Mikko Meriläinen, Ph.D.

Tampere Research Center for Information and Media (TRIM) · Tampere University, Finland — Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Areas

Games and Play
Media and Information Literacy
Media Audiences
Popular Culture

Highlighted publications

Meriläinen, M. (2023). Young people’s engagement with digital gaming cultures – Validating and developing the digital gaming relationship theory. Entertainment Computing, 44, 100538.

Meriläinen, M. (2022). Pandemic rhythms: Adults’ gaming in Finland during the spring 2020 COVID-19 restrictions. Convergence, 28(6).

Meriläinen, M., Stenros, J., & Heljakka, K. (2020). More Than Wargaming: Exploring the Miniaturing Pastime. Simulation & Gaming, 104687812092905.

About

E-mail
mikko.merilainen@tuni.fi
Website
www.mikkomerilainen.com
ORCID
0000-0001-9621-684X
Twitter
https://twitter.com/mvmerilainen

Mikko Meriläinen is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Tampere University Game Research Lab, working in the Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies, funded by the Academy of Finland. In his work, Meriläinen is currently exploring youth gaming cultures, adulthood and masculinities in digital gaming, hostile online behaviour, and miniaturing.