Category: research
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New research project: Larpocracy
We are excited to announce that Game Research Lab is partnering with larp practitioners and academics in a new EU-funded project in Horizon Europe, Larpocracy: Developing Spaces for Deliberation and Democratic Skills through Role-playing. Larpocracy aims to promote democratic engagement and political expression through live-action role-playing (larp). The project, which runs from January 2025 to…
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A Connoisseur’s Guide to the Etiquette and Enjoyment of Finnish Doctoral Defences
Written by Jaakko Stenros The Finnish doctoral defence is a wonderful academic show. In these public examinations two people, the candidate and the opponent, who are both leading experts on the topic at hand, discuss the matter for as long and in as much detail as is needed. The audience listens in silence as no…
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Game Research Lab Fall 2023 Writing Retreat Report
There is a joke going around online pointing out that when academics use the word ‘retreat’, what they mean is an off-campus all-day meeting. On some level the Tampere University Game Research Lab Fall 2023 Writing Retreat fits that description. This two day event at the picturesque lakeside sauna at Varala brought together 21 game…
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Filosofisen pelitutkimuksen dosentuuri Tampereen yliopistoon
Tampereen yliopiston rehtori on myöntänyt FT Jonne Arjorannalle filosofisen pelitutkimuksen dosentin arvon. Kyseessä on ensimmäinen tämän aihepiirin dosentuuri Suomessa. Arjoranta luonnehtii tutkimusalaansa painottamalla, että filosofinen pelitutkimus pyrkii ratkaisemaan pelien esiin nostamia filosofisia ongelmia ja kysymyksiä. Mikä yhdistää erilaisia pelejä jalkapallosta Pac-Maniin? Ovatko väkivallanteot peleissä moraalisesti väärin? Miten peleillä voi ottaa kantaa ihmisyyttä koskeviin perustavanlaatuisiin kysymyksiin,…