Game Technologies and Esports

Game technologies and esports are among the emerging fields linked to Jamk's strategy, identified to comprehensively meet future skill needs. Game technologies are widely utilized across industries beyond the gaming sector, thus expertise in this field will increasingly connect to areas such as management, evolving learning, and renewable industry in the future.

Expertise and education related to this field at Jamk are strongly future-oriented – at the core of our operations lie research, development, and innovation activities carried out in collaboration with the business sector. GamePit by Jamk has also been recognized as a reliable and knowledgeable brand in the gaming and esports industry.

Game technologies and esports are also a visible part of Jamk from a student's perspective. In addition to the international Business Information Technology degree program focused on game development, Jamk also offers other ICT sector education programs, through which students have the opportunity to learn in a practical manner in different operational environments and to interact with actors in the gaming and esports industry. Practical training, project-based study, and thesis work are at the heart of work-oriented student cooperation.

Jamk is also an esports-friendly university – we aim to support the student's goal-oriented elite sports career in competitive gaming as well. Active student team activities, university leagues and tournaments, as well as our communal gaming space, GamePit Pro, are available to every student regardless of their field of study. Additionally, we offer varying esports-related project studies and elective course implementations.

The goal of RDI activities focused on gaming at Jamk is to foster the use of game technologies across various sectors and to create new business models and expertise for the esports industry. To achieve these goals, investments are made in the development of hardware and operating environments as well as themes of entrepreneurship, management, and well-being.

The expert community focuses on funding applications for RDI projects and prepares multidisciplinary projects among different units at Jamk, as well as with national and international stakeholders.

Our research activities are intertwined with the active development of game technologies and the esports industry, and we focus our research initiatives on areas such as coaching, performance measurement, and business-related aspects. Our experts create future possibilities and inspire new generations towards a gamified future.

Active collaboration with stakeholders across different fields as well as with research and educational institutions enables multidisciplinary development work. For example, in 2023, a study was conducted on the development of goal-oriented Counter Strike enthusiasts and the differences between local and remote coaching. The research was carried out in collaboration with Sport Business by Jamk and ENCE.

Modern operating environments related to game technologies and electronic sports at Jamk are diverse and available for students, staff and private usage. The most visible part of our operations is GamePit Pro gaming facility, in addition to which we also offer space and service solutions for audiovisual productions.

We also offer our expertise through service products related to game technologies and esports. We tailor solutions according to the customer's needs, for example, for building a game or multimedia facility, IT environments, or online productions.