Niklas Torstensson
Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Science
School of Informatics
Room PA320M
Phone 0500-448928
Not available
My Background
I am a cognitive scientist with a background in computational linguistics and in applied linguistics. My research interrests are focused on different aspects of interaction and communication, between humans as well as humans interacting with different kinds of technology. I am a member of GAME Research Group as well as iLab (Interaction Lab).
Current research project
KidCOG: Knowledge Transfer and Sexual Grooming Prevention through Computer Games – Kids, Risk Behaviour and Social Media.
The project is receiving 3 million SEK in funding from the Sten A Olsson Foundation to investigate the sexual grooming process and children's use of social media and the Internet, with the aim of preventing online risk behaviour.
Research
Publications
Projects
2024
The Routledge Handbook of Embodied Cognition
2024. Chapter in book. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003322511-32
2021
Culture at Play: How Video Games Influence and Replicate Our World
2021. Chapter in book. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004439788_014
Media and Communication
2021. Article.
https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v9i1.3203
2020
HCI in Games: Second International Conference, HCI-Games 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings
2020. Conference paper. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50164-8_15
2019
HCI in Games: First International Conference, HCI-Games 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26–31, 2019, Proceedings
2019. Conference paper. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22602-2_32
DiGRA '19 - Proceedings of the 2019 DiGRA International Conference: Game, Play and the Emerging Ludo-Mix
2019. Conference paper.
2015
Proceedings of the 2015 Swecog Conference
2015. Conference paper, poster.
2014
Proceedings of the International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2014 Game and Entertainment Technologies 2014 and Computer Graphics, Visualization, Computer Vision and Image Processing 2014 - Part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2014
2014. Conference paper.
2011
International Journal of Law, Language and Discourse
2011. Article.
2010
2010. Doctoral thesis.
2004
Finished projects
Prevention of online sexual grooming
Online “sexual grooming” is the process by which a child is befriended by a would-be abuser in an attempt to gain the child’s confidence and trust. In online interactions, children run the risk of being abused and some contacts may also lead to physical meetings where children can become subject to further abuse.
September 2014 - December 2015 Informatics