Maria Ruotsalainen

Postdoctoral Researcher
Unit
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department / Division
Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies
Fields of science
6131 Theatre, dance, music, other performing arts

Research interests

My research examines how playful experience is constructed. By focusing on the experience of the participator of the play, it aims to widen the conceptual paradigm prominent in the study of games and play and produce new insights to the field of game-studies. On the practical side, the research provides insight on how to better plan gamified applications.

Publications

Publication
2025

Routledge Handbook of Esports.
Friman, Usva
Ruotsalainen, Maria
Ståhl, Matilda
Publication
2025

Games.
Scully-Blaker, Rainforest
Kalmanlehto, Johan
Korkeila, Henry
Ruotsalainen, Maria
Publication
2025
Available through Open Access

Games.
Ruotsalainen, Maria
Meriläinen, Mikko
Publication
2025
Available through Open Access

Digital Games Research Association International Conference. Conference of Digital Games Research Association. Digitial Games Research Association DiGRA.
Vahlo, Jukka
Ruotsalainen, Maria
Tuuri, Kai
Koponen, Aki
Publication
2025
Available through Open Access

Nuorisotutkimus.
Meriläinen, Mikko
Ruotsalainen, Maria
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Media and Communication.
Ruotsalainen, Maria
Meriläinen, Mikko
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Eludamos.
Legierse, Tom
Ruotsalainen, Maria
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Nordic Speculative Fiction. Routledge.
Ruotsalainen, Maria
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Nuorisotutkimus.
Meriläinen, Mikko
Ruotsalainen, Maria
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Social Media + Society.
Meriläinen, Mikko
Ruotsalainen, Maria