DSC Defense: Jaakko Väkevä

Congratulations to Jaakko who successfully defended his thesis ‘Digital games enriching everyday lives: exploring meaningful, resonating, and transformative player experiences’

Doctoral Defense

Congratulations from everybody at the lab to Jaakko who successfully defended his DSC Thesis “Digital games enriching everyday lives: exploring meaningful, resonating, and transformative player experiences”.

Jaakko’s thesis explores how digital games can be meaningful, emotionally complex experiences that foster reflection, transformation and well-being. His thesis includes award-winning works on intimate, eudaimonic game experiences, with plenty on insight on how games and gaming communities influence players’ lives.

A big thank you to Jo Iacovides of the University of York who served as opponent for the defense.

Congratulations DSc. Jaakko Väkevä!