The Gamification of Digital Gaming: Video Game Competitions and High Score Tables as a Prehistory of E-Sports in Finland in the 1980s and Early 1990s

Petri Saarikoski; Jaakko Suominen; Markku Reunanen

The Gamification of Digital Gaming: Video Game Competitions and High Score Tables as a Prehistory of E-Sports in Finland in the 1980s and Early 1990s

Petri Saarikoski, Jaakko Suominen, Markku Reunanen

University of Turku

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine the “prehistory” of E-sports from the Finnish perspective. In the context of the GamiFIN conference, we approach E-sports as a gamified form of video gaming. In particular, we study the early Finnish game championships of the 1980s and the early 1990s as well as the high score lists of
Finnish computer and video game magazines. We ask the question: how did these publications and activities construct video gaming as a socially-experienced competitive practice? In addition, we seek answers to the following questions: Who were the early video game contestants? How was competitive gaming presented in media? What kind of rules were defined for the contests? How was cheating dealt with?

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 1st International GamiFIN Conference
Editors	Pauliina Tuomi, Arttu Perttula
Place of Publication	Tampere
Publisher	Tampere University of Technology
Pages	15–21
Number of pages	7
Publication status	Published - 14 Jun 2017
MoE publication type	A4 Conference publication
Event	International GamiFIN Conference - University Consortium of Pori, Pori, Finland Duration: 9 May 2017 → 10 May 2017 Conference number: 1 http://gamifinconference.com/

Publication series

Name
ISSN (Electronic)	1613-0073

Conference

Conference	International GamiFIN Conference
Abbreviated title	CFP
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Pori
Period	09/05/2017 → 10/05/2017
Internet address	http://gamifinconference.com/

Keywords

gamification
home computers
digital culture

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Saarikoski, P., Suominen, J., & Reunanen, M. (2017). The Gamification of Digital Gaming: Video Game Competitions and High Score Tables as a Prehistory of E-Sports in Finland in the 1980s and Early 1990s. In P. Tuomi, & A. Perttula (Eds.), Proceedings of the 1st International GamiFIN Conference (pp. 15–21). Tampere University of Technology. http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1857/gamifin17_p3.pdf

Saarikoski, Petri ; Suominen, Jaakko ; Reunanen, Markku. / The Gamification of Digital Gaming : Video Game Competitions and High Score Tables as a Prehistory of E-Sports in Finland in the 1980s and Early 1990s. Proceedings of the 1st International GamiFIN Conference. editor / Pauliina Tuomi ; Arttu Perttula. Tampere : Tampere University of Technology, 2017. pp. 15–21

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Saarikoski, P, Suominen, J & Reunanen, M 2017, The Gamification of Digital Gaming: Video Game Competitions and High Score Tables as a Prehistory of E-Sports in Finland in the 1980s and Early 1990s. in P Tuomi & A Perttula (eds), Proceedings of the 1st International GamiFIN Conference. Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, pp. 15–21, International GamiFIN Conference, Pori, Finland, 09/05/2017. <http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1857/gamifin17_p3.pdf>

The Gamification of Digital Gaming: Video Game Competitions and High Score Tables as a Prehistory of E-Sports in Finland in the 1980s and Early 1990s. / Saarikoski, Petri; Suominen, Jaakko; Reunanen, Markku.
Proceedings of the 1st International GamiFIN Conference. ed. / Pauliina Tuomi; Arttu Perttula. Tampere: Tampere University of Technology, 2017. p. 15–21.

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