Category Archives: travels
Speaking in Oulu, 26.4.2012
I will be giving a talk in the “Työkaluja nuorten hyvinvointiin” seminar (Tools for the well-being of the Young People) in Oulu, 26.4.2012. My (Finnish language) talk is focused on the many roles of games and social media in the lives of … Continue reading
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Examination committees, Spring 2012
I am honoured to be invited to act as an examiner/member of the examination committee in several interesting thesis works this Spring. My upcoming events include these: Karl Bergström (PhD), University of Gothenburg, Sweden, 23rd May 2012 Ulf Hagen (Lic.), … Continue reading
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Working with iPad & Zagg
I made the bold leap and made a half-week business trip to the Netherlands without my laptop, assisted only by iPad 2, Logitech Zagg keyboard case and a mobile phone. It is hard not to like a Zagg case. With … Continue reading
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EUROFAN in Salzburg
At the end of September, I was fortunate to be invited as a keynote speaker to EUROFAN conference in Salzburg, Austria. The subtitle for EUROFAN was “New Directions for the European Fantastic After the Cold War”, which pretty much sets … Continue reading
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Digarec lecture visit
In February 4th, I will be doing a lecture visit to Potsdam, who are running an interesting Digarec lecture series. My title is “The Dual Structure: Experiencing Digital Games in the Intersection of Gameplay and Media” and you can find … Continue reading
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New games research in DiGRA-09, Brunel
DiGRA-09 @ Brunel, UK, 2.9.2009, originally uploaded by FransBadger. This week the bi-annual Digital Games Research Association’s international conference takes place in Brunel, UK (the conference pages are here). Near Uxbridge, outskirts of London, the conference is a rather cosy event, … Continue reading
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Talks in ITK conference
The one-week Easter vacation is now all in the past, and I have been busily working — among other things preparing for the two days of ITK conference taking place this week. In Thursday I will be having a short … Continue reading
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Speaking in November
My present list of speaking engagements in November includes at least these: Power of computer games and empowerment in digital play (Tietokonepelien voima ja peleissä voimaantuminen), Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, yhteisistunto, Nov. 10th, Säätytalo, Helsinki; The many faces of casual gaming: knowledge … Continue reading
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Autumn vacation
I have been spending this week with my family, after a few months of busy working and traveling schedule. It has been mostly raining (slowing down some of the gardening work), but this has allowed me to spend more time … Continue reading
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Advisory for MLL
Today I had again a visit to Helsinki, through kind invitation by the executives of MLL (Mannerheimin Lastensuojeluliitto, the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare – the biggest organisation of its kind in Finland). I am bringing the perspectives of digital … Continue reading
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