is a Professor in Translation in the Creative Industries at Tampere University and has a PhD in Semiotics and Media (Turin University). His research interests include semiotics and translation, extended realities, speculative research, and playfulness in the built environment (real and digital). He is the leader of the InterReality Research Group which focuses on the relations between different “virtual” spaces (digital or possible) and their connections with the “real” world. He is PI of the projects InterReal (ERC-StG), NEXR (Business Finland Co-Research) and Mobility Mindshift (funded by Net Zero Cities, EU).
last update: May 2025
Articles published on IXD&A:
• ‘Ten Points for Urban Play: a Multidisciplinary Approach’, N. 64, 2025, pp. 197 – 230, abstract, download, (https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-064-005), Google Scholar
"The importance of playfulness in the creation of cohesive and sustainable urban communities is being increasingly recognised not only in urban studies but also in other disciplines such as human-cente..."
"The importance of playfulness in the creation of cohesive and sustainable urban communities is being increasingly recognised not only in urban studies but also in other disciplines such as human-cente..."
• ‘Knee deep in the hoopla: rebuilding our cities beyond rocks and walls. A review of human-need satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic.’, N. 61, 2024, pp. 193 – 215, abstract, download, (https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-061-007), Google Scholar
"Play in, with, and within the city is a topic that includes notions such as our right to the city and the challenges that current urban layouts and settlements largely determined by socioeconomic circ..."
"Play in, with, and within the city is a topic that includes notions such as our right to the city and the challenges that current urban layouts and settlements largely determined by socioeconomic circ..."
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