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Dad, doctoral researcher in game studies, avid game & movie enjoyer, observing the world from a wheelchair | Researching game inclusivity & accessibility | He/Him

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Sounds good! I’ve tried to encourage her experience a bit more traditional game design amidst the excessively hectic & colorful kids' games that especially mobile stores are full of. This could be a great fit for that purpose.

16.02.2026 15:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Oh, I’m intrigued. I’m wondering about playing it with my 7-year-old, can you see the pacing & aesthetics fitting for that age, or a tad too slow & made for more mature audiences? 🤔

16.02.2026 15:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I hope you get the chance to make the trip one day! The only minus was that the traffic culture was a tad too unhinged for my Finnish “obey the rules like a slave” mentality 😅

07.02.2026 17:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Dublin was wonderful! I could’ve easily spent weeks going through old sites, museums, bookstores, and pubs. And I was surprised by how greatly facilities and people considered wheelchair users. Of course, not everything can be accessible in such an old city, but overall, I felt very welcomed there.

07.02.2026 12:46 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Sheesh, the amount of stress when your ordered accessible taxi is a no-show, calls won’t go through, and you miss the bus to your flight.

I guess I’ll take the 400€ taxi ride straight to the airport then 🤷‍♂️

03.02.2026 11:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wonderful news! I hope the biological ones will help you more. At least in my circles, they've been much more effective than the traditional ones 😊

03.02.2026 11:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Saros, Control Resonant, RE9, and many delightful indies that catch me by surprise.

20.01.2026 17:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lämmin osanottoni Tuukka 💔

22.12.2025 11:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Path of Exile 2 muutenkin se parempi Diablo 😎 Hienoa, kun oot pitänyt periaatteesta kiinni! Harmittaa vietävästi kuinka helposti isot korporaatiot saa pyyhkäistyä maton alle mitkä tahansa väärinkäytökset...

21.12.2025 17:36 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you, Usva! 🩷

09.12.2025 12:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you, Kimmo! 😌

09.12.2025 10:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Last night we welcomed our third little one into the world. My heart is full ❣️

09.12.2025 09:48 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Happy Birthday Kate! 🎉☀️

06.12.2025 09:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A baby's handprint tattoo on the neck. The baby's name, written in runes, surrounds the handprint.

A baby's handprint tattoo on the neck. The baby's name, written in runes, surrounds the handprint.

One year today since the loss of our newborn, Edvin. Would rather keep you in my lap and hear you cry and laugh. Instead I keep you on my shoulder for the rest of my life.

30.11.2025 12:45 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Happy Birthday! 🎉😎

29.11.2025 11:11 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It's a deathmoon alright (a literal translation of November in Finnish) 😁

28.11.2025 08:45 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Congratulations! 🎉

19.11.2025 22:08 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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This is Sektori! A twin-stick shooter I've been making (and documenting the journey) since April 2021. And it finally launched TODAY on Steam, PS5 and Xbox! Here's a fresh launch trailer, all shares highly appreciated. More game info in replies.

#indiegame #ps5 #xbox #steam #indiedev #gamedev

18.11.2025 10:49 👍 353 🔁 156 💬 25 📌 33
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2026 | Call for Papers Events are at the heart of game and play cultures. They are organized for many reasons and purposes, bringing people together to play, socialize, compete, learn and teach, network, sell, perform, c…

The Spring Seminar 2026 CfP is out now! This time, the theme is “Events and Communities”. Please have a look at the full CfP on the Spring Seminar website: springseminar.org/2026-call-fo...

⏰Abstract submission deadline is 14 January 2026.

📍The seminar is organised on 5-6 May 2026 in Tampere.

18.11.2025 09:28 👍 5 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 4

Love KCD2, but they did very little. IIRC it has some rather basic subtitle customization, but nothing else that warrants any accessibility recognition. As a QuadStick user, getting the buttons intuitive for me was PAIN as there isn't button remapping.

14.11.2025 13:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Great thread Niko, have to agree with many points you wrote. I ended up modding the game, which made the experience much less convoluted.

Nevertheless, I greatly appreciate the game Team Cherry created even with the design choices that don't jibe with me.

10.10.2025 17:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

YES, congratulations Tarja! 🥳

08.10.2025 16:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Happy Birthday! 🥳🍁☕️

02.10.2025 07:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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3 Postdoctoral Researchers (cultural game studies) / 3 tutkijatohtoria (kulttuurinen pelitutkimus)

Come work with us! We are hiring 3 postdoctoral researchers working in cultural game studies from the beginning of 2026 until the end of 2027. Read more and apply by 31.10.2025 (at 23.59.00 EET / UTC+2):

30.09.2025 12:15 👍 17 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 1

Couldn't be any more supercrip glorifying bs… I completely understand why you did it.

16.09.2025 08:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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AlSirah – Interaktives Videospiel um die Geburt des Islams spielerisch zu erleben! Unterstütze jetzt dieses Projekt! 🔘 DE Willkommen bei Al-Sirah – ein herzerwärmendes, bahnbrechendes Videospiel, welches die ganze Familie dazu einlädt, das Leben des Propheten Muhammad (Sallā -llāh...

✨ We’re finally continuing full-time development of the Al-Sirah video game this autumn — and we need your support! ✨

Reshares much appreciated. ♥️

commonsplace.de/project/alsi...

21.07.2025 15:42 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0

Oh man.. Take care Momo 👊 That's a strong signal to ease up a bit (if possible)!

09.07.2025 07:20 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I love Kojima's creative mind. I truly do. But disabled people once again are disconnected from what will be
GOTY because it lacks most of the basics of accessibility. Too often 95% of GOTY contenders over the past decade barely have any thought to accessibility.

24.06.2025 23:24 👍 95 🔁 32 💬 4 📌 4
Image of a ten-sided die. Text overlay:

What is it like being a man in game culture?

Take part in a study at 

bit.ly/pelikulttuuri

The study is intended for men aged 15 or more and either Finnish or living in Finland.

There is a Tampere University logo at the bottom.

Image of a ten-sided die. Text overlay: What is it like being a man in game culture? Take part in a study at bit.ly/pelikulttuuri The study is intended for men aged 15 or more and either Finnish or living in Finland. There is a Tampere University logo at the bottom.

Are you a man, at least 15 years old and either Finnish or living in Finland?

Do you participate in game culture by e.g. playing video games, RPGs or miniature games, watching videos or through activities like cosplay?

Take the questionnaire in Finnish or English at bit.ly/pelikulttuuri

10.06.2025 09:39 👍 35 🔁 42 💬 0 📌 2

Remapping, holds to toggles, no multiple simultaneous button presses.

31.05.2025 17:36 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0