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

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)

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

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

Games Now! – An open and free lecture series

What are the hot topics in the games industry and culture right now?
What will the future of games look like? Enroll to the course to find out – or just show up!

30.9.2013 15.00-17.00
Creating Gameworlds: The Art of Gameplay, Interaction and Story – Matt Costello
Sampo hall, Aalto ARTS building (Arabianranta)

28.10.2013 15.00-17.00
New Interfaces – Panel by Finnish experts
B-hall, Otaniemi Campus Main Building

25.11.2013 15.00-17.00
Game Jams and Hobbyists – Gorm Lai
Design Factory, The Stage (Otaniemi)

9.12.2013 15.00-17.00
What Is This Indie Anyhow? – Panel by Finnish indie developers
Design Factory, The Stage (Otaniemi)

The course continues in spring. The spring term topics and workshops will be announced later.

More information
Jaakko Kemppainen
jaakko.s.kemppainen@aalto.fi
Games Now!

 

Course organized by Aalto Media Factory & Media Lab Helsinki

Sound SIG Seminar 20.9 – Rethinking Sonic Interaction

Sound, as a design material, engendered  various  opportunities in the production and distribution of cultural and mediated practices that have been at the forefront of research in social-interactive aspects of emerging technologies. Sound has the possibility of opening up new ways of interactions for us to consider. We can provide alternative design solutions for interactions in ways that are different from the more common vision-driven approach; free the user’s attention from the strong visual focus and instead shift attention towards the auditory modes of perception. During the seminar, we will discuss the emerging role of sonic interaction in HCI field and present recent research projects introducing some opportunities and challenges in designing interactions with sound.

Preliminary agenda

09:30  welcome and coffee

Rethinking Sonic Interaction

10:00 Opening

10:10 Teemu Ahmaniemi, Nokia Research Center : “Dynamic Audiotactile Feedback – Digital Tangibility”
10:30 Johan Kildal, Nokia Research Center : “The Physicality of Sound”
10:50 Lassi A Liikkanen, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, HIIT : “Appropriating YouTube for Music Interaction”

11:15 Panel Discussion

Registration:  http://www.sigchi.fi/soundRegister – free of charge
Location: Aalto Media Factory – http://mediafactory.aalto.fi/contact-us/

Dr. Teemu Ahmaniemi received MSc degree in signal processing from the Tampere University of Technology in 1998 and PhD in cognitive technology from Aalto University in 2012. From 1999 he has worked with Nokia Research Center focusing on various topics including  audio and speech applications, sensor algorithms and multimodal interfaces. His current research projects deal with tangible and deformable interfaces and many of them are done in collaboration with Aalto University.

Dr. Johan Kildal is principal Research Scientist at Nokia Research Center in Espoo, Finland. His research areas of interest include multimodal mobile user interfaces, organic user interfaces, audio-haptic non-visual interaction,  accessibility and pedestrian navigation. He obtained his Ph.D. in 2008 at the University of Glasgow, under the supervision of Prof. Stephen Brewster.

Dr. Lassi A Liikkanen received his doctorate from Aalto University in 2010. Since then he has pursued research on themes related to music and design and published on related venues. Most recently he headed research projects MusiQ and LUTUS at the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT.

Koray Tahiroglu
koray.tahiroglu@aalto.fi
Contact person for Sound SIG

The right answers to the Media Factory Quiz

Thanks for answering the Media Factory Quiz! The quiz wasn’t as difficult as we thought, the average score was as high as 4,4 out of 6 – and most importantly – only two of you seem to confuse us with Aalto Design Factory (which is located in Otaniemi). Here are the right answers (in red):

1. On which of these campuses is Aalto Media Factory located?

  • Otaniemi
  • Töölö
  • Arabia

2. A cup of quality coffee in Media Factory’s kitchen costs 0,5 e. But what is the brand of our coffee machine?

  • Siemens
  • DeLonghi
  • Jura
  • Melitta

3. At the Aalto Web studio you can test your web site with various devices. But which of these test devices do we NOT have?

  • iPad 2
  • ASUS Nexus 7
  • Nokia Lumia 920
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab

4. Media Factory’s AV production services lends out AV equipment for Aalto-related projects. How many LED panel lights can you borrow from us?

  • 2
  • 5
  • 8
  • 10

5. At the Aalto Fablab anyone can make just about anything. What is our most popular Fablab device?

  • Roland Milling Machine
  • 3D Touch Printer
  • Ultimaker 3D Printer
  • Epilog Laser Cutter

6. Media Factory provides seed funding for media related projects in Aalto. Which of these is NOT true?

  • The funded projects need to be multi-disciplinary and include cooperation between two or more departments of Aalto.
  • The funded projects need to produce profit for the Media Factory.
  • Academic staff of Aalto University need to be involved in the project.