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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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Maria RuotsalainenCoordinator
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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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Mattia ThibaultSenior 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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Emil Lundedal HammarPostdoctoral Researcher
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Lobna HassanPostdoctoral Researcher
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Jani KinnunenPostdoctoral Researcher
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Heikki TyniPostdoctoral Researcher
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Mikko MeriläinenPostdoctoral Researcher
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Riikka AuravaDoctoral Researcher
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Chien LuDoctoral Researcher
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Elina KoskinenDoctoral Researcher
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Ville KankainenDoctoral Researcher
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Leland MasekDoctoral Researcher
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Taina MyöhänenDoctoral Researcher
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Hanne GrasmoDoctoral Researcher
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Marko SiitonenAssociate Professor
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Veli-Matti KarhulahtiSenior Researcher
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Kai TuuriSenior Researcher
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Tanja VälisaloLecturer
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Jukka VarsaluomaLecturer
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Jonne ArjorantaPostdoctoral Researcher
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Tero KerttulaPostdoctoral Researcher
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Hanna JärvenpääDoctoral Researcher
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Ville MalinenDoctoral Researcher
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Henri NergDoctoral Researcher
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Emilia TurtiainenDoctoral Researcher
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Henry KorkeilaDoctoral Researcher
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Markku ReunanenSenior University 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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Joseph MaceyPostdoctoral Researcher
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Miia SiutilaDoctoral 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
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1537-5297
Website: http://usvafriman.net

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

Maria B. Garda
maria.garda@utu.fi

Elisa Wiik
elisa.wiik@tuni.fi

Thomas Apperley
thomas.apperley@tuni.fi

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

Emil Lundedal Hammar
emil.hammar@tuni.fi

Lobna Hassan
lobna.hassan@tuni.fi

Jani Kinnunen
jani.kinnunen@tuni.fi

Heikki Tyni
heikki.tyni@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
chien.lu@tuni.fi
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3143-4202
Website: https://humblelu.github.io/personal_website
elina.m.koskinen@tuni.fi
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4082-6582
Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elina-Koskinen
ville.kankainen@tuni.fi

Leland Masek
leland.masek@tuni.fi

Taina Myöhänen
taina.myohanen@tuni.fi

Hanne Grasmo
hanne.grasmo@tuni.fi

Marko Siitonen
marko.siitonen@jyu.fi

Veli-Matti Karhulahti
veli-matti.m.karhulahti@jyu.fi

Kai Tuuri
kai.tuuri@jyu.fi

Tanja Välisalo
tanja.valisalo@jyu.fi

Jukka Varsaluoma
jukka.varsaluoma@jyu.fi
jonne.arjoranta@jyu.fi
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0148-7626
Website: https://jonne.arjoranta.fi

Tero Kerttula
tero.t.kerttula@jyu.fi

Hanna Järvenpää
hanna.e.jarvenpaa@jyu.fi

Ville Malinen
vimajoma@student.jyu.fi

Henri Nerg
henri.m.nerg@jyu.fi

Emilia Turtiainen
emilia.s.o.turtiainen@student.jyu.fi

Henry Korkeila
henry.m.korkeila@utu.fi
Henry Korkeila is PhD candidate at the University of Turku. He holds M.Sc. in Internet and Game Studies from the University of Tampere. Henry’s research examines avatarization of our analog cultures as they inevitably turn into digital cultures. Special focus is on avatars themselves, usage of avatars in their different contexts including online video game genres, such as massively multiplayer online and multiplayer online battle arena games and social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram. Currently, Henry approaches avatars through the types of capital, or resources, they have.

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

Joseph Macey
jrmace@utu.fi
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9770-739X
Researcher profile: https://www.tut.fi/Gamification/members/joseph-macey

Miia Siutila
mimasi@utu.fi
Miia Siutila is a Doctoral candidate at University of Turku, department of Media studies. She also works as a researcher in University of Jyväskylä. Her research focuses on esports as a hobby and the cultures of play and practices where esports evolves. Siutila’s research interests also include esports relation to mental and physical health.
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
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Dale LeorkeSenior Research Fellow
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Maria TörhönenDoctoral Researcher
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Nannan XiPostdoctoral Researcher
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Evan TornerVisiting Researcher
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Lars de WildtVisiting 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.

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

Maria Törhönen
maria.torhonen@tuni.fi

Nannan Xi
nannan.xi@tuni.fi

Evan Torner
evan.torner@gmail.com

Lars de Wildt
lawjdewildt@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6901-6903
Website: larsdewildt.eu