Petri Saarikoski
PhD, adjunct professor
petsaari@utu.fi +358 29 450 2697 +358 40 053 4845 Siltapuistokatu 2 Pori Office: 275 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3563-9678 |
Areas of expertise
The History of Home Computing in Finland; Cultural History of Internet; Media History; Game Studies
The History of Home Computing in Finland; Cultural History of Internet; Media History; Game Studies
Research
Petri Saarikoski (born 30.3.1972, Rovaniemi) received his PhD in general history. His doctoral thesis (2004) considered the history of home computing in Finland from 1970s to 1990s. He works now as a university lecturer of Digital Culture at University of Turku, Finland. With a focus on history of media and technology, he has studied computers and popular media, Internet and BBS, social media, game cultures, and theoretical and methodological aspects of the study of digital culture.
Teaching
Saarikoski has been teaching about online
cultures, media history, game cultures, history of technology and scientific writing.
Publications 
3 of 6
- Terve, olen Kalle ja kutistan kallosi – Kotipsykiatri popularisoi tekoälyä 1980-luvulla (2020)
- Skrolli
(E1 Popularised article) - The Rise and Fall of BBS Culture in Finland, 1982–2002 (2020)
- WiderScreen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Avaruutta kuvittamassa (2019)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Digitaalisia kohtaamisia: Verkkokeskustelut BBS-purkeista sosiaaliseen mediaan (2019) Suominen Jaakko, Saarikoski Petri, Vaahensalo Elina
(C1 Refereed scientific book) - Gamified Coding: Toy Robots and Playful Learning in Early Education (2019)
- International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - ”Leiki pöpiä – Kalle parantaa”: Kalle kotipsykiatri -tietokoneohjelma tekoälyn popularisoijana 1980-luvulla (2019)
- Tekniikan Waiheita: Teknik I Tiden
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Lindén, Tuija (2019)
- Kansallisbiografia
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Markku Alanen – digitaalisen lehtijulkaisemisen pioneeri (2019)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Markku Alanen – päätoimittaja, harrastaja ja innovaattori (2019)
- Tekniikan Waiheita: Teknik I Tiden
(Other publication) - Media-arkeologia – uuden ja vanhan median rajapinnalla (2019)
- Tekniikan Waiheita: Teknik I Tiden
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Vuonna 2019 (2019)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Coding skills as a success factor for a society (2018)
- Education and Information Technologies
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Digitaalisen kilpapelaamisen esihistoriaa Suomessa 1980-luvulta 1990-luvun puoliväliin (2018)
- Pelitutkimuksen Vuosikirja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Inhokki – The Dislikey – Johdannoksi (2018)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Sosiaalinen verkostopalvelu Facebookin varjossa. MySpace Suomessa vuosina 2005-2011 (2018)
- Kulttuurintutkimus
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Tubecon 2018 Helsingin Messukeskuksessa 17.–18.8.2018 (2018)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - WiderScreen – 20 vuotta tiedetoimittamisen kentällä (2018)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Elokuva ja kulttuuriperintö – Johdannoksi (2017)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - 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 ) - Kotimaisten pelien hyvät, pahat ja rumat (2017)
- Tekniikan Waiheita: Teknik I Tiden
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
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