Jaakko Väkevä
I'm studying aesthetic player experiences, focusing on how videogames can evoke emotional experiences that are personally meaningful, reflective, and transformative.
Full researcher profile
https://research.aalto.fi/...
E-post
jaakko.vakeva@aalto.fi
Kompetensområde
aesthetics, videogames, player experience, meaningfulness, transformative experience, reflection, eudaimonia, user experience, human-computer interaction
Utmärkelser
CHI 2025 Honorable Mention Award
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Computer Science
Mar 2025
CHI 2024 Best Paper Award
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Computer Science
May 2024
Forskningsgrupp
- Professorship Lindqvist Janne, Doctoral Researcher
Publikationer
"An Experience That Could Not be Found Anywhere Else": Resonance as an Explanatory Concept for Player Experience Research and Game Design
Jaakko Väkevä, Jan Vornhagen, Heidi Rautalahti, Janne Lindqvist
2026
CHI 2026 - Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Towards Understanding Waiting in Video Games
Nina Tepponen, Prabhav Bhatnagar, Jaakko Väkevä, Perttu Hämäläinen
2025
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
"Don’t You Dare Go Hollow": How Dark Souls Helps Players Cope with Depression, a Thematic Analysis of Reddit Discussions
Jaakko Väkevä, Perttu Hämäläinen, Janne Lindqvist
2025
CHI 2025 - Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Questions without Answers : Enjoyment of Irresolution in Mystery Player Experience
Emmi L.K. Kärnä, Jaakko Väkevä, Heidi Rautalahti, Janne Lindqvist
2024
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
From Disorientation to Harmony: Autoethnographic Insights into Transformative Videogame Experiences
Jaakko Väkevä, Elisa Mekler, Janne Lindqvist
2024
CHI '24: Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems