is it bizarre enough? JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a long-running and beloved manga and anime series, following the adventures of the Joestar…

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Read more about the article Breaking Illusions
Illusion master.

Breaking Illusions

  • Post author:Sami Kepsu
  • Post published:February 27, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Challenging the concept of immersion, flow and presence

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Read more about the article Oscar and the SMB Monster

Oscar and the SMB Monster

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:February 26, 2018
  • Post category:Features

Based on a true story, this is a tale of a foolish knight who faces the horrors of the Super Mario Bros. movie. Once upon a time in the kingdom…

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Read more about the article Developing Players, Playing Developers: User Content in Little Big Planet

Developing Players, Playing Developers: User Content in Little Big Planet

  • Post author:Juliana Vaculíková
  • Post published:February 23, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

LittleBigPlanet or LBP is an example of a participatory and a convergence culture whose users show a strongly socially-oriented attitude to technology.

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Read more about the article Playerunknown’s Battleground Review (PC)

Playerunknown’s Battleground Review (PC)

  • Post author:Jussi Rissanen
  • Post published:February 22, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Winner, winner chicken dinner! PUBG is the first game to popularize the Battle royale genre. Playerunknown’s Battleground, commonly knowns as PUBG has its roots deep in the modding scene of…

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The Emancipated Player Creates Meaning and Enjoys the Game

  • Post author:Sami Kepsu
  • Post published:February 21, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Introducing an open-minded and critical player type Different players enjoy different things in video games, but a certain type of player actively strives to create meaning and wants to experience…

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Read more about the article Madness and Shadows – Darkest Dungeon

Madness and Shadows – Darkest Dungeon

  • Post author:Jukka Särkijärvi
  • Post published:February 20, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

In Darkest Dungeon, you direct a party of four adventurers onwards through the dungeon in the dwindling light of their torches. They wade through blood and corpses to put an…

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Read more about the article Narratives of Escape Rooms

Narratives of Escape Rooms

  • Post author:Markku Vesa
  • Post published:February 19, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Some escape rooms are experimenting with ways of bringing new genres into the scene In their article titled ’Escape Rooms and the Seductive Ubiquity of Capture’ published in Analog Game…

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Read more about the article That Dragon, Cancer on harvinainen peli: se ei trivialisoi kuolemaa

That Dragon, Cancer on harvinainen peli: se ei trivialisoi kuolemaa

  • Post author:Elisa Wiik
  • Post published:February 17, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

That Dragon, Cancer pelissä kuolema ei ole osa mekaniikkaa vaan osa tarinaa.

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Read more about the article I’m Happy when I stop Hopping

I’m Happy when I stop Hopping

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:February 16, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

In Happy Hopper you hop until you drop from boredom. It won’t take long until you get to the latter part.

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