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Olli Sotamaa

@sotku

professor // game scholar // football fan // middle-aged soulboy // tampere, finland

Joined May 2008
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This major new volume on Game Production Studies (edited by Olli Sotamaa & Jan Svelch) is now available, as #OpenAccess #GameStudies @CoEGameCult @TampereUni aup.nl/en/book/9789048551736…
Game Production Studies

Game Production Studies

Video games have entered the cultural mainstream and now rival established forms of entertainment such as film or television in terms of economic profits. As careers in video game development become...

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Tule meille töihin! Intiimiys datavetoisessa kulttuurissa @in_driven -hanke ja huiput työkaverit ja pomot @KaarinaNikunen @sotku! @Akatemia_STN @TampereUniSOC @ITC_TampereUni tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/…
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DiGRA 2020@DiGRA202031 Jan 2020
The link into the registration & payments system has now been published in the website of #DiGRA2020 - welcome, all lucky ones who got their submissions accepted, as well as everyone else, to Tampere, in June! digra2020.org/fees/
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DiGRA 2020@DiGRA20209 Dec 2019
We got an awesome number of 448 submissions for #DiGRA2020 ! There is still time to submit workshop proposals until December 13th.
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DiGRA 2020@DiGRA20205 Dec 2019
Note: the criterion for low, reduced-fee category (200 euros, early-bird) in DiGRA 2020 conference have been clarified and expanded to be more inclusive, see: digra2020.org/fees/
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Frans Mäyrä@fransmayra3 Sep 2019
Today, we are proud to announce the second #DiGRA2020 conference keynote, Dr. Kishonna Gray, an author of "Race, Gender, and Deviance in Xbox Live". See: digra2020.org/keynotes/ and the CFP at: digra2020.org/
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And, it's out! Real Games with @miaC. Thanks so much for the help @mitpress and our editor Doug Sery!
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Thanks for the excellent #digra2019 - and the CFP of DiGRA 2020 in Tampere, Finland was just released - welcome, see you all there, next June! :-) digra2020.org/ @CoEGameCult
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The Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies has almost 20 researchers presenting their work in #DiGRA2019, the world conference taking place in Kyoto, Japan: coe-gamecult.org/2019/08/05/… & digra2019.org/
CoE-GameCult at DiGRA 2019

CoE-GameCult at DiGRA 2019

On 6-10 August 2019, the international conference of game scholars, DiGRA 2019, takes place in Kyoto, Japan. More than 400 games researchers have traveled from all over the world to Japan. Our own …

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Good morning, Washington! Presenting in the 8 am session about Game retail and crowdfunding. Come check out our exciting panel! #ica19
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The carrot eating show presented by the lively andean bear was one of the obvious highlights of our pre-conference day. #nationalzoo #ica19
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Aleena Chia@aleenachia24 Jul 2018
The indie game ecosystem is less about actors and more about (academic) networks - @gamegrrrl at #digra2018 Indie Game Workshop
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Looking forward to #digra18 #digra2018 ! I'll be in room C3 from 14:30 for the #indie game studies workshop with @sotku @gamegrrrl @Dr_Grundy Pawel Grabarczyk @caseyodonnell @BRKeogh – at Turin, Piedmont
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Achievement unlocked! Went for a morning run in Turin. And already before @real_chris_paul and @miaC insisted. #digra2018
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Arrived in Turin w/ @heikkityni. Enjoyed really good wine in a tiny bar on a side street. This will be a great conference. #digra2018
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Deadline Extended for Spectating Play seminar (Apr 24-25, 2017, Uni. of Tampere). New abstract deadline: Wed 25 Jan. spectatingplay.com/
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It's actually West Ham and Man _City_ who are hiring esports players. Just saying. #digrafdg
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So the real metagame has started! #digrafdg
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Games scholars as the most irritating people to play games with... @sotku speaking some truth. #digrafdg
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Replying to @real_chris_paul @AphraK @miaC @kellybergstrom @sotku @adrishaw
@caseyodonnell @dingstweets 7.45. Apex. Tomorrow. Tell friends.
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