Essi Taino

@essitai.bsky.social

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PhD student & researcher, project ENDGAME @ Tampere University | Digital youth work specialist | Avid gamer and cat enthusiast | posts in 🇫🇮 🇬🇧 | she/they

A woman kneeling next to a robot sitting on a wheelchair. The woman is doing a peace sign with her fingers.
A white cat lying down in a box with a fluffy bathrobe undenearth.
A small hut covered in snow. It's dark outside and there is a light inside the hut.
A Finnish and an English version of Pegasus-project's publication next to each other. The cover has a group of people talking together around a table, with game-related items around them.
Two very large screens next to each other. One shows a Counter Strike 2 tournament and other shows the lyrics to a song. In the foreground are CS2 players and a cosplay person singing karaoke, with a crowd watching.
A white cat lying down in the foreground, with a TV showing the main character of Silent Hill f in the background.
A well-dressed bunny man holding an umbrella dancing on a rocky ground, with pink sky and lightning behind him.
A hall full of tables and gaming setups, with multiccolour led-lights.
Foreground has a tablet screen with Honkai Star Rail running on it. Background shows led lights and a hall full of gamers on their gaming rigs.
Oulu Castle, a historical wooden building with a small tower and a connected round building built on top of a rock foundation. Background shows pathways and greenery.
A wall-sized photo of greek god statues in the background and modern Superhero characters in the foreground. Two glass cases, one with a greek-style bust of a man, and another with a bust of Superman.
A woman with reddish brown ponytail and glasses with a green shirt is taking a selfie. Background has people standing and sitting looking at a presentation.
A woman with reddish brown hair, glasses, and fancy shirt and pants smiling and holding a sign saying "grant recipient" in Finnish. Background has a roll-up with a logo of the Finnish Cultural Foundation.
A large wooden castle-like building on top of a hill, with a forest in the background.
A screenshot of Assembly website. Backround image has an AI generated catgirl. Foreground says Assembly Summer 25.
White, grey and orange spotted cat named Hiisi is standing on top of an outdoor folding chair, looking off into the distance. Behind her is a small raclette grill. The backround is a backyard patio.
My white, grey and orange cat Hiisi is sitting on our colourful couch, with two plates of food and other dinner utensils in front of her.
A library hallway with tables and bookcases, and a poster advertising KauhuCon in the foreground.
A white cat sitting in a very small cardboard cover.
An orange cat with a book and the text me studying all these man-made horrors so they are no longer beyond my comprehension
Non-Toxic project's coordinator and project designer presenting a slide from their presentation on a stage. The slide is in Finnish and tell about the project's third phase.
TV showing the Playstation 5 starting screen and Alan Wake 2 game.
Kuva kassista, jonka edessä yksi Aloittelijan opas yhdenvertaisempaan pelikulttuuriin sekä pussillinen tarroja ja kangasmerkkejä.
A character portrait of a dark-skinned thiefling with blue horns and blue eyes.
I am smiling in front of a roll-up that shows SomeCamp logo and hashtag.
Essi holding a Finnish copy of The Beginner's Guide to Inclusive Gaming Activities and smiling.
A mostly white cat wearing a walking harness sitting on top of an electric scooter.