Tanja Välisalo

Tanja Välisalo

University Teacher
Unit
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department / Division
Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies
Room number
OPK 106
Mobile
+358400316953
Postal address
Keskussairaalantie 2
Fields of science
616 Other humanities

Biography

I teach game studies and game development in the Master's Degree Programme in Game Studies. I also teach digital skills and digital research methods in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. 

I also do research in the national FIN-CLARIAH infrastructure projet at the University of Jyväskylä.  

Research interests

My research is focused on media audiences and media use in its different forms. I am particularly interested in engagement with digital media but also in how it is entangled with non-digital practices in everyday lives. I have studied audiences of film, music, literature, and digital games, but also the users of digital learning environments. The research results are important for developers of digital services, such as games and digital learning environments, as well as educators.

Publications

Publication
2025
Available through Open Access
Routledge Handbook of Esports.
Välisalo, Tanja
Brock, Tom
Law, Ying-Ying
Publication
2025
Available through Open Access
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Lindroos, Jari
Peltonen, Jaakko
Välisalo, Tanja
Koskimaa, Raine
Toivanen, Ida
Publication
2025
Available through Open Access
Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja.
Arjoranta, Jonne
Baltzar, Pauliina
Kinnunen, Jani
Sihvonen Lilli
Rautalahti, Heidi
Välisalo, Tanja
Publication
2025
Available through Open Access
Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja. Pelitutkimuksen seura.
Arjoranta, Jonne
Baltzar, Pauliina
Kinnunen, Jani
Sihvonen, Lilli
Rautalahti, Heidi
Välisalo, Tanja