@inbook{nokey,

title = {“Realistic but Humorous" : Finnish Army Simulator as a First-Person Video Game on Finnish National Service},

author = {Rami Mähkä and Haron Walliander},

editor = {Michał Mochocki and Paweł Schreiber and Jakub Majewski and Yaraslau I. Kot},

url = {https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003461326},

doi = {10.4324/9781003461326},

isbn = {9781003461326},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-10-17},

booktitle = {Central and Eastern European Histories and Heritages in Video Games },

publisher = {Routledge},

abstract = {This chapter will explore the Finnish-origin digital game Finnish Army Simulator (2023) and how it represents the compulsory Finnish armed service. Although the game aims to model service and realism accurately, it has a humorous undertone. The game's humor situates it in the Finnish military farce tradition. Finnish Army Simulator can be considered a new form of military farce in game media, combining the hallmarks of military farce movies with the unique features of digital games. The analysis of the paratexts shows that military service, which over 65% of men in Finland undergo, is a collective experience, and the humorous treatment of this shared experience is a meaningful topic for games. Interestingly, realism and authenticity can be a backdrop for humorous gameplay and narrative.},

keywords = {Humour, National Service, Simulation games},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inbook}

}