Thibault, Mattia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3593-0350 Description of research
Dr Mattia Thibault is an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Translation in the Creative Industries at Tampere University. He is a member of the Language Unit and collaborates with the Gamification Group, the Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies and the Flagship project UNITE - Forest-Human-Machine Interplay. His work revolves around the synergies between media and communication, playfulness and the built environment (real and digital). His research projects “LudoSpace” and “ReClaim” (EU MSCA-IF 793835) focused on urban gamification and bottom-up and punk ways to use playfulness for good. In 2017 he earned a PhD in Semiotics and Media at Turin University, where he subsequently worked as research fellow in 2018. He has been visiting researcher at Tartu University (Estonia), The Strong Museum of Play (Rochester, NY, US), Helsinki University (Finland), Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (Nederland) and Waag | Technology and Society (Nederland). He often hides tiny rubber dinosaurs in public spaces.Keywords
Gamification, Play, Semiotics, Translation in the Creative IndustriesAffiliations
Tampere University
Unit
Source: Tampere University
Title
Assistant Professor (tenure track) 2022 - 2022
Education
Degrees
PhD 1.1.2014 - 8.6.2017 / Università degli Studi di Torino
Bachelor degree in Comparative Litterature 2005 - 2009 / Università degli Studi di Torino
Master in Comparative Modern Cultures / Università degli Studi di Torino