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Arki Group: Postdoctoral Researcher (or Doctoral Candidate) in Media Design

February 1st, 2013

A job: Postdoctoral Researcher (or Doctoral Candidate) in Media Design.

The postdoctoral researcher will be part of the Arki research group that studies the digitalization of everyday life, and the challenges and opportunities for design that this creates. The focus of Arki is in the co-evolution of digital technology and the practices of everyday life with a design perspective. Our work draws on experiences and practices of collaboration, participation and open modes of design and production. The name of the group, Arki, means “everyday life” in Finnish.

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1.3.2013 Dissertation in New Media: Nuno Correia

January 23rd, 2013

Academic dissertation to be presented for public examination with the permission of the Research Board of the Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture, in Sampo auditorium (Media Centre Lume), Hämeentie 135 C, on March 1, 2013, at 12 noon.

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Our graduate gives a keynote in Transmediale

January 23rd, 2013

We just noticed that our doctoral graduate Olga Goriunova will give a keynote speech in Berlin Transmediale conference on 1.2.2013. The title is “Aesthetic growth: Becoming a Human, a Thing or a Piece of Code”.

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Professor Lily Diaz in HBL 14.1.2013

January 16th, 2013

Professor Lily Diaz and her research group’s project Finnish Pavilion in World Fair 1900 (3D) in Hufvudstadsbladet – pdf attached. Please note, the text is in Swedish.

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Application guidelines

December 20th, 2012

Our application guidelines are now online.
http://mlab.taik.fi/studies/application/

Media Lab xmas Demo Day 20.12.2012

December 20th, 2012

Media Lab xmas Demo Day 20.12.2012
Programme

13.00
Welcome

Philip Dean, Head of Department

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Cardboard Hospital (Media Lab vimeo)

November 19th, 2012

A documentation of the “cardboard hospital” prototyping workshops held at Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. In the workshops, patients, hospital staff and architects were creating ideas for the future hospital environment through physical 1:1 prototyping.

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Miikka Junnilasta yliopisto-opettaja / Miikka Junnila nominated as University Teacher

November 19th, 2012

Dekaani on nimittänyt Miikka Junnilan yliopisto-opettajaksi 1.12.2012 alkaen, alana pelisuunnittelu ja tuotanto.

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MA THESIS PRESENTATIONS on Monday 3.12.2012 9-13.00

November 6th, 2012

Media Lab/ New Media
Space: 4th Floor Lecture Room

9-10

Tapio Matilainen: Visual Effects for Stereoscopic 3D Contents. Experiences from the ‘Don’t Look Back -project’

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EUscreen releases an Open EUscreen portal

November 1st, 2012

In honour of Open Access Week, EUscreen releases an Open EUscreen portal, which advances the work on re-use executed in the project. Thanks to the enthusiastic responses from some partners, we’ve been able to develop this platform with selected content to stimulate creative re-use.

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