Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Artistic and research interests
I am a cognitive psychologist, specializing in Empirical Aesthetics and Methodology.
My research focuses on what makes video games touching, moving or even transformative, how players experience these games and how such experiences can be studied.
Education/Academic qualification
Master's degree, Social Sciences, Universität Wien
Award Date: 1 Jul 2019
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"An Experience That Could Not be Found Anywhere Else" : Resonance as an Explanatory Concept for Player Experience Research and Game Design
Väkevä, J., Vornhagen, J., Rautalahti, H. & Lindqvist, J., 13 Apr 2026, CHI 2026 - Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Oliver, N., Shamma, D. A., Candello, H., Cesar, P., Lopes, P., Bozzon, A., Kosch, T., Liao, V., Ma, X., Artizzu, V., Draxler, F., Lopez, G., Reinschluessel, A. V., Tong, X. & Toups Dugas, P. O. (eds.). ACM, p. 1-20 20 p. 448Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
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Images Influencing Images : How Pictorial Context Affects the Emotional Interpretation of Art Photographs
Reymond, C., Vornhagen, J. B., Pelowski, M., Opwis, K. & Mekler, E. D., 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Art Experience in Videogames
Bopp, J., Vornhagen, J. & Mekler, E., 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Scientific › peer-review
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''My Soul Got a Little Bit Cleaner'': Art Experience in Videogames
Bopp, J., Vornhagen, J. & Mekler, E., Sept 2021, In: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 5, CHIPLAY, 19 p., 237.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Statistical Significance Testing at CHI PLAY: Challenges and Opportunities for More Transparency
Vornhagen, J., Tyack, A. & Mekler, E., 2 Nov 2020, CHI PLAY 2020 - Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play. ACM, p. 4-18 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile53 Citations (Scopus)367 Downloads (Pure)
Projects
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MAGE: Establishing a Model of Aesthetic Game Experience (MAGE)
Lindqvist, J. (Principal investigator), Savo, M. (Project Member), Väkevä, J. (Project Member), Rautalahti, H. (Project Member), Vornhagen, J. (Project Member), Ma, R. (Project Member), Bourdoucen, A. (Project Member), Kärnä, E. (Project Member) & Lassila, H. (Project Member)
01/09/2021 → 31/08/2025
Project: RCF Academy Project
Prizes
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CHI Best Paper Award
Väkevä, J. (Recipient), Vornhagen, J. (Recipient), Rautalahti, H. (Recipient) & Lindqvist, J. (Recipient), Mar 2026
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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CHI PLAY Best Paper
Vornhagen, J. (Recipient), Tyack, A. (Recipient) & Mekler, E. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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CHI PLAY Honorable Mention
Bopp, J. (Recipient), Vornhagen, J. (Recipient) & Mekler, E. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
- 1 Position of trust in an academic community
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ReproducibiliTea (External organisation)
Vornhagen, J. (Member)
1 Feb 2021 → …Activity: Memberships (typically long-term positions of trust) › Position of trust in an academic community