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Media training for professors and reasearchers (in Finnish)

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Mediavalmennusta professoreille ja tutkijoille kevään aikana

Media odottaa Aallon asiantuntijoiden ja professorien kertovan oman alansa tuloksista julkisesti. Toimittajat myös pyytävät päivittäin asiantuntijoiltamme taustatietoja ja kommentteja ajankohtaisiin asioihin.

Sosiaalisen median kautta tieto leviää sekunneissa koko maailmalle – millaiset aiheet mediassa kiinnostavat ja miten omalle aiheelle saa näkyvyyttä?

Julkisuudessa ja mediassa oleminen vaatii omaa osaamistaan ja tiedon muokkaamista yleistajuiseen muotoon. Aalto-yliopisto tarjoaa mediavalmennusta professoreiden ja tutkijoiden viestintävalmiuksien tukemiseen. Mediavalmennus koostuu kolmesta osiosta, jotka voi suorittaa erillisinä tai käydä ne kaikki. Lisätietoja löydät Insiden tapahtumakalenterista:  https://inside.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=31892495.

 

 

 

 

Live stream on today’s Games Now! -panel

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Live stream available on today’s Games Now! -panel at 15:00 – don’t miss it! The stream is available HERE.

Games Now! -lecture series continues on 2014. We will start with a panel discussion on the relationship between game research, the game industry and gaming culture. All of the speakers have an academic background and a different level of experience from the game industry.

Aki Järvinen (PhD) is  experienced in the game industry and has also done some academic game studies. Currently he is developing mobile games at Grand Cru.

Markus Montola (PhD) currently works as a Game & Monetization designer at Housemarque. He is also an author or an editor of five books, including Pervasive Games: Theory and Design (2009) and Nordic Larp (2010).

Frans Mäyrä (PhD) is the Professor of Information Studies and Interactive Media, with specialization in digital culture and game studies in the University of Tampere, Finland. He is heading the University of Tampere Game Research Lab, and has taught and studied digital culture and games from the early 1990s.

For more information on the speakers and today’s session, please see the event page here.

Next Games Now!: February 17t, Evolution of Monetization – Panel by Finnish experts

Internet of Things continues with Jamie Allen

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The Internet of Things 2 –lecture series continues with Jamie Allen from Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design. Allen will be giving a talk on Interacting Infrastructures on December 3rd at 13:00-15:00.

The Internet of Things 2 –lectures are open to everyone. The series aims to explore further how we design products and services for an evermore-connected reality with designers, experts and researchers that are either creating new innovative products or investigating interesting phenomena around the topic.

See more information on the lecturers and signing up on the Internet of Things 2 –page and sign up for tomorrow’s lecture!

Watch Games Now! lectures on video!

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Interested in the game industry? Watch the broadcasts from the Games now lecture-series 2013 here:

30.9.2013 Creating Gameworlds: The Art of Gameplay, Interaction and Story – Matt Costello

28.10.2013 New Interfaces – Panel by Finnish experts

25.11.2013 Game Jams and Hobbyists – Gorm Lai

Next: 9.12.2013 What Is This Indie Anyhow? – Panel by Finnish indie developers

On Nov. 12th, the third lecture on the Internet of Things series concentrates on materials

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The lecture series aims to explore how we design products and services for Internet of Things. The 3rd lecture of the series concentrates on materials. Come join us to hear, what Einar Sneve Martinussen from Oslo School of Architecture and Design has to tell us about the materials, technology and design.

The lecture is held at the Media Factory auditorium tomorrow, November 12th at 13:00-15:00.

The lectures are open to everyone. For more information on the lecture series and signing up, please visit The Internet of Things website.

THE COURSE IS FULL! Want to learn the basics of the 3D modeling program Rhinoceros?

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What: Basic course in 3D modeling with Rhinoceros
Where and when: at the Arabia campus, class 891 on Friday 15.11. and Monday 18.11. at 13-17.
To whom: Aalto faculty and students

This course will teach the basics of the 3D modeling program Rhinoceros. During the afternoons we will go through exercises in which we will learn the basic workflow of Rhino from creating exact 2D curves, editing them and creating 3D surfaces and editing them.
Some of the basic commands learned: Line, Arcs, Circles, Ellipses, Fillet Curves, Extrude Curve, Rotate, Boolean, Fillet Edges, Sweeps and so on.

You don’t need to bring your own laptop to the course, but if choose to do so, please make sure that it has the Rhinoceros 4 or 5 software installed in it. You can download an evaluation version of Rhino 5 from the homepage of Rhino3D. The course material applies equally well to version 4 as to version 5 of Rhino.

The course will be held by Peter Kaario, an industrial designer at Innokas Medical Oy. Peter is experienced teacher in Creo2, Rhino and Pro Engineer programs.

Register to the course in HERE. There are 15 places for people. You will get a confirmation email about your registration from Leena Närekangas latest on Nov 8th.

For more information:
Peter Kaario
Lecturer
Tel. 040 740 6804
pkaa@plasticity.fi

Leena Närekangas
Producer
Aalto Media Factory
Tel. 050 342 7114
leena.narekangas@aalto.fi

Lecture series Internet of Things 2 introduces international experts

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Internet of Things 2 aims to explore how we design products and services for “internet of things”.

The second series of lectures on the topic of Internet of Things aim to explore further how we design products and services for an evermore connected reality. This time we have invited designers, experts and researchers that are either creating new innovative products or investigating interesting phenomena around the topic.

The series starts by Martin Spindler on Oct 21st at Aalto Media Auditorium.

For more information and signing up, please visit the Internet of Things pages.

Content, Business and Technologies – new minor subject – apply now!

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About Content, Business and Technologies minor study program

The Content Business and Technologies (CBT) minor study program (12-25 ECTS) aims to contribute to the understanding of management practices and processes in the digital creative sectors. The program focuses on management and technology in the creative industries and cultural sectors, following a hands-on approach. CBT encompasses a wide range of topics, such as: project management; innovation; entrepreneurship; digital marketing; branding; service prototyping; social media and customer relations; games and gamification; cross-media; internet of things and ubiquitous computing. Additionally, the program aims to strengthen the cultural competences, and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Website: http://cbt.aalto.fi

Target group

Master degree students from Aalto University’s ARTS, BIZ and SCI schools. Students from other schools, exchange students, students from other Finnish universities (within the JOO agreement) may also apply. A maximum of 15 students will be chosen. Applicants will be selected in order to create a group of students with different backgrounds and skills.

Application – Until 31st October 2013

To apply, send a motivation letter and an extract of student record to Nuno Correia (nuno.correia@aalto.fi). The applicant should mention in the letter:
– name, school, department, study program;
– his/her background;
– his/her interests on the subject;
– a proposed list of courses from the minor program that he/she would enrol in.
In case there are more applicants than the maximum, the applicants can be interviewed.

Applicants will be notified regarding acceptance until 18th November 2013.

More information

Website: http://cbt.aalto.fi

Nuno Correia
Lecturer, Aalto ARTS, Department of Media
email: nuno.correia@aalto.fi
tel. 044 5068660

Leena Närekangas
Coordinator, Aalto Media Factory
email: leena.narekangas@aalto.fi
tel. 050 3427114

Eläköön arkistosi! -seminaari 1.10.2013 (in Finnish)

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Invitation to Eläköön arkistosi! seminar on preservation of digital av-material. The seminari is held in Finnish.

ELÄKÖÖN ARKISTOSI! -SEMINAARI AV-MATERIAALIN SÄILYVYYDESTÄ, SAAVUTETTAVUUDESTA JA AVOIMUUDESTA

Miten varmistaa, että digitaalinen av-materiaali säilyy tulevaisuuteen?
Löytyykö tuotantoyhtiösi kovalevyiltä pääomaa vai hiljalleen katoava bittisotku?

AV-tuotantoprosessin muuttuminen digitaaliseksi 2000-luvulla on tuonut mukanaan uusia haasteita, joista yksi on av-tuotantoihin kuvatun materiaalin määrän nopea kasvu. Kuvausten aikana syntyy kymmeniä, jopa satoja tunteja materiaalia. Tästä vain pieni osa päätyy lopulliseen teokseen. Mitä kaikelle valmiiden teosten ulkopuolelle jäävälle raakamateriaalille tapahtuu?

Eläköön arkistosi! –seminaari päivittää tietosi digitaalisen pitkäaikaissäilytyksen toimivista käytännöistä sekä avaa tulevaisuuden visioita digitaalisen av-materiaalin säilytykseen ja uusiokäyttöön.

Aika: 1.10.2013 klo 9:00-16:30, yleisöä pyydetään saapumaan paikalle klo 8:30-9:00 tai klo 10:00 jälkeen.
Paikka: Ateneum-sali, Kaivokatu 2, Helsinki
Ennakkoilmoittautuminen 27.9. mennessä. Ilmoittautumislomake.

Ohjelma:

8:30
Ateneumin ovet aukeavat / aamukahvi

9:00
TERVETULIAISSANAT
tuottaja Leena Närekangas, Aalto Media Factory

9:10
DIGITAALISEN ARKISTOINNIN NYKYTILA TUOTANTOYHTIÖISSÄ
tutkimusassistentti Ulla Heikkilä, Aalto Media Factory

9:35
METADATAA JA MEDIAN HALLINTAA, ONKO TUOTTOJA TARJOLLA?
toimitusjohtaja Eero Saarinen, Mediatrade Oy

10:00
ELÄVÄT KUVAT TALTEEN JA KÄYTTÖÖN – MALLINA MIKKELLIN AMK     
projektipäällikkö Osmo Palonen, Mikkelin AMK

10:25
YLEISÖKYSYMYKSET JA KESKUSTELU

10.40
Tauko

10.50
KAVA:N ARKISTOT DIGIAIKANA 
KAVA, apulaisjohtaja Mikko Kuutti

11.10
YLEN ARKISTOT DIGIAIKAAN, CASE: ÄÄNITEARKISTOT
Yle Arkisto, audiokokoelmat, esimies Pekka Salosaari

11.30
KANSALLINEN DIGITAALINEN KIRJASTOHANKE
kehityspäällikkö Kimmo Koivunen, Tieteen tietotekniikan keskus CSC

11.50
MEDIATAITEEN PITKÄAIKAISTALLENNUS     
toiminnanjohtaja Hanna Maria Anttila, AV-Arkki

12:10
YLEISÖKYSYMYKSET JA KESKUSTELU

12.20
Lounastauko

13.20
VAIHTOEHTOISTEN ARKISTOJEN TARJOAMAT MAHDOLLISUUDET
tutkija Sanna Marttila, Aalto-yliopisto

14:05
RAAKA- JA ARKISTOMATERIAALIN KIERRÄTYS, CASE: SOTASANKARI 
tuottaja Ari Matikainen, Kinocompany Oy

14.20
RAAKA- JA ARKISTOMATERIAALIN KIERRÄTYS, CASE: GHOST ROCKETS
tuottaja Asta Wellejus, Die Asta Experience, Ruotsi

15.20
Tauko

15.30
RYHMÄTYÖSKENTELY JA LOPPUKESKUSTELU

16.30
Viinitarjoilu

Seminaarin järjestää Aalto-yliopiston Media Factory yhteistyössä AVEKin, Dokumenttikilta ry:n, Mikkelin ammattikorkeakoulun ja Satu ry:n kanssa.
Hanketta rahoittaa Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö.
TERVETULOA!

Lisätietoja:
Leena Närekangas
Aalto Media Factory
050 3427114
leena.narekangas@aalto.fi

Emotional Window Workshop 16.-18.9.2013

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Interested in exploring visual programming and interactive visualizations of emotions in multi touch environment?

Participate at the intensive 3 day workshop at Media Factory called Emotional Window on 16th – 18th September 2013

http://mediafactory.aalto.fi/emo/

Confirm your participation by sending a confirmation email to:

Jari Kleimola
Department of Media Technology
jari.kleimola@aalto.fi

or
Sasa Kerkos
Department of Media
sasa.kerkos@aalto.fi

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