Non-fiction: David Mercy: Berserk in the Antarctic (Summersdale, 2006) Berserk in the Antarctic is a travel book in which the author, David Mercy, makes his way to Antarctica from Chile in a small sailing boat staffed by him, the young Norwegian captain and an unreliable guy called Manuel. The craziness Continue Reading
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Research Blog Antarctica #109 – Happy Feet 2
Film: George Miller: Happy Feet 2 (Australia, 2011) The two biggest subsections of Antarctic books, movies and other media are the men of the Heroic Age such as Scott and Amundsen and penguins. The first Happy Feet movie is probably the best example of penguin-related Antarctic children’s entertainemnt, at least Continue Reading
About States of Play
Jukka Särkijärvi, one of the proofreaders of my larp article collection States of Play, writes about the book here.
Leaving Mundania
This is a review of Lizzie Stark’s book Leaving Mundania: Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-Playing. Since I’m in the book, I cannot claim complete objectivity. Leaving Mundania is a subjective description of Stark’s journey of discovery into the world of larp in the U.S. and later in Continue Reading
States of Play presentation
Here’s the presentation I made at the publishing event of my new book States of Play, courtesy of Nordic Larp Talks. The event was held at the PRKL club in Helsinki on the 11th of April.
Mass Effect 3:n loppu
(Kuva: Mass Effectin päähenkilöstä voi tehdä haluamansa näköisen. Kuvassa oma komentaja Shepardini Mass Effect 3:ssa.) Kirjoitan Cityn sivuilla Mass Effect 3:n lopusta.
States of Play has arrived from the printer
My new book States of Play has arrived from the printer. Upper left is the version reserved for the people who contributed to the book. Lower left is the commercial version. On the right is the Solmukohta version. (Photo: Maria Pettersson) More information about the book here.
States of Play sent to the printer
My fourth book, the larp and roleplaying article collection States of Play: Nordic Larp Around the World was just sent to the printer. The book will be physically released on the 11th of April, but a PDf version will be made available for free in a few days. This is Continue Reading
Research Blog Antarctica #108: Peter Wilkins
Fiction: Robert Paltock: Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man (U.K. 1751) Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man has the distinction of being the first Antarctic novel ever written, by the English lawyer Robert Paltock. Unfortunately, it’s not very good. Peter Wilkins loses his inheritance Continue Reading
Paheksuntaa
Professori Matti Kuusimäki paheksuu joulukuussa Hesarissa ollutta juttuani: Alkuperäinen artikkelini käsitteli Modern Warfare 3 ja Battlefield 3 -pelien kilvoittelua. Se julkaistiin 15.12.2011, ja Kuusimäen kommentti 18.12.2011. Tunnen oloni… imarrelluksi.