by Merli Juustila | Aug 18, 2016 | Pelit, rpg ja larp
*This article was originally published in Finnish in 2014, and it was translated by some larpers in 2016. You can find the original post here. Romantic love is a strong motive in both fiction and real life. It makes people start relationships and break up, cheat on...
by Niina Pesonen | May 14, 2015 | Pelit, rpg ja larp
In 2013 Nörttitytöt was involved in organizing GameOverHate, a week-long event related to the No Hate Speech Movement with the purpose of finding ways to combat hate speech in online game environments. I had the honor and pleasure to be one of the 30-ish people who...
by Taika Dahlbom | Mar 15, 2015 | Ekstrat, Nörttiys ja tyttöys
In Finland’s Science Fiction fandom everyone is treated equal: men, women, authors, artists, and hang arounds. American Finncon-visitors have often been surprised by the equality of the Finnish SF-scene. This includes gender balance and equality between...
by Reina Magica | Jan 19, 2015 | Kuukauden kiinnostavimmat pelit, Pelit, rpg ja larp
Shenmue cover art (cropped) I remember hearing of Shenmue when Dreamcast was all the buzz. This was back when there were TV commercials for Dreamcast. I was a teenager and working at a games store called Electronics Boutique at the time, before the manager there fired...
by Kish | Apr 18, 2014 | Nörttiys ja tyttöys
Fanfiction is not alien to most people these days – many have at least heard of it. But while it is as global a phenomenon as fandoms in general, it doesn’t seem to appear entirely the same everywhere in the world. Fanfiction is a subject I often try not to touch when...
by Reina Magica | Mar 14, 2014 | Pelit, rpg ja larp
At parties, it’s usually a positive experience to introduce yourself as a game designer. “Oh wow, you make games! Cool.” “That’s the right industry to be in right now.” “So are you going to make the next Angry Birds?”...
