Maria Ruotsalainen

According to our database, Maria Ruotsalainen authored at least 7 papers between 2018 and 2025.

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2025

Introduction to the Special Issue on Meta: "About, Within, and Around" the 20th Annual Tampere University Game Research Lab Spring Seminar.

Rainforest Scully-Blaker, Johan Kalmanlehto, Henry Korkeila, Maria Ruotsalainen

Games Res. Pract., 2025

Meta as a Social Contract in Competitive Play.

Maria Ruotsalainen, Mikko Meriläinen

Games Res. Pract., 2025

2022

"Sexuality does not belong to the game" - Discourses in <i>Overwatch</i> Community and the Privilege of Belonging.

Tanja Välisalo, Maria Ruotsalainen

Game Stud., 2022

2020

"Not Only for a Celebration of Competitive Overwatch but Also for National Pride": Sportificating the Overwatch World Cup 2016.

Riikka Turtiainen, Usva Friman, Maria Ruotsalainen

Games Cult., 2020

"Overwatch is anime" - Exploring an alternative interpretational framework for competitive gaming.

Maria Ruotsalainen, Tanja Välisalo

Proceedings of the 2020 DiGRA International Conference: Play Everywhere, 2020

2019

"I never gave up": engagement with playable characters and esports players of <i>overwatch</i>.

Tanja Välisalo, Maria Ruotsalainen

Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, 2019

2018

"There Are No Women and They All Play Mercy": Understanding and Explaining (the Lack of) Women's Presence in Esports and Competitive Gaming.

Maria Ruotsalainen, Usva Friman

Proceedings of Nordic DiGRA 2018 Conference, Nordic DiGRA 2018, Bergen, Norway, 2018