All Stories

  1. How do adult game developers deal with changing rules, and what is ok to publish?

    Article • August 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Petri Lankoski

  2. Emotions, Protective Frame, and Videogame Body Genres

    Article • August 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Petri Lankoski

  3. Christianity in Horror Videogames: A Qualitative Content Analysis

    Article • August 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Petri Lankoski

  4. Engaging Youth in Urban Planning Discussions with Minecraft: Challenges and Opportunities

    Article • International Journal of Serious Games, January 2026, Serious Games Society

    Petri Lankoski

  5. Parties and Play: How Single-Player Games Use Partying and Party Games

    Article • June 2025, Digital Games Research Association

    Petri Lankoski

  6. Porn Games on Steam: Types, Ways of Playing, and Settings

    Article • June 2023, Digital Games Research Association

    Petri Lankoski

  7. The history of the Finnish and Swedish Game Industry via Developed Games

    Article • April 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Petri Lankoski

  8. Ecosystems of indie porn game development: co-dependent partial organisations

    Article • April 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Petri Lankoski

  9. Response: Composite Avatars and the Epistemology of the Playable Figure

    Article • Narrative, May 2022, Project Muse

    Petri Lankoski

  10. Theorizing the Player-Playable Figure Relationship

    Article • Narrative, May 2022, Project Muse

    Petri Lankoski

  11. An Exploration of Pornographic Games Funded through Patreon Crowdfunding.

    Article • Games and Culture, April 2022, SAGE Publications

    Petri Lankoski

  12. Patreon and Porn Games: Crowdfunding Games, Reward Categories and Backstage Passes

    Article • January 2020, Digital Games Research Association

    Petri Lankoski

  13. Embodiment in character-based videogames

    Article • October 2016, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Petri Lankoski

  14. Experience Assessment and Design in the Analysis of Gameplay

    Article • Simulation & Gaming, December 2013, SAGE Publications

    Petri Lankoski

  15. Models for Story Consistency and Interestingness in Single-Player RPGs

    Article • October 2013, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Petri Lankoski

  16. Modeling Player-Character Engagement in Single-Player Character-Driven Games

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Petri Lankoski

  17. An Embodied Cognition Approach for Understanding Role-playing

    Article • International Journal of Role-Playing, December 2012, Uppsala University

    Petri Lankoski

  18. International Journal of Role-playing 3: Full Issue

    Article • International Journal of Role-Playing, December 2012, Uppsala University

    Petri Lankoski

  19. Computer Games and Emotions

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Petri Lankoski

  20. Theory lenses

    Article • September 2011, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Petri Lankoski

  21. Introduction to special issue: Experiencing games: Games, play and players

    Article • Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds, September 2011, Intellect

    Petri Lankoski

  22. Player Character Engagement in Computer Games

    Article • Games and Culture, June 2011, SAGE Publications

    Petri Lankoski

  23. Lies and Seductions

    Article • November 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Petri Lankoski

  24. Designing sound for a pervasive mobile game

    Article • June 2005, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Petri Lankoski

  25. A case study in pervasive game design

    Article • October 2004, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Petri Lankoski

  26. Integrating a game with a story—lessons from interactive television concept design

    Article • Computers & Graphics, April 2004, Elsevier

    Petri Lankoski

  27. Characters in Computer Games: Toward Understanding Interpretation and Design

    Article • January 2003, Digital Games Research Association

    Petri Lankoski

  28. Approaches to Computer Game Design

    Article • January 2002, Digital Games Research Association

    Petri Lankoski

  29. AI Design for Believable Characters via Gameplay Design Patterns

    Article • IGI Global

    Petri Lankoski