In her dissertation, What Does It Mean to Be a Lapsed Player? Fragmented play practices, player identity, and liminality of Finnish lapsed players, Wiik examines fatigued Finnish players who have reduced or stopped playing games. The study explores how lapsed players negotiate their player identity and continue to participate in game cultures in various ways despite diminished play practices.
The opponent will be Associate Professor Kelly Boudreau from Harrisburg University. The custos will be Professor Frans Mäyrä.
The permanent address of the publication is:
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-03-4443-6
Read the full defence announcement:
https://www.tuni.fi/en/news/elisa-wiik-despite-dwindling-play-practices-lapsed-players-participate-game-cultures-many-ways