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An independent game scholar and designer affiliated with Tampere University Game Research Lab. My dissertation "Hybrid Play Experience and Design in Tabletop Gaming" was accepted with distinction in March 2025. I am currently preparing my postdoctoral research project.
I am currently interesting to study play in the margin's of society, ludic identities and experiences, postdigital play, tabletop gaming, mediatization of material culture, game design research, and the intersections of games and learning.
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.
Keywords
- HT Communities. Classes. Races
- Board game communitiess
- NE Print media
- Board games
- GV Recreation Leisure
- Board games
- Hobby cultures
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):
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SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Curating the Self-Identity: Tabletop Game Hobbyist Online Practices as an Extended Leisure Experience
Kankainen, V., 2026, In: Leisure Sciences. 48, 3, p. 576-595 20 p., Advance online publication.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile7 Citations (Scopus)84 Downloads (Pure) -
Hybrid Play Experience and Design in Tabletop Gaming
Kankainen, V., 2025, Tampere: Tampere University. (Tampere University Dissertations - Tampereen yliopiston väitöskirjat; vol. 1167)Research output: Book/Report › Doctoral thesis › Collection of Articles
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There’s More than One Way to Skin a Game: Templating Game-Based Learning
Morrell, E., Kankainen, V., Kultima, A. & Kauppinen, T., 2024, Proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Games Based Learning . 1 ed. Academic Conferences International, Vol. 18. p. 1122-1125 4 p. (Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning; vol. 18, no. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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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 and Gaming. 53, 6, p. 615-644 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile9 Citations (Scopus)114 Downloads (Pure) -
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
Open AccessFile147 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Doctoral dissertation accepted with a distinction.
Kankainen, V. (Recipient), 31 Mar 2025
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Research grant for PhD work by Alfred Kordelin Foundation
Kankainen, V. (Recipient), 28 Oct 2020
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic career
Activities
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Game Design and the Transmission of Scientific Knowledge Pathways, Challenges, and Reflections
Kankainen, V. (Speaker)
9 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited lecture
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Game Design and the Transmission of Scientific Knowledge: Pathways, Challenges, and Reflections
Kankainen, V. (Invited speaker)
9 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited lecture
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Communicating Biodiversity Offsetting through a Board Game
Kankainen, V. (Invited speaker) & Nygren, N. V. (Invited speaker)
8 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation
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Jälkidigitaalisten pöytäpelikokemusten kirjo – osa 3: Digilautapelit keinoälyn edellä, shakkikoneista lautapelisimulaattoreihin.
Kankainen, V. (Other)
12 Jun 2024Activity: Other › Media appearance
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Board game studies colloquium XXVI
Kankainen, V. (Organiser)
23 Apr 2024 → 26 Apr 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Membership of a scientific or program committee of a conference or seminar
Press/Media
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A blog post: One D&D – Participatory culture or a mediatized marketing strategy?
11/05/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media