Mikko Meriläinen
@merilainen.bsky.social
Academy Research Fellow @ Tampere University, currently studying the intersections of men, masculinity, and gaming.
Also into RPGs, miniatures, pirates, pro wrestling, and video games.
orcid.org/0000-0001-9621-684X
mikkomerilainen.com
Also into RPGs, miniatures, pirates, pro wrestling, and video games.
orcid.org/0000-0001-9621-684X
mikkomerilainen.com
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It needs to be emphasized that this paragraph is about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
November 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It needs to be emphasized that this paragraph is about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Had a lot of fun making this prop for an RPG (Five Hundred Year Old Vampire). It's an FDM print covered with a mixture of tiling grout, fine sand, glue, and paint, sprayed with a rust effect spray and then extensively touched up with miniature acrylics. Really happy with how it turned out! #ttrpg
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Had a lot of fun making this prop for an RPG (Five Hundred Year Old Vampire). It's an FDM print covered with a mixture of tiling grout, fine sand, glue, and paint, sprayed with a rust effect spray and then extensively touched up with miniature acrylics. Really happy with how it turned out! #ttrpg
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The most comprehensive dataset of video game play and psychological functioning available with CC0 license at zenodo.org/records/1760...
We released a pretty cool dataset/preprint today looking at video game play, cognition, time-use and a ton of self-reported psych measures at osf.io/preprints/ps... with @nballou.bsky.social @matti.vuorre.com @thomashakman.bsky.social @rpsychologist.com and @shuhbillskee.bsky.social RRs coming soon
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The most comprehensive dataset of video game play and psychological functioning available with CC0 license at zenodo.org/records/1760...
Found this old rattan table in a skip yesterday, and after a thorough cleaning it turned out so nice! Makes me warm inside to know that rather than being crushed and burned, it will be cherished and see years more use.
November 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Found this old rattan table in a skip yesterday, and after a thorough cleaning it turned out so nice! Makes me warm inside to know that rather than being crushed and burned, it will be cherished and see years more use.
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Auttakaa löytämään kisu!
Kisu on kadonnut ennenkin mutta nyt se on ollut karkuteillä melkein kaksi viikkoa, ja aletaan olla aika epätoivoisia.
Kisu on kadonnut ennenkin mutta nyt se on ollut karkuteillä melkein kaksi viikkoa, ja aletaan olla aika epätoivoisia.
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Auttakaa löytämään kisu!
Kisu on kadonnut ennenkin mutta nyt se on ollut karkuteillä melkein kaksi viikkoa, ja aletaan olla aika epätoivoisia.
Kisu on kadonnut ennenkin mutta nyt se on ollut karkuteillä melkein kaksi viikkoa, ja aletaan olla aika epätoivoisia.
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it's 🏳️⚧️ transgender awareness week 🏳️⚧️, so : donate to trans support organizations if you can, hire trans people, defend them in public & private spaces when necessary, & just don't be an asshole in general
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
it's 🏳️⚧️ transgender awareness week 🏳️⚧️, so : donate to trans support organizations if you can, hire trans people, defend them in public & private spaces when necessary, & just don't be an asshole in general
Looking forward to a romantic movie night! Just us two and Predator: Badlands ❤️
November 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Looking forward to a romantic movie night! Just us two and Predator: Badlands ❤️
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐠𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐩 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞, co-edited with the marvelous @alexvandewalle.bsky.social, is ALIVE!
This scholarly-based book addresses the underlying psychological themes of the MCU’s superhero storytelling.
Book is OPEN ACCESS: playstorypress.org/books/the-ps...
This scholarly-based book addresses the underlying psychological themes of the MCU’s superhero storytelling.
Book is OPEN ACCESS: playstorypress.org/books/the-ps...
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐠𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐩 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞, co-edited with the marvelous @alexvandewalle.bsky.social, is ALIVE!
This scholarly-based book addresses the underlying psychological themes of the MCU’s superhero storytelling.
Book is OPEN ACCESS: playstorypress.org/books/the-ps...
This scholarly-based book addresses the underlying psychological themes of the MCU’s superhero storytelling.
Book is OPEN ACCESS: playstorypress.org/books/the-ps...
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5 tickets left! Last chances of getting in at biggest AoS event in Finland!
Attention! On 21.2.-22.2.2026 is WINTER WAR Age of Sigmar Grand Tournament at Talvisota wargame event, and there are tickets left! If you famcy sering how AoS is played in Finland, here's great chance for that! Share and get your ticket: kide.app/events/b5b7a...
#nerdlings #aos
#nerdlings #aos
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
5 tickets left! Last chances of getting in at biggest AoS event in Finland!
Absurdi juttu, etenkin kun juuri on puhuttu siitä, miten iso riski riippuvuus yhdysvaltalaisesta tietoliikenneinfrasta on.
Tulee sellainen päiväni murmelina-olo, mutta
Kela on siirtämässä etuuksien käsittelyjärjestelmänsä USAlaisen Salesforcen pilveen
Etuuksia käsitellessä Kela käsittelee ihmisten kaikkein yksityisimpiä tietoja, kuten terveystietoja ja taloudellista tilannetta
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#yksityisyydensuoja #Kela
Kela on siirtämässä etuuksien käsittelyjärjestelmänsä USAlaisen Salesforcen pilveen
Etuuksia käsitellessä Kela käsittelee ihmisten kaikkein yksityisimpiä tietoja, kuten terveystietoja ja taloudellista tilannetta
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#yksityisyydensuoja #Kela
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Absurdi juttu, etenkin kun juuri on puhuttu siitä, miten iso riski riippuvuus yhdysvaltalaisesta tietoliikenneinfrasta on.
I love how the Outlook auto reply function a few days ago suggested only replies in all caps. Very tempted for the first time to use them as-is with no further input.
GREAT, LET'S DO THIS
SOUNDS EXCELLENT
I'LL GET BACK TO YOU
OK
GREAT, LET'S DO THIS
SOUNDS EXCELLENT
I'LL GET BACK TO YOU
OK
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I love how the Outlook auto reply function a few days ago suggested only replies in all caps. Very tempted for the first time to use them as-is with no further input.
GREAT, LET'S DO THIS
SOUNDS EXCELLENT
I'LL GET BACK TO YOU
OK
GREAT, LET'S DO THIS
SOUNDS EXCELLENT
I'LL GET BACK TO YOU
OK
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QANON CULTIST IN 2017: "In this 1,879 page thread I will unravel the byzantine system of codewords and phrases the global elite use to mask their pedophile cabal."
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
QANON CULTIST IN 2017: "In this 1,879 page thread I will unravel the byzantine system of codewords and phrases the global elite use to mask their pedophile cabal."
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
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In our classics reading circle we read books that have been hugely influential. One thing I've noticed is that they often have stupid shit around the one key idea that pushed things forward. And sometimes they've been so fruitful that reading the original work feels very pedestrian. Basic and weak.
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
In our classics reading circle we read books that have been hugely influential. One thing I've noticed is that they often have stupid shit around the one key idea that pushed things forward. And sometimes they've been so fruitful that reading the original work feels very pedestrian. Basic and weak.
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Again, to every videogame writer who wrote funny emails to read in an immersive sim/etc. where I rolled my eyes and said out loud, "lol like anyone would ever email something this on the nose", again, sorry, I was wrong, life sucks, you nailed it
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Again, to every videogame writer who wrote funny emails to read in an immersive sim/etc. where I rolled my eyes and said out loud, "lol like anyone would ever email something this on the nose", again, sorry, I was wrong, life sucks, you nailed it
It's an exciting, fun, and sort of sad feeling going back to academic works you once considered foundational to your own work, and seeing both their flaws and the works as representations of their time. Not sure whether it's academic maturation, Dunning-Kruger, or both, but it's definitely a thing.
November 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
It's an exciting, fun, and sort of sad feeling going back to academic works you once considered foundational to your own work, and seeing both their flaws and the works as representations of their time. Not sure whether it's academic maturation, Dunning-Kruger, or both, but it's definitely a thing.
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Media: Verotietojen avoimuus on äärimmäisen tärkeää, jotta media voi valvoa vallankäyttöä.
Media: Näin paljon porno-opettaja tienasi.
Media: Näin paljon porno-opettaja tienasi.
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Media: Verotietojen avoimuus on äärimmäisen tärkeää, jotta media voi valvoa vallankäyttöä.
Media: Näin paljon porno-opettaja tienasi.
Media: Näin paljon porno-opettaja tienasi.
UK and Denmark residents, heads up!
HORROR FANS WANTED!
My friend and colleague Mathias Clasen desperately needs horror fans to help with his new study. The survey below doesn't take long to complete, and your participation is appreciated by him and his collaborators.
Details 👇
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/brighton/i...
My friend and colleague Mathias Clasen desperately needs horror fans to help with his new study. The survey below doesn't take long to complete, and your participation is appreciated by him and his collaborators.
Details 👇
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/brighton/i...
Identifying the Relationship between personal concerns and enjoyment of horror films (Denmark)
Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
UK and Denmark residents, heads up!
A thing that bugs me in #gamestudies masculinity work are blanket statements on how game culture centers a hyper-/technomasculine subject and their knowledge and skill-based expertise.
What "game culture"? The US CoD scene? Nordic larpers? Animal Crossing players? Casual MtGers?
What "game culture"? The US CoD scene? Nordic larpers? Animal Crossing players? Casual MtGers?
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
A thing that bugs me in #gamestudies masculinity work are blanket statements on how game culture centers a hyper-/technomasculine subject and their knowledge and skill-based expertise.
What "game culture"? The US CoD scene? Nordic larpers? Animal Crossing players? Casual MtGers?
What "game culture"? The US CoD scene? Nordic larpers? Animal Crossing players? Casual MtGers?
Much as I enjoy Black Library books, my pet peeve is when they read like catalogues.
"She turned around, seeing the Dark Angels Captain with Plasma Pistol shoot at the Aeldari Guardian Defender who can alternatively be built as a Storm Guardian"
"She turned around, seeing the Dark Angels Captain with Plasma Pistol shoot at the Aeldari Guardian Defender who can alternatively be built as a Storm Guardian"
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Much as I enjoy Black Library books, my pet peeve is when they read like catalogues.
"She turned around, seeing the Dark Angels Captain with Plasma Pistol shoot at the Aeldari Guardian Defender who can alternatively be built as a Storm Guardian"
"She turned around, seeing the Dark Angels Captain with Plasma Pistol shoot at the Aeldari Guardian Defender who can alternatively be built as a Storm Guardian"
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If this is what they are doing with the AI, what do you think they are doing with the much simpler and easier to control algorithm that chooses which posts you see and which of your posts are seen by others?
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
If this is what they are doing with the AI, what do you think they are doing with the much simpler and easier to control algorithm that chooses which posts you see and which of your posts are seen by others?
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You know what we don't talk enough about?
80's homoerotic pro wrestling vignettes.
Designed to introduce new 'heartthrob' wrestlers to an area, and especially to appeal to female fans to attend the live shows, promoters would make these vignettes to sell them and well... Judge for yourself.
80's homoerotic pro wrestling vignettes.
Designed to introduce new 'heartthrob' wrestlers to an area, and especially to appeal to female fans to attend the live shows, promoters would make these vignettes to sell them and well... Judge for yourself.
November 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
You know what we don't talk enough about?
80's homoerotic pro wrestling vignettes.
Designed to introduce new 'heartthrob' wrestlers to an area, and especially to appeal to female fans to attend the live shows, promoters would make these vignettes to sell them and well... Judge for yourself.
80's homoerotic pro wrestling vignettes.
Designed to introduce new 'heartthrob' wrestlers to an area, and especially to appeal to female fans to attend the live shows, promoters would make these vignettes to sell them and well... Judge for yourself.
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Imperial Mourning Wolves for Warzone. Classic late 90s minis!
#Paintslam25 #miniatures #minipainting #PaintingMiniatures
#Paintslam25 #miniatures #minipainting #PaintingMiniatures
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Imperial Mourning Wolves for Warzone. Classic late 90s minis!
#Paintslam25 #miniatures #minipainting #PaintingMiniatures
#Paintslam25 #miniatures #minipainting #PaintingMiniatures
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The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
IOC set to introduce blanket ban on transgender women in female sport
The ban is reportedly expected to come into effect early next year
www.the-independent.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
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Aalto University's Games Now! is running an event week this week, check out the event schedule for exciting academic and industry talks!
GN! Event Week 2025 Program
Join us for Games Now! Event Week from 10th November until 16th November 2025, a full week of inspiring and timely guest speakers' talks, a cross-cultural game jam, exhibition, and more! This event is...
gamesnow.aalto.fi
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Aalto University's Games Now! is running an event week this week, check out the event schedule for exciting academic and industry talks!
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Research on gender faces growing pressure worldwide — a reality game studies scholars know well, from #Gamergate to ongoing harassment. PhD candidates Tom Legierse and Ida Martine Gard Rysjedal call for a network of care among gender and games researchers.
nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...
nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Research on gender faces growing pressure worldwide — a reality game studies scholars know well, from #Gamergate to ongoing harassment. PhD candidates Tom Legierse and Ida Martine Gard Rysjedal call for a network of care among gender and games researchers.
nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...
nordmedianetwork.org/latest/news/...