30K Grant awarded for PHD Research on Warhammer

[Tonguez]

The Finnish Foundation for Economic Education has awarded the research student Aase Timonen roughly $30,000 (€26,000) for her doctoral research project "transmedia worldbuilding in massive game franchises" which looks at the Warhammer franchise's tendency to build its world from various media - from miniatures to novels to rules and adverts - and how this 'transmedia' approach has shaped its development, and contributed to its massive success today.

The Foundation "promotes research in business and economics by awarding grants and scholarships to enhance Finland's competitiveness." The grant recognises that Warhammer/Games Workshop is big business and as the MCU has shown the transmedia approach is fascinating from a marketing and business standpoint.

So what do you all think? Anyone else doing 'games' related research? It's now possible to get a PhD in Warhammer studies (and get paid for it)

 

[Scribe]

The Finnish Foundation for Economic Education has awarded the research student Aase Timonen roughly $30,000 (€26,000) for her doctoral research project "transmedia worldbuilding in massive game franchises" which looks at the Warhammer franchise's tendency to build its world from various media - from miniatures to novels to rules and adverts - and how this 'transmedia' approach has shaped its development, and contributed to its massive success today.

The Foundation "promotes research in business and economics by awarding grants and scholarships to enhance Finland's competitiveness." The grant recognises that Warhammer/Games Workshop is big business and as the MCU has shown the transmedia approach is fascinating from a marketing and business standpoint.

So what do you all think? Anyone else doing 'games' related research? It's now possible to get a PhD in Warhammer studies (and get paid for it)

If only this was around when I was a kid. See Dad, I could have been a Doctor too!

 

[overgeeked]

That’s what…half an army? Can’t do much with that.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Clearly a sign of the End Times.

 

[Lidgar]

This reminds when I found a report in my company’s archives from the ‘70’s. Turns out we received a grant from the US government defense department to analyze the game theory of Othello.

The ‘70s were pretty weird.

 

[Tonguez]

This reminds when I found a report in my company’s archives from the ‘70’s. Turns out we received a grant from the US government defense department to analyze the game theory of Othello.

The ‘70s were pretty weird.

Thats the black and white tile flipping game yeah?
My first thought was "how does game theory apply to Shakespear?"

 

[Lidgar]

Thats the black and white tile flipping game yeah?
My first thought was "how does game theory apply to Shakespear?"

Yep, this guy:

 

[Brendan Byrd]

Tries not to cringe excessively
*PhD.