The Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies

The Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies is a joint project between researchers from the Tampere University, University of Turku, and the University of Jyväskylä. Across these institutions, over 30 researchers from the humanities, social sciences and technical sciences are engaged in exploring topics related to the research themes of the centre. As defined by the Academy of Finland, “Centres of Excellence (CoE) are the flagships of Finnish research. They are at the very cutting edge of science in their fields, carving out new avenues for research, developing creative research environments, and training new talented researchers for the Finnish research system and Finnish business and industry.” The CoE research into the meaning-making processes and cultural agency in games and play is organised under four themes: 1) Meaning and Form of Games (coord. JYU, Raine Koskimaa) 2) Creation and Production of Games (coord. TAU, Olli Sotamaa) 3) Players and Player Communities (coord. TAU, Frans Mäyrä) 4) Societal Framing of Games (coord. UTU, Jaakko Suominen)