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The Foundation for Economic Education awards funding to Timonen’s doctoral research
We are happy to share that the Foundation for Economic Education (Liikesivistysrahasto) has granted funding for MA Aasa Timonen for her doctoral research project Transmedia worldbuilding in massive game franchises. Description of the dissertation study: This research builds on the fields of transmedia studies by looking at how different transmedia products are used in the…
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New project funded by Kone Foundation
Photo: Project PI Mikko Meriläinen. Photo by Antti Yrjönen. We are happy to announce that Kone Foundation has granted funding for the ‘Against the stream of manhood’ project for 2026–2027. The research project Mieheyden valtavirtaan – Nuorten miesten ulkopuolisuuden ja sukupuolinormien neuvottelu verkkoyhteisöissä (Against the stream of manhood – Young men’s negotiation of outsiderhood and…
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Three postdoctoral researcher positions
Earlier this fall, we opened three postdoctoral positions in game studies and received a record-breaking 83 applications from across the globe. These appointments mark a pivotal moment as we enter the exit phase of the Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies (CoE-GameCult), shaping the future of our research for 2026–2027. We are proud to…
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Spring Seminar 2025 Report
This post highlights the experiences of student volunteers at the annual Tampere University Game Research Lab’s Spring Seminar 2025, an academic event where researchers showcase their current projects and studies centered around this year’s theme – Arts and Games.
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Kone Foundation awards funding to two Gamelab researchers
Kone Foundation has granted funding for two doctoral research projects in Game Research Lab from early 2025! Julián Gutiérrez Carrera: Representations of Suicide in Videogames This doctoral dissertation is the first long-term, long-form research project on representations of suicide in videogames. In it, I research how videogames depict, simulate, and represent suicide, since videogames offer…
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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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Spring Seminar 2024 Report
By Antonio Pomposini, Daphne Bachmann, Joonas Palsio, Juan Belío, & Niilo Kajala This is a post sharing experiences of student volunteers for the Game Research Lab’s Spring Seminar 2024, a conference in Tampere where researchers in the field of Game Studies can present their ongoing projects to a select audience, following a chosen topic. Meta…
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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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New research utilisation project: Pegasus
We are excited to announce that the Research Council of Finland has granted funding for our new research utilisation project PEGASUS: Promoting equity and game cultural sustainability in Finland for 2024–2025. PEGASUS will build on the significant research results and societal impact achieved within the Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies on different aspects…
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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…