Search results for: “finland game”
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Games, drinks, and tentacles – Fond memories made in Taverna
Have you been to Taverna, a board game café in Tampere? If not, take a tour with me, I’ll show you around.
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“Mom! We made a game in school, and it was awesome!” Implementation of game design activities in children’s formal contexts
Authors observe children designing games at school to analyze collaboration and digital skills. Reports indicate higher motivation and interesting results regarding teamwork.
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Bet this one wants to go to 11 – review of the board game Rock Science Original
Rock encyclopedia wrapped in a simple tabletop game. Roll the die, choose the difficulty and make your way around the board in this distinctive game.
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Cosplaying, video games and the industry: a Finnish perspective
#Cosplay has become a household known hobby during the couple of years. Cosplayers get the inspiration for their craft from a plethora of sources, such as #videogames. Has the industry marketed for cosplayers specifically, or does design have a say in what a cosplayer plays?
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Trophy hunters participate not only in trophy-related talk but also in a wider range of discussions about games
Reddit discussion about achievement hunting can reveal the player’s feelings towards the game and the meta-game system surrounding it.
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Little children, big anger – Understanding gamer rage in children
Children nowadays play a lot of games, and just like with everyone else, it can be quite a rough experience.
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Bar & Cafe Lategame – A new hotspot for esports in Tampere
Fancy a drink whilst watching some esports? Or do you want to game the night away with your friends drinking beer at a bar setting? Look no further than Bar & Cafe Lategame, they’ve got you covered.
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77 Kivaa Kysymystä ja Vekkulia Vastausta – Review of An Old Finnish Card Game
77 Kivaa Kysymystä ja Vekkulia Vastausta, which roughly translates into 77 Nice Questions and Mischievous Answers, takes you to a nostalgia trip even if you haven’t played it before.
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Group Sex – Game or Play?
Despite the explicit rules and limits, group sex is closer to play than a game.
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Fandom and Game Studies at a Crossroads
Fandom studies and Game studies have a lot to learn from one another
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Transmission | 5 Games from #FGJX that Just Demanded Eyeballs. (All the Eyeballs I have)
Early around January this year, the Global Game Jam took place yet again around the world. In Finland alone, #FGJX (a.k.a Finnish Game Jam) had more than 20 locations, with sites focusing on specific game genres like larp, VR and board games. A brief introduction of Global Game Jam – it is a weekend of…
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“Battle of the Reds and the Whites in Finland in 1918” Review
A century-old boardgame with unbalanced gameplay makes for a good conversation piece
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Lustfärd till Avasaka – Huvimatka Aavasaksaan: You can still learn from an old educational board game today
Lustfärd till Avasaka – Huvimatka Aavasaksaan is the oldest know Finnish board game from 1862 and still fun to play.
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For the Love of Games @ Checkpoint
So in hindsight, maybe it wasn’t really a good idea to have a non-Finnish person cover a predominantly Finnish speaking event. That said, Checkpoint is a ton of good stuff jam packed into a 2-day event.
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Finnish Game Jam Scene
Annakaisa Kultima, Kati Alha and Timo Nummenmaa, researchers at the University of Tampere, have coauthored a paper at the Academic Mindtrek 2016 that presents a case study of Finnish Game Jam and of the community built around it. Consisting of post-event surveys collected during 2010–2016 and statistics collected from the event participant registration forms, the…
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Worlds in a Finnish Theater: League Finals, Community, and Döner Kebab
I travelled to Helsinki to watch League finals in a cinema, and it was worth it. #leagueoflegends #esports #community #worldfinals
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A Call for Fostering Inclusivity and Acclimation in the Gaming Industry
Migrants in the gaming industry can face difficulties in acclimating to the host country’s culture and ways, and these concerns should be addressed for easier integration.
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Elisa Masters Espoo 2023 was a Blast! – A devoted FURIA fan’s perspective
I went to see my favourite team play live in the final of the recent CS2 event hosted in Finland.
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“Alias”, the Finnish Taboo
Finnish culture has adapted to its gamer scene one of the classic and well-known boardgames: “Taboo”; and it has done so by giving it the name “Alias”. A game that requires the same skill and the same mental agility as Taboo to have a good time
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Clash of Clans: A story of friends
Clash of Clans gives you the best leisure, friends, and a development of your own charisma with troops you like!