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Frans MäyräProfessor, Director
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Raine KoskimaaProfessor, Vice Director
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Olli SotamaaProfessor
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Jaakko SuominenProfessor
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Juho HamariProfessor
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Jaakko PeltonenProfessor
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Usva FrimanMain Research Coordinator
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Jonne ArjorantaCoordinator
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Maria B. GardaCoordinator
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Elisa WiikCoordinator
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Thomas ApperleySenior Research Fellow
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Dale LeorkeSenior Research Fellow
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Mattia ThibaultAffiliated Senior Researcher
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Kati AlhaUniversity Lecturer
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Jaakko StenrosUniversity Lecturer
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Joleen BlomPostdoctoral Researcher
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Heikki TyniPostdoctoral Researcher
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Lobna HassanPostdoctoral Researcher
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Mikko MeriläinenPostdoctoral Researcher
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Riikka AuravaDoctoral Researcher
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Jani KinnunenDoctoral Researcher
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Chien LuDoctoral Researcher
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Maria TörhönenDoctoral Researcher
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Evan TornerVisiting Researcher
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Veli-Matti KarhulahtiSenior Researcher
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Kai TuuriSenior Researcher
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Marko SiitonenAssociate Professor
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Tanja VälisaloLecturer
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Jukka VarsaluomaLecturer
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Tero KerttulaDoctoral Researcher
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Maria RuotsalainenDoctoral Researcher
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Henri NergDoctoral Researcher
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Henry KorkeilaDoctoral Researcher
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Markku ReunanenSenior Lecturer
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Riikka TurtiainenSenior Lecturer
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Petri SaarikoskiSenior Lecturer
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Katriina HeljakkaPostdoctoral Researcher
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Tero PasanenPostdoctoral Researcher
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Nannan XiPostdoctoral Researcher
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Joseph MaceyDoctoral Researcher
frans.mayra@tuni.fi
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6283-417X
Website: www.unet.fi
Blog: www.fransmayra.fi

Raine Koskimaa
raine.koskimaa@jyu.fi

Olli Sotamaa
olli.sotamaa@tuni.fi

Jaakko Suominen
jaakko.suominen@utu.fi

Juho Hamari
juho.hamari@tuni.fi

Jaakko Peltonen
jaakko.peltonen@tuni.fi
usva.friman@tuni.fi
jonne.arjoranta@jyu.fi
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0148-7626
Website: https://jonne.arjoranta.fi

Maria B. Garda
maria.garda@utu.fi

Elisa Wiik
elisa.wiik@tuni.fi

Thomas Apperley
thomas.apperley@tuni.fi

Dale Leorke
dale.leorke@tuni.fi
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8741-1758
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dale_Leorke

Mattia Thibault
mattia.thibault@tuni.fi

Kati Alha
kati.alha@tuni.fi
jaakko.stenros@tuni.fi
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0320-7042
Website: https://jaakkostenros.wordpress.com
johanna.blom@tuni.fi
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2206-4497
Website: http://joleenblom.com

Heikki Tyni
heikki.tyni@tuni.fi

Lobna Hassan
lobna.hassan@tuni.fi
mikko.merilainen@tuni.fi
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9621-684X
Website: http://www.mikkomerilainen.com
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mikko_Merilaeinen

Riikka Aurava
riikka.aurava@tuni.fi

Jani Kinnunen
jani.kinnunen@tuni.fi
chien.lu@tuni.fi
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3143-4202
Website: https://humblelu.github.io/personal_website

Maria Törhönen
maria.torhonen@tuni.fi

Evan Torner
evan.torner@gmail.com

Veli-Matti Karhulahti
vmmkar@utu.fi

Kai Tuuri
kai.tuuri@jyu.fi

Marko Siitonen
marko.siitonen@jyu.fi

Tanja Välisalo
tanja.valisalo@jyu.fi

Jukka Varsaluoma
jukka.varsaluoma@jyu.fi

Tero Kerttula
tero.t.kerttula@jyu.fi

Maria Ruotsalainen
maria.a.t.ruotsalainen@jyu.fi

Henri Nerg
henri.m.nerg@jyu.fi

Henry Korkeila
henry.m.korkeila@utu.fi

Markku Reunanen
markku.reunanen@aalto.fi

Riikka Turtiainen
riikka.turtiainen@utu.fi

Petri Saarikoski
petri.saarikoski@utu.fi

Katriina Heljakka
katriina.heljakka@utu.fi

Tero Pasanen
tero.pasanen@gmail.com

Nannan Xi
nannan.xi@utu.fi

Joseph Macey
jrmace@utu.fi
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9770-739X
Researcher profile: https://www.tut.fi/Gamification/members/joseph-macey
Alumni
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Pauliina RaentoDocent, Senior Researcher
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Jonna KoivistoPostdoctoral Researcher
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Jukka VahloPostdoctoral Researcher
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Lilli SihvonenDoctoral Researcher
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Janne PaavilainenMain Scientific Coordinator
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Aleena ChiaPostdoctoral Researcher
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Sabine HarrerPostdoctoral Researcher
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Jan ŠvelchPostdoctoral Researcher

Pauliina Raento

Jonna Koivisto
jonna.koivisto@tuni.fi

Jukka Vahlo
jukka.vahlo@tuni.fi

Lilli Sihvonen
ltmsih@utu.fi

Janne Paavilainen
janne.paavilainen@tuni.fi

Aleena Chia
aleena.chia@jyu.fi

Sabine Harrer
Sabine Harrer is a Senior Lecturer at the Game Design Department Gotland, Uppsala University (SE). Previously, they have been a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies, University of Tampere (FI). Their research focuses on critical game studies, HCI and intersectionality, and creation-based knowledge making. They are also the author of Games and Bereavement (transcript 2018), and a member of the Copenhagen Game Collective. Their game-related projects can be found at enibolas.itch.io.

Jan Švelch
Jan Švelch is a game production studies scholar, currently based at Charles University, Faculty of Arts. His research interests include video game production, monetization, paratextuality, and Magic: The Gathering. Between 2018–2020, he was a post-doctoral researcher at the Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies at University of Tampere. Besides research, he has more than ten years of experience as a freelance journalist covering video games and music for various Czech magazines, including the Metacritic-aggregated Level. For a brief period, he worked as a data analyst for the leading Czech video game studio Bohemia Interactive.