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Learning English through video games : Finnish learners' experiences
2018
Videopelit ovat alati kasvava populaarikulttuurin ja viihteen muoto. Videopelit ovat saavuttaneet myös akateemisen tutkimustyön mielenkiinnon mm. tietokoneavusteisen kielenoppimisen (computer-assisted language learning, CALL) ja peleihin pohjautuvan oppimisen (game-based learning) muodossa (ks. esim. Peterson, 2013; Reinhardt & Sykes, 2012). Nämä tutkimusalat keskittyvät kuitenkin videopelien ja erilaisten videopeleille ominaisten piirteiden soveltamiseen muodollisissa oppimisympäristöissä, kuten kouluissa ja muissa oppilaitoksissa. Vapaa-ajalla informaalien oppimistilanteiden kautta tapahtuvaan kielenoppimiseen kohdistuva tutkimus onkin ollut verrattain vähäisempää. Videopeleihin liittyvää…
Digitaalisiin peleihin perustuva oppiminen luokkahuoneessa
2016
Maailman muuttuessa digitaalisemmaksi koulu ja sen käyttämät menetelmät ovat muuttumassa. Yksi uusi menetelmä voisi olla digitaalisiin peleihin perustuva oppiminen (DGBL). Tässä tutkielmassa käydään läpi, mikä tämä uusi oppimisen muoto on, ja mitä hyötyjä tai haittoja siihen liittyy. Lisäksi selvitetään erilaisia tapoja, miten pelejä on jo käytetty erilaisissa tutkimuksissa. Tutkielmassa tulee esille, että DGBL:ssä on monenlaisia ongelmia, kuten oppilaiden tottumattomuus tietoteknisiin välineisiin ja peleihin. Eduiksi havaitaan muun muassa pelien luontainen motivaation kasvatus sekä pelien tutkimista ja ongelmanratkaisua kannustavat menetelmät. Esimerkeissä huomataan, että pelejä voidaan kä…
Exploring Gameful Motivation of Autonomous Learners
2022
In this explorative study, we investigated motives of autonomous learners to participate in an online course, and how these motives are related to gameplay motivations, engagement in the course experience, and learning outcomes. The guiding premise for the study has been the idea that learning and game playing carry phenomenal similarities that could be revealed by scrutinizing motives for participating in a massive open online course that does not involve any intentionally game-like features. The research was conducted by analyzing survey data (N = 705) collected from individuals who had voluntarily participated in an open online course about artificial intelligence and its societal impact…
What Students Think About Game-Themed CS1
2014
There has been rising academic interest in including computer game programming in CS1 curriculum during the past years, and many experience reports exist on the topic. Still, there is a need for knowledge on student reception, that is, how the students themselves view the game theme on a CS1 course. In this paper we review our CS1 course feedback from the years 2008–2013, of which three first years were carried out without games, while the latter three years part of our weekly assignments, plus a bigger course assignment, have been “game-themed”. We found that over 90 % found contextualization through games fun, motivating or rewarding in some other way. Less than 10%of the respondents have…
Identifying the Impact of Game Music both Within and Beyond Gameplay
2021
This paper presents an overview of and a brief critical reflection on game music’s impact on players both within and beyond the context of gameplay. The analysis is based both on the current literature as well as on preliminary (work-in-progress) observations of our research project Game Music Everyday Memories. We consider how the functions and uses of game music potentially extend to people’s everyday life, thus constituting a personally and culturally meaningful relationship with music that is not immediately connected to gameplay. On the other hand, we consider the ways game music and a person’s attachment to the music are involved in gameplay motivation and potential game retention. As…
The portrayal of female characters in Grand Theft Auto V
2017
Videopelit ovat yksi nykypäivän suosituimmista ajanviettotavoista. Pelaajien melko tasaisesta sukupuolijakaumasta huolimatta videopelien ajatellaan kuitenkin yleisesti olevan vain miesten kiinnostuksenkohde. Yksi suurimmista syistä tähän lienee miesten ja naisten esittämisen erot videopeleissä: suurin osa videopelihahmoista on miespuolisia, kun taas naispuolisia hahmoja on vähän ja he ovat usein seksualisoituja. Myös medialla on tähän vaikutusta, sillä naispuolisista videopelihahmoista nostetaan yleensä esille ainoastaan seksualisoidut naishahmot. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli selvittää, kuinka naispuolisia hahmoja esitetään Grand Theft Auto V -videopelissä. Kyseinen peli on uusin osa G…
Lower Limb Dominance, Morphology, and Sonographic Abnormalities of the Patellar Tendon in Elite Basketball Players: A Cross-Sectional Study.
2019
Context Patellar tendinopathy is common in basketball players, and structural ultrasound abnormalities can be found in symptomatic and asymptomatic tendons. Lower limb dominance may also be a critical load factor, potentially leading to overloading of the patellar tendon. Objective To describe and compare the prevalence by lower limb dominance of patellar tendons with structural and vascular abnormalities and to describe the morphologic measures of tendons without abnormalities among adult male elite basketball players. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Medical center of a professional basketball team in the Spanish league. Patients or Other Participants A total of 73 adult male elite …
Effects of pregnancy on lumbar motion patterns and muscle responses.
2018
The kinematics of the lumbar region and the activation patterns of the erector spinae muscle have been associated with the genesis of low back pain, which is one of the most common complications associated with pregnancy. Despite the high prevalence of pregnancy-related low back pain, the biomechanical adaptations of the lumbar region during pregnancy remain unknown.This study analyzes lumbar spine motion and the activation pattern of the lumbar erector spinae muscle in healthy pregnant women.A case-control study.The study involved 34 nulliparous women (control group) and 34 pregnant women in the third trimester (week 36 ± 1).We recorded the parameters of angular displacement of the lumbar …
Reliability and methodology of quantitative assessment of harvested and unharvested patellar tendons of ACL injured athletes using ultrasound tissue …
2019
Ultrasound tissue characterization (UTC) imaging has been previously used to describe the characteristics of patellar and Achilles tendons. UTC imaging compares and correlates successive ultrasonographic transverse tendon images to calculate the distribution of four color-coded echo-types that represent different tendon tissue types. However, UTC has not been used to describe the characteristics of patellar tendons after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the intra and inter-rater reliability of the UTC in unharvested and harvested patellar tendons of patients undergoing ACLR. Intra and inter-rater reliability of both UTC da…
Osteogenic differentiation of periodontal fibroblasts is dependent on the strength of mechanical strain
2012
Abstract Objective During orthodontic therapy the correct strength of mechanical strain plays a key role for bone remodelling during tooth movement. Aim of this study was to investigate the osteogenic differentiation of human periodontal ligament fibroblasts (HPdLF) depending on the applied strength of mechanical strain compared to osteoblasts (HOB). Design HPdLF and HOB were loaded with different strengths (1%, 5% and 10%) of static mechanical strain (SMS) for 12 h in vitro. Viability was verified by MTT and apoptosis by TUNEL assay. Gene expression of cyclin D1, collagen type-1 (COL-I), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), osteocalcin, osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of the NF-κB liga…