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A game designer and a PhD student in the Tampere University Game Research Lab. I have worked in the gamelab since 2015. In my dissertation I study the relation of online media and tabletop-gaming. My research interests are focused on board game cultures, hybrid play, post-digitality, game design, game based learning and game jams. I have co-written over 10 research articles and have been teaching game studies and game design in several courses. Currently I am employed as a researcher in Aalto University, studying game jams. Since 2018, I have been the main organizer for Ropecon Academic Seminar.
Research interests
Board Games, Board Game Cultures, Hybrid Play, Post-digitality, Game Design, Game Jams, Game Based Learning (GBL).
Grants and awards
Alfred Kordelin foundation grant for PhD work, 6 months, 2020.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- HT Communities. Classes. Races
- Board game communitiess
- NE Print media
- Board games
- GV Recreation Leisure
- Board games
- Hobby cultures
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Offsetting Game—Framing Environmental Issues in the Design of a Serious Game
Nygren, N. V., Kankainen, V. & Brunet, L., 2022, In: Simulation & Gaming. 53, 6, p. 615-644 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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On Wargames and War: Modelling Carl von Clausewitz’s Theory of War
Kankainen, V. & Käihkö, I., 30 Dec 2022, Representing Conflicts in Games: Antagonism, Rivalry, and Competition. Sjöblom, B., Linderoth, J. & Frank, A. (eds.). London: Routledge, 22 p. (Routledge Advances in Game Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Expert-Driven (Online) Game Jams for (Game) design education
Kultima, A., Park, S., Kankainen, V., Aurava, R., Piispanen, L. & Kauppinen, T., 2 Aug 2021, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Game Jams, Hackathons and Game Creation Events, ICGJ 2021. p. 64-68 5 p. 3472697. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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Game jams in general formal education
Aurava, R., Meriläinen, M., Kankainen, V. & Stenros, J., 2021, In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHILD-COMPUTER INTERACTION. 28, 100274.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Jamming the assessment: The viability of a Twine game jam as a learning evaluation tool in higher education
Roine, H-R., Meriläinen, M. & Kankainen, V., 4 Oct 2021, In: Journal of Play in Adulthood. 3, 2, p. 96-112 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Prizes
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Research grant for PhD work
Kankainen, Ville (Recipient), 28 Oct 2020
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic career
Activities
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Nordic Digra 2023 (Event)
Ville Kankainen (Reviewer)
Dec 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Reviewer of Conference Article
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Hybrid Tabletop Games panel in Digra 2022 conference
Ville Kankainen (Organiser)
11 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organization of a workshop, panel, session or tutorial
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Simulation & Gaming (Journal)
Ville Kankainen (Reviewer)
Oct 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Reviewer of Scientific Journal
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Pelataan Kompensaatiopeliä!
Nina Nygren (Speaker) & Ville Kankainen (Speaker)
30 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Public talk
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Consulting on user research instrument design
Ville Kankainen (Consultant)
Sept 2022 → Oct 2022Activity: Consultancy
Press/Media
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One D&D – Participatory culture or a mediatized marketing strategy?
11/05/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media