Jouni Smed
jouni.smed@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7242-5791 |
Areas of expertise
Game development; Interactive storytelling; Game research; Gamification ethics; Game algorithms; Multiplayer networking
Game development; Interactive storytelling; Game research; Gamification ethics; Game algorithms; Multiplayer networking
Biography
Jouni Smed holds a PhD in Computer Science and serves as a University Lecturer and Adjunct Professor at the University of Turku, Finland. He has organized and taught game development on diverse topics, spanning from game algorithms and networking in multiplayer games to game software construction, game design, and interactive storytelling. His research interests range from code tweaking to software processes and from simple puzzles to multisite game development.
Research
Publications 
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- Exploring Interactive Storytelling in Virtual Reality for Teaching Quantum Physics and Computation: A Comparative Analysis of Qwiz and Qplayground (2026) Extended Realities, Virtual Environment, and Interactive Experiences Skult, Natasha; Piispanen, Laura; Smed, Jouni
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Navigating Identities: Avatar Customization and Transgender Experiences in Social VR (2026) Extended Realities, Virtual Environment, and Interactive Experiences Wiik, Joona; Suovuo, Tomi "bgt"; Kähkönen, Lotta; Smed, Jouni
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Non-conventional virtual reality mechanics (2026) Extended Realities, Virtual Environment, and Interactive Experiences Nyyssönen, Taneli; Lehtonen, Teijo; Smed, Jouni
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - A Metaverse Where Users, NPCs and AI Agents Can Coexist (2025)
- AHFE International
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Designing a Video-based Remote Clinical Consultation Simulation With Artificial Intelligence-based Communication Detection: Perspectives From Health Care Professionals and Educators (2025)
- CIN: Computers Informatics Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A Chronicle of Quantum Technologies in Game and Software Development (2024)
- IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A Comparison of One- and Two-Handed Gesture User Interfaces in Virtual Reality—A Task-Based Approach (2024)
- Multimodal Technologies and Interaction
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A Data-driven Approach to Identify Feedback Elements for Effective VR Training (2024)
- AHFE International
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Digital Information Management for Advanced Practice Nursing: Needs Assessment (2023)
- Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Videoconferencing Applications for Training Professionals on Nonverbal Communication in Online Clinical Consultations (2023)
- Healthcare Informatics Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A Comparison of Gesture and Controller-based User Interfaces for 3D Design Reviews in Virtual Reality (2022)
- Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Ethics of Interactive Storytelling (2022) Games and Narrative: Theory and Practice Hyrynsalmi Sami, Kimppa Kai K., Smed Jouni
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - The Marriage of Quantum Computing and Interactive Storytelling (2022) Games and Narrative: Theory and Practice Skult Natasha, Smed Jouni
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Exploring virtual reality mechanics in puzzle design (2021)
- The Computer Games Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Handbook on Interactive Storytelling (2021) Smed Jouni, Suovuo Tomi, Skult Natasha, Skult Petter
(C1 Refereed scientific book) - Technical cheating prevention in location-based games (2021) CompSysTech '21: International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies '21 Laato Samuli, Rauti Sampsa, Koivunen Lauri, Smed Jouni
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - A Proxy-Based Solution for Asynchronous Telemedical Systems (2020) Virtual and Mobile Healthcare: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice Sampsa Rauti, Janne Lahtiranta, Heidi Parisod, Sami Hyrynsalmi, Sanna Salanterä, Minna Elisabeth Aromaa, Jouni Smed, Ville Leppänen
(Other publication) - Interactive Storytelling in Extended Reality: Concepts for the Design (2020) Game User Experience And Player-Centered Design Natasha Skult, Jouni Smed
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - The Ethics of Game Experience (2020) Game User Experience And Player-Centered Design Sami Hyrynsalmi, Kai K. Kimppa, Jouni Smed
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - The Game Experience Model (GEM) (2020) Game User Experience And Player-Centered Design Tomi “bgt” Suovuo, Natasha Skult, Tapani N. Joelsson, Petter Skult, Werner Ravyse, Jouni Smed
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)
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