26.11.2023 An invitation to Senet: an “over four thousand years late” review Imagine playing a boardgame where no one knows the rules for sure. Imagine playing a boardgame in ancient Egypt. I invite you to get to know Senet, and if you already do, I invite you to think about it without judging it with modern eyes. Game Reviews
22.6.2021 Watching Full Motion Video While Playing – FMV Games and Their Design Patterns What Game design patterns are behind the FMV games that were popular during the nineties and are again gaining popularity? Therrien, Poremba, and Ray explore these design patterns through a large amount of FMV games. Game Research Highlights
9.3.2021 Experience the 15th Century Europe through Kingdom Come: Deliverance Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an RPG with a considerably high emphasis on realism. Lead Henry, the blacksmith's son, through his epic journey by utilizing practical skills like hunting, sword fighting, lockpicking, and horsemanship. Game Reviews
17.8.2020 Digitaalisella kilpapelaamisella on värikäs historia Suomessa Kilpapelaaminen on aina ollut monipuolista jopa Suomessa. Game Research Highlights
17.3.2020 Inkan Aarre – The Unneeded Little Sister of Afrikan Tähti Afrikan tähti is one of the biggest and well-known board games in Finland. So why there exists an almost identical version of it in the form of Inkan Aarre and does it really bring something new to the table? Game Reviews
9.5.2018 Puuduttavaa tylsyyttä ja nuorison kosiskelua – arvostelussa The Comic Book Story of Video Games Sama vanha tarina, nyt vain huonommin kerrottuna ja kuvitettuna! Features
17.4.2018 The four archetypes of digital game histories Presenting game history: the four archetypes of digital game histories. Game Research Highlights
10.2.2018 The Limitations of Gameplay in Games Examining the JFK Assassination Cause Players to Challenge the Official Historical Narrative Game Research Highlights
26.10.2017 Video Games are not Seen as a reliable source of historical knowledge Gamers do not see historical games as reliable sources of knowledge Game Research Highlights
25.10.2017 Splendor Review Gain riches and power before anyone else by collecting and trading jewels! Game Reviews
12.4.2017 Postcolonialism, Case: Civilization V Civilization V is biased, imperialist and silences contrary voices. Like real history. Game Research Highlights
