Post-Doc, Asia Research Centre
About
I am a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics, working in professor Harry Barkema's team at the Department of Management.
In my research, I examine the social and economic dimensions of new information technologies, especially online games, social networks and mobile phones. My particular area of expertise is the materialistic side of digital environments: virtual currencies, game items and virtual labour.
I have advised over a dozen companies and public organizations in Europe, United States and Japan, including Rovio Mobile (Angry Birds), CCP Games (EVE Online), Sulake (Habbo) and the World Bank.
I am an Adjunct Professor of Economic Sociology at the University of Turku. I am currently on leave from a research position at the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology. I have previously held visiting positions at the University of Tokyo and Waseda University. Before my academic career, I worked as a game programmer.
For contact details and up-to-date information, please see my home page:
http://vili.lehdonvirta.com
List of publications:
http://vili.lehdonvirta.com/en/publications/
Microblog:
http://twitter.com/vilile
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