Kai Tuuri

Kai Tuuri

Visiting Researcher
Unit
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department / Division
Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies
Room number
D 206
Email
kai.tuuri@jyu.fi
Postal address
Seminaarinkatu 15
Fields of science
6131 Theatre, dance, music, other performing arts
515 Psychology
518 Media and communications
616 Other humanities
516 Educational sciences

Biography

Ph.D. Kai Tuuri is a senior researcher in the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the University of Jyväskylä, working in the LearnDigi profiling action. He comes from a music research background and has a title of docent in multidisciplinary musicology. Kai’s research interests extend to various themes relating to human-technology interaction, education, and video games. He was the principal investigator in two recently completed projects, which investigated game music memories (GAMEM, funded by Kone Foundation) and online learning motivation (CREDU, funded by Business Finland). 

Publications

Publication
2025

Outlining the spectrum of values of self-identified gamers

Digital Games Research Association International Conference. Conference of Digital Games Research Association. Digitial Games Research Association DiGRA.
Vahlo, Jukka
Ruotsalainen, Maria
Tuuri, Kai
Koponen, Aki
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Research groups

Research group

Technology-enhanced learning

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Projects

Centre of Excellence in Game Culture studies logo
Project

The Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies

The Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies is a joint project between researchers from the Tampere University, University of Turku, and the University of Jyväskylä. Across these institutions, over 30 researchers from the humanities, social sciences
Project

GAMEHIGHED - Higher-ed programmes for careers in game design & development

Erasmus+ funded Strategic Partnership that connects four universities and a game industry association in a 3-year project to develop innovative teaching programmes, open edu-resources [OER] and recommendations for higher education in game development.