2021
Arjoranta, Jonne; Friman, Usva; Koskimaa, Raine; Mäyrä, Frans; Sotamaa, Olli; Suominen, Jaakko; Välisalo, Tanja (Ed.)
Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja 2021
Pelitutkimuksen seura ry, 2021, ISSN: 1798-355X.
Book Open access
Abstract | Links | Tags: Arvio, Babka, Business knowledge, Finnish game industry, Game journalism, Gaming piece, Learning, Lectio, Lektio, Liiketoimintaosaaminen, Oppiminen, Pöytäroolipelit, Pelijournalismi, Pelinappula, Reviews, Simulaatio, Simulation, Skittles, Sports game, Streaming, Striimaus, Suomalainen peliteollisuus, Tabletop RPGs, Urheilupeli
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Arjoranta, Jonne
Valvontakapitalismin ensimmäiset vuosikymmenet
In: Media & viestintä, vol. 44, iss. 2, pp. 167-171, 2021, ISSN: 1798-3827.
Journal article Open access
Abstract | Links | Tags: Kapitalismi, Kirja-arvostelu, Reviews, Yksityisyys
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abstract = {Arvio teoksesta: Zuboff, Shoshana. 2019. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for the Future at the New
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Frontier of Power. Lontoo: Profile Books, 704 s.
2020
Arjoranta, Jonne; Friman, Usva; Koskimaa, Raine; Mäyrä, Frans; Sotamaa, Olli; Suominen, Jaakko; Välisalo, Tanja (Ed.)
Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja 2020
Pelitutkimuksen seura ry, 2020, ISSN: 1798-355X.
Book Open access
Abstract | Links | Tags: Arvio, Competitive gaming, Computer magazines, Game history, Ice hockey, Jääkiekko, Kilpapelaaminen, Lectio, Lektio, Pelihistoria, Reviews, Tietokonelehdet
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abstract = {Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja on vertaisarvioitu, avoin tiedejulkaisu. Pelitutkimus on sekä monitieteinen tutkimusala että nuori akateeminen oppiaine, jonka parissa toimivien tutkijoiden huomion keskiössä on digitaalisten pelien erityisluonne. Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja tuo uusimpia tutkimustuloksia yleisön saataville myös suomeksi.
Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja 2020 julkaisee uutta, suomenkielistä pelitutkimusta. Vuosikirja sisältää tutkimusta pääasiassa 80-luvulla tietokonelehdissä julkaistuista peliohjelmalistauksista, katsauksen jääkiekkopeleistä, esseen pelistä NieR: Automata, arviot kirjoista ”Pelien äärettömät maailmat. Elämän suuret kysymykset digitaalisissa peleissä” ja ”Esport Play: Anticipation, Attachment, and Addiction in Psycholudic Development”, sekä Mikko Meriläisen lektion.
Essee on vuosikirjalle uusi tekstityyppi. Tyypillisesti peleistä kirjoitetaan lähinnä arvioita. Pelejä kriittisesti käsittelevien esseiden julkaisu on yritys tuoda pelit muunkinlaisen kriittisen keskustelun piiriin. },
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Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja 2020 julkaisee uutta, suomenkielistä pelitutkimusta. Vuosikirja sisältää tutkimusta pääasiassa 80-luvulla tietokonelehdissä julkaistuista peliohjelmalistauksista, katsauksen jääkiekkopeleistä, esseen pelistä NieR: Automata, arviot kirjoista ”Pelien äärettömät maailmat. Elämän suuret kysymykset digitaalisissa peleissä” ja ”Esport Play: Anticipation, Attachment, and Addiction in Psycholudic Development”, sekä Mikko Meriläisen lektion.
Essee on vuosikirjalle uusi tekstityyppi. Tyypillisesti peleistä kirjoitetaan lähinnä arvioita. Pelejä kriittisesti käsittelevien esseiden julkaisu on yritys tuoda pelit muunkinlaisen kriittisen keskustelun piiriin.
Alha, Kati
The Rise of Free-to-Play: How the Revenue Model Changed Games and Playing
2020, ISBN: 978-952-03-1774-4.
Doctoral thesis Open access
Abstract | Links | Tags: Attitudes, Augmented reality, Ethics, Evaluation, Experience, Facebook, Free-to-play, Freemium, Future, Game industry, Grossing, Heuristics, Literature review, Metascore, Mobile gaming, Paying, Playability, Pokémon Go, Reviews, Sales, Social games, Social networks, Virtual goods
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abstract = {Free-to-play games have permanently transformed the game industry. Offering a game for free and gaining income through voluntary purchases during gameplay have proven to be the most successful way to gain revenue. Due to the model, more people than ever before play games, and the economic significance of games as business has multiplied. Simultaneously, the model has received a backlash for offering inferior, imbalanced game experiences that take advantage of players, manipulating them into playing and paying.
Despite the criticism and changes in game experiences, the research on free-to-play games is still heavily focused on economic aspects, with the goal to maximize revenue and find the best practices by which to implement the model. The voices of players are measured mostly through log data or quantitative surveys, while exploratory, qualitative research has been in the minority. The significance of free-to-play games and their connection to our game culture and society are still lacking critical inspection.
This dissertation takes up the challenge by studying free-to-play games from various perspectives through multiple methods, concentrating on qualitative approaches. The work shows the broad view of how and why free-to-play games have become so successful, how they have transformed games, and what problematic aspects are connected to them. The main claims of this dissertation are connected to: 1) the undervaluation of free-to-play games; 2) the unique challenges between money and gameplay experience; 3) the different framings of fairness and equality; 4) the need for transparency and legislation; and 5) the transformative power of free-to-play games on the consumption and creation of games.
The results show that while free-to-play games are played extensively, they are less valued than other games. This is especially true with mobile or casual free-to-play games and is descriptive of how we appraise and evaluate games. The lack of appreciation is connected to the nature of many free-to-play games, which are often never-ending and slow-paced, and offer challenges that differ from other games. The experiences that these games offer are different from the traditional, meritocratic values we have come to expect from games, and especially allowing advancement with money is in direct conflict with these values. The devaluation is shown in how the games are discussed, how they are reviewed (or not reviewed at all) by game journalists, and how they are studied. The players who engage with these games can also be excluded from gaming communities and gaming identities. At the same time, the challenges of the revenue model have resulted in new, creative solutions that bring diversity into game experiences and offer flexible playing for wider audiences.
The ethical issues connected to free-to-play games do need to be taken seriously. Problems connected to a lack of transparency, problematic playing, a resemblance to gambling, marketing to under-aged players, and privacy issues raise valid concerns. While free-to-play companies need to be especially mindful in giving players enough information and to implement tools to prevent accidental purchases and problematic playing, the industry also needs regulation that comes from outside itself. Thus, to create fair and functional legislation, we need academic and industry expertise in the committees doing the legislative work.
Despite the challenges and undervaluation that free-to-play games encounter, it is an indisputable fact that their impact on the game industry and on game consumption is both formidable and irreversible. They therefore deserve our attention and a critical exploration as a legitimate part of game culture. If you do not know free-to-play games, you do not know games.},
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Despite the criticism and changes in game experiences, the research on free-to-play games is still heavily focused on economic aspects, with the goal to maximize revenue and find the best practices by which to implement the model. The voices of players are measured mostly through log data or quantitative surveys, while exploratory, qualitative research has been in the minority. The significance of free-to-play games and their connection to our game culture and society are still lacking critical inspection.
This dissertation takes up the challenge by studying free-to-play games from various perspectives through multiple methods, concentrating on qualitative approaches. The work shows the broad view of how and why free-to-play games have become so successful, how they have transformed games, and what problematic aspects are connected to them. The main claims of this dissertation are connected to: 1) the undervaluation of free-to-play games; 2) the unique challenges between money and gameplay experience; 3) the different framings of fairness and equality; 4) the need for transparency and legislation; and 5) the transformative power of free-to-play games on the consumption and creation of games.
The results show that while free-to-play games are played extensively, they are less valued than other games. This is especially true with mobile or casual free-to-play games and is descriptive of how we appraise and evaluate games. The lack of appreciation is connected to the nature of many free-to-play games, which are often never-ending and slow-paced, and offer challenges that differ from other games. The experiences that these games offer are different from the traditional, meritocratic values we have come to expect from games, and especially allowing advancement with money is in direct conflict with these values. The devaluation is shown in how the games are discussed, how they are reviewed (or not reviewed at all) by game journalists, and how they are studied. The players who engage with these games can also be excluded from gaming communities and gaming identities. At the same time, the challenges of the revenue model have resulted in new, creative solutions that bring diversity into game experiences and offer flexible playing for wider audiences.
The ethical issues connected to free-to-play games do need to be taken seriously. Problems connected to a lack of transparency, problematic playing, a resemblance to gambling, marketing to under-aged players, and privacy issues raise valid concerns. While free-to-play companies need to be especially mindful in giving players enough information and to implement tools to prevent accidental purchases and problematic playing, the industry also needs regulation that comes from outside itself. Thus, to create fair and functional legislation, we need academic and industry expertise in the committees doing the legislative work.
Despite the challenges and undervaluation that free-to-play games encounter, it is an indisputable fact that their impact on the game industry and on game consumption is both formidable and irreversible. They therefore deserve our attention and a critical exploration as a legitimate part of game culture. If you do not know free-to-play games, you do not know games.
Lammes, Sybille; Leorke, Dale (Ed.)
Games, Play and Urban Environments
American Journal of Play, vol. 12, 2020, ISSN: 1938-0399.
Special issue Open access
Abstract | Links | Tags: Location-based game, Minecraft, Pervasive games, Pokémon Go, Reviews, Urban play, Urban studies, Video games, Wayfinder Live
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abstract = {Welcome to The American Journal of Play’s special issue on games, play, and urban environments, another in our series of theme issues. This special issue appears as play itself, both outdoors and indoors, has been abruptly curtailed to fit the shifting regulations and safety concerns surrounding the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. To spotlight new scholarship and offer fresh perspectives on the relationship between play and space, guest editors Sybille Lammes and Dale Leorke have gathered a series of articles exploring this spatial relationship in video game play and design. Following their guest editors’ foreword, they begin with a roundtable discussion among the authors of Pervasive Games: Theory and Design—Markus Montola, Jaakko Stenros, and Annika Waern—about the evolution of pervasive games and the research it has inspired. Next, Troy Innocent and Dale Leorke take a new look at the concept of urban play, drawing on a case study of a location-based, augmented-reality game codesigned by Innocent. Hugh Davies offers an alternative cultural genealogy of Pokémon GO focused on the connections between Japan’s seasonal play and the popular augmented reality mobile game. Mia Consalvo and Andrew Phelps review the potential for game design to reveal the complex relationships between urban space, social class, and mental health through purposeful player navigation and narrative architecture. Hamza Bashandy closes the issue with an examination Minecraft’s contemporary use in community mapping and architectural design.
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2018
Reunanen, Markku
In: H-SOZ-U-KULT, 2018, ISSN: 2196-5307.
Journal article Open access
Abstract | Links | Tags: Reviews
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title = {Playback},
author = {Markku Reunanen},
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year = {2018},
date = {2018-10-04},
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abstract = {Review of Alex Wade's "Playback: A Genealogy of 1980s British Videogames".},
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