A professor, Tampere University, Finland. Nature photographer. Fan of fantasy, science fiction, new media and old ideas.
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Frans Mäyrä
Heads up, #gamestudies and #gameresearch people, new book incoming!
New collection "Cultural Game Studies" edited by @fransmayra.bsky.social and Raine Koskimaa - discount code attached. Book will be available early next month.
#gamestudies
This young Ural Owl hatched about a month ago and can already fly short distances. However, it is still dependent on its parents for food. By autumn, the young owl needs to have matured enough to start hunting on its own. Young birds can disperse quite far from their parents’ home territory. #nature
New open access book of young people’s learning and identity processes in competitive gaming contexts, "Learning and Identity in Competitive Gaming" by Ståhl & Rask, see: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Tom Apperley
Routledge has now confirmed that the volume we have been working on for some time, Cultural Game Studies: Critical Approaches,will be out on 10 July 2026 and is available for preorder from 19 June 2026.
There is a 20 % discount code attached, and there are also review copies (links in comments).
Routledge has now confirmed that the volume we have been working on for some time, Cultural Game Studies: Critical Approaches,will be out on 10 July 2026 and is available for preorder from 19 June 2026.
There is a 20 % discount code attached, and there are also review copies (links in comments).
Frans Mäyrä
Here is the book web site for table of contents and book orders: www.routledge.com/Cultural-Gam...
Viikonvaihteen luontokuvia aamuauringossa teerin soitimelta, punarinnan laulupuusta ja korpin iltapuuhista. Hyvää vappuviikkoa! #luontokuvaus #naturephotography
Pelimuistojen keräystä - linkkiä saa levittää:
www.finlit.fi/arkisto/vast...
This lengthy “anniversary interview” focusing on my career in game studies and elsewhere is now available also in English. #gamestudies #gameculture #sciencefiction #fantasy #humanities
www.tuni.fi/en/news/prof...
You can also order review copies from here: m.email.taylorandfrancis.com/review-copy-...
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Frans Mäyrä
Frans Mäyrä
Frans Mäyrä
Frans Mäyrä
Frans Mäyrä
Frans Mäyrä
Frans Mäyrä
Frans Mäyrä
This open access book presents insights into young people’s learning and identity processes in competitive gaming contexts
link.springer.com
Cultural Game Studies provides a comprehensive framework for understanding games and play as interconnected cultural phenomena, examining their roles as art, entertainment, and human experience within...
Professor Frans Mäyrä has led more than 50 research projects and reshaped the early development of game studies as an academic discipline, both in Tampere and internationally. While he reflects on ...
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