Finnish Game Research Awards Honor Three Students in 2026 Thesis Competition
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Pascal Wagner
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Summary
The Finnish Society for Game Research and Neogames awarded prizes in their 2026 Game Thesis Competition to three students: Vilma Varismaa and Mikko Korpela from Tampere University, and Sina Berger from the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences. The article is a brief announcement of the award recipients.
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· 1 pulledIn their 2026 Game Thesis Competition, the Finnish Society for Game Research and games hub Neogames honoured Vilma Varismaa and Mikko Korpela from Tampere University as well as Sina Berger from the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences.
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