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Luimula Mika

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Description

Dr. Mika Luimula works as a Research Group Leader of Futuristic Interactive Technologies and as an Executive Lecturer of Game and Interactive Technologies for Turku University of Applied Sciences. He holds a PhD in Information Processing Sciences and an MSc in Mathematics. He also holds an Adjunct Professorship at the University of Turku. In addition, he is a senior advisor to the board of Ade Ltd and a co-innovator for ProVerse Ltd. His research interests include industrial metaverse, serious games, virtual reality, augmented reality, health informatics and location-aware systems. He has published around 160 scientific papers and his research group has won various awards in the abovementioned research areas.

Keywords

metaverse, gamification, serious games, virtual reality, augmented reality, exergaming, health informatics, location-aware systems

Affiliations

Turku University of Applied Sciences
Research Group Leader / Executive Principal Lecturer
School of ICT
2012 - present
Source: ORCID

Education (1)

Ph.D.
2010
University of Oulu

Publications (44)

Vehicle in a cognitive network
DOI
10.3233/idt-140202
Understanding Stroke Patients’ Motivation for Motivation-Driven Rehabilitative Game Design
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-19656-5_16
Transition Towards Hybrid Learning Environments in Higher Education Institutions
DOI
10.4018/978-1-6684-8656-6.ch010

Research data (2)

2022
Data_Sheet_1_Movement characteristics during customized exergames after total knee replacement in older adults.PDF
Gamification in Knee Replacement Rehabilitation (BEE-RCT)

Granted funding (4)

Necoverse
Innovaatiorahoituskeskus Business Finland
2023 - 2025
Virtual Training Certification (VTC)
Innovaatiorahoituskeskus Business Finland
2022 - 2024
COACH
Innovaatiorahoituskeskus Business Finland
2022 - 2024

Activities and awards (11)

Other activity
Gamified Solutions in Healthcare - Testing Rehabilitation Games in Finland and Asia
2022
https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/157307
International collaboration: No
Other activity
Pre-studies on Using Digital Games for the Elderly’s Physical Activities ; Building Sustainable Health Ecosystems: 6th International Conference on Well-Being in the Information Society, WIS 2016, Tampere, Finland, September 16-18, 2016, Proceedings
2022
https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/168070
International collaboration: No
Other activity
Serious games and active healthy ageing: A pilot usability testing of exiting games
2022
https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/168883
International collaboration: No