Jaakko Suominen
Ph.D., Professor of Digital Culture
jaasuo@utu.fi +358 29 450 3426 +358 50 328 9586 Arcanuminkuja 1 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1352-7699 |
Areas of expertise
Digital Culture, Cultural History of Media and Information Technology, Game Cultures, Social Media History, Game Historiography, History Cultures, Retro Gaming
Digital Culture, Cultural History of Media and Information Technology, Game Cultures, Social Media History, Game Historiography, History Cultures, Retro Gaming
Biography
Jaakko Suominen received his PhD in cultural history and is a professor of Digital Culture at
University of Turku, Finland. With a focus on cultural history of media and
information technologies, he has studied computers and popular media,
Internet, social media, digital games, and theoretical and
methodological aspects of the study of digital culture. He has lead several
multidisciplinary
research projects and has over 100 scholarly
publications.
Publications 
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- Hybrid Social Play Final Report (2018) Paavilainen Janne, Heljakka Katriina, Arjoranta Jonne, Kankainen Ville, Lahdenperä Linda,
Koskinen Elina, Kinnunen Jani, Sihvonen Lilli, Nummenmaa Timo, Mäyrä Frans, Koskimaa Raine, Suominen Jaakko
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Incorporating Curator, Collector and Player Credibilities: Crowdfunding Campaign for the Finnish Museum of Games and the Creation of Game Heritage Community (2018)
- Kinephanos
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Muistojen universumit (2018)
- Settentrione: Nuova Serie
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja 2018 (2018) Koskimaa Raine, Arjoranta Jonne, Friman Usva, Mäyrä Frans, Sotamaa Olli, Suominen Jaakko
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Smelling Machine History Olfactory Experiences of Information Technology (2018)
- Technology and Culture
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Soveltavasta kulttuurintutkimuksesta hybridihumanismiin (2018) Soveltava kulttuurintutkimus Suominen Jaakko
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Stigma Avoidance through Visual Contextualization: Adult Toy Play on Photo Sharing Social Media (2018)
- New Media and Society
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Three Waves of Awkwardness: A Meta-analysis of Sex in Game Studies (2018)
- Games and Culture
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Tuijotusta, tarkkailua ja osallistumista – Digitaalisen pelaamisen ja tietokoneiden käytön katsominen kuvissa 1980-luvulta 1990-luvulle (2018)
- Ennen ja Nyt : Historian Tietosanomat
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Ennen ja nyt 1/2017: Pelit ja historia (2017) Suominen Jaakko, Sivula Anna, Fewster Derek
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Gamification of Digital Gaming – Video Game Competitions and High Score Tables as Prehistory of E-Sports in Finland in the 1980s and Early 1990s (2017)
- CEUR Workshop Proceedings
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - How to Present the History of Digital Games: Enthusiast, Emancipatory, Genealogical and Pathological Approaches (2017)
- Games and Culture
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Nappuloita, nuppeja, vetimiä ja kytkimiä: aistimellinen retki teknologian kulttuurihistoriaan (2017) Miten Suomesta tuli tekniikan maa Suominen Jaakko
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Pac-Man for the VIC-20: Game Clones and Program Listings in the Emerging Finnish Home Computer Market (2017)
- Well played
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Pelisilmää museossa – Suomen pelimuseo on kansainvälisen tason museo (2017)
- Museo
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja 2017 (2017) Koskimaa Raine, Arjoranta Jonne, Friman Usva, Mäyrä Frans, Sotamaa Olli, Suominen Jaakko
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Survival of the Most Flexible? National social media services in global competition: The Finnish Case (2017) The Routledge Companion to Global Internet Histories Suominen Jaakko, Saarikoski Petri, Turtiainen Riikka, Östman Sari
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Digisyntyisten ilmiöiden historiantutkimus (2016) Digitaalinen humanismi ja historiatieteet Suominen Jaakko, Sivula Anna
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Helposti ja halvalla? Nettikyselyt kyselyaineiston kokoamisessa (2016) Kirjoittamalla kerrotut – kansatieteelliset kyselyt tiedon lähteinä Suominen Jaakko
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Koneiden jatkuvat maailmansodat (2016)
- Tekniikan maailma
(E1 Popularised article)
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