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Personal profile
Artistic and research interests
Heikka Valja is a part-time lecturer and doctoral candidate in the Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture. He holds a master's degree in art education. His master's thesis is published on the website of Systems Intelligence Research Group.
Valja's doctoral research concerns play, games and gaming in art education. He is interested in the experientality of digital and non-digital games and gaming. Valja's view on games is in line with constructionist ludology.
Valja teaches a wide variety of subjects in Aalto University: game history and game design, game education and gamification, online learning, digital art and illustration, graphic design and social media.
Valja is part of Martial Arts Based Research team in which he studies the playful and game-like aspects of martial arts.
#games #gaming #gamedesign #arteducation #visualculture #onlinelearning #gamification #sports #martialart #gender #ableism #digitalart #graphicdesign
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Arts (Art and Design), Aalto-yliopisto
Award Date: 24 May 2013
Bachelor of Arts (Art and Design), Aalto-yliopisto, Taiteiden ja suunnittelun korkeakoulu
Award Date: 3 Sep 2010
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Research Output
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Fair and Encouraging - Developing an Automatic Assessment System in Aalto Drawing
Lassheikki, C., Nokelainen, I., Shan, Y., Kaos, M., Raevaara, M., Valja, H. & Hämäläinen, P., 28 Oct 2018, p. 337-344 .Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Scientific › peer-review
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Game as Experience: Changing the Vision of Game Education
Kallio-Tavin, M., Valja, H. & Sallinen, M., 8 Aug 2017.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Scientific › peer-review
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Transforming Traditions: A Martial-Arts-Based Research Approach to Art Education
Pusa, T., Rastas, M., Sallinen, M., Valja, H. & Ylirisku, H., Jul 2017, In : Synnyt. 2017, 1, p. 23-35Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Martial Arts-based Research
Pusa, T., Rastas, M., Ylirisku, H., Valja, H. & Sallinen, M., 30 Jun 2016.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Scientific
Activities
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Game and game design studies in the Finnish art teacher training curriculum
Heikka Valja (Speaker)
21 Jun 2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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InSEA European Regional Conference
Heikka Valja (Member)
1 Jan 2018 → 30 Jun 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Membership of an organizing committee or other positions of trust of a conference or a seminar
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InSEA European Regional Conference
Heikka Valja (Member)
21 Jun 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Chair of conference, workshop, panel, session or tutorial