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Janne Lindqvist

Associate Professor

Janne Lindqvist is an associate professor of computer science at Aalto. Prior to Aalto, Janne was an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rutgers University.

Jan B. Vornhagen

Postdoctoral Researcher

Jan is a PX researcher and Meta-scientist. In his player experience work, he focuses on what makes videogame experiences empowering and appreciated using an Empirical Aesthetic Lense. His meta-scientific work is primarily focused on studying the statistical methods and theoretical frameworks used…

Henrik Lassila

Henrik’s research explores how technologies form and shape people’s habits in their daily lives. Working at the intersection of human–computer interaction and cognitive science, he is interested in how technologies structure the cognition and in the complex patterns that emerge from our constant…

Jaakko Väkevä

Jaakko’s research revolves around videogames and eudaimonic gameplay experiences, that is, how games can evoke various meaningful aesthetic or emotional experiences that somehow enrich players’ lives. So far, he has employed qualitative methods like autoethnography, thematic analysis, and online…

Alumni

Amel Bourdoucen

Heidi Rautalahti

Postdoctoral Researcher

Rongjun Ma