Samuli Laato
PhD
samuli.laato@utu.fi +358 29 450 2836 +358 50 356 1852 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4285-0073 |
Areas of expertise
Human-computer interaction; Human-Centred Computing; Location-based games: Educational technology; Information System Development;
Human-computer interaction; Human-Centred Computing; Location-based games: Educational technology; Information System Development;
Biography
Samuli Laato obtained his PhD in 2021 from the department of computing, University of Turku. For his postdoc (2021-2024), he worked on location-based games and nature technologies at the Gamification Group, Tampere University. His research topics relate to both human-centred computing and information systems.
Publications 
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- The Impact of Online Information on Self-isolation Intention during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A cross-sectional study (2020)
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Role of Music in 21st Century Education-Comparing Programming and Music Composing (2020)
- IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Understanding students’ game experiences throughout the developmental process of the Number Navigation Game (2020)
- Educational Technology Research and Development
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Unusual purchasing behavior during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic: The stimulus-organism-response approach (2020)
- Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - What drives unverified information sharing and cyberchondria during the COVID-19 pandemic? (2020)
- European Journal of Information Systems
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Affordances of music composing software for learning mathematics at primary schools (2019)
- Research in Learning Technology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A Lightweight Co-Construction Activity for Teaching 21st Century Skills at Primary Schools (2019)
- Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Analysis of the quality of points of interest in the most popular location-based games (2019) CompSysTech '19: Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies Samuli Laato, Tarja Pietarinen, Sampsa Rauti, Teemu H Laine
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - A review of location-based games: Do they all support exercise, social interaction and cartographical training? (2019) Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - (Volume 1) Samuli Laato, Tarja Pietarinen, Sampsa Rauti, Nobufumi Inaba, Erkki Sutinen
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Creating a National Digital Learning Environment for Enhancing University Teachers’ Pedagogical Expertise – The Case UNIPS (2019)
- International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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