Markus Montola

1.9k total citations
31 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Markus Montola is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Human-Computer Interaction and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus Montola has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Human-Computer Interaction and 9 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Markus Montola's work include Digital Games and Media (21 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (9 papers) and Innovative Human-Technology Interaction (7 papers). Markus Montola is often cited by papers focused on Digital Games and Media (21 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (9 papers) and Innovative Human-Technology Interaction (7 papers). Markus Montola collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and Denmark. Markus Montola's co-authors include Jaakko Stenros, Annika Wærn, Hannu Korhonen, Andrés Lucero, Timo Nummenmaa, Jussi Holopainen, Martin Ericsson, Juha Arrasvuori, Frans Mäyrä and Anders Drachen and has published in prestigious journals such as Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Simulation & Gaming and Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds.

In The Last Decade

Markus Montola

29 papers receiving 896 citations

Peers

Markus Montola
Jaakko Stenros Finland
Janne Paavilainen Finland
Jesse Schell United States
Frans Mäyrä Finland
David J. DeRose United States
José P. Zagal United States
Tracy Fullerton United States
Gustavo F. Tondello Canada
Justin Harris United States
Selen Türkay Australia
Jaakko Stenros Finland
Markus Montola
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Fields of papers citing papers by Markus Montola

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Markus Montola

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Markus Montola. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Markus Montola based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Markus Montola. Markus Montola is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Stenros, Jaakko & Markus Montola. (2024). The Rule Book. The MIT Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Montola, Markus, et al.. (2012). First person audience and the art of painful role-playing. RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library). 5 indexed citations
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Montola, Markus. (2012). On the Edge of the Magic Circle: Understanding Pervasive Games and Role-Playing. Tissue Antigens. 43(5). 324–6. 17 indexed citations
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Stenros, Jaakko & Markus Montola. (2011). The Making of Nordic Larp: Documenting a Tradition of Ephemeral Co-Creative Play. 9 indexed citations
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Montola, Markus, Jaakko Stenros, & Annika Wærn. (2011). Pervasive Games: Theory and Design Eperiences on The Boundary Between Life and Play. 1 indexed citations
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Arrasvuori, Juha, et al.. (2011). Applying the PLEX framework in designing for playfulness. Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln). 1–8. 59 indexed citations
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Montola, Markus. (2010). A ludological view on the pervasive mixed-reality game research paradigm. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing. 15(1). 3–12. 48 indexed citations
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Montola, Markus. (2010). The Positive Negative Experience in Extreme Role-Playing. 57 indexed citations
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Drachen, Anders, et al.. (2009). Role-Playing Games: The State of Knowledge [Panel Abstracts]. 5. 1 indexed citations
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Drachen, Anders, et al.. (2009). Role-playing games: the state of knowledge. IT University Of Copenhagen (IT University of Copenhagen). 1–5. 6 indexed citations
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Montola, Markus, Jaakko Stenros, & Annika Wærn. (2009). Pervasive Games. 161 indexed citations
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Montola, Markus, et al.. (2009). Applying game achievement systems to enhance user experience in a photo sharing service. 94–97. 107 indexed citations
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Wærn, Annika, Markus Montola, & Jaakko Stenros. (2009). The three-sixty illusion. 1549–1558. 50 indexed citations
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Montola, Markus. (2008). The Invisible Rules of Role-Playing The Social Framework of Role-Playing Process. 22–36. 40 indexed citations
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Drachen, Anders, Michael Hitchens, Markus Montola, et al.. (2008). International Journal of Role-playing 1: Full Issue.
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Montola, Markus. (2007). Tangible Pleasures of Pervasive Role-Playing. 16 indexed citations
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Stenros, Jaakko, et al.. (2007). Play it for Real: Sustained Seamless Life/Game Merger in Momentum. 26 indexed citations
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Montola, Markus, et al.. (2006). Prosopopeia. 39. 23–23. 41 indexed citations
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Montola, Markus & Jaakko Stenros. (2004). On the Transmutation of Educational Role-Play. 1 indexed citations

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