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PhD studies
MA in New Media
BA in Design
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MA in New Media, Helsinki University of Arts and Design
(UIAH), 09.1999 - 12.2001.
Thesis: I think I know what is good for you: User Interface design for a
CSCL system
(.pdf version)
Study subjects: Interaction design module: courses and seminars
in media culture and technology, new media design, research methods, communication,
presentation, team work and multimedia production skills.
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STUDIES
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I did my final thesis in the Collaborative Learning Environments
for Progressive Inquiry research group in Media Lab. As the final work I
did the User Interface design for the
Fle3 web
based learning environment that was built on progressive inquiry pedagogical
model and ideas provided by pedagogical partner researchers. My most important
goal was to help the users to understand the underlying pedagogy through the
design of the system and support the teachers/tutors in directing student
interactions towards more desirable learning goals. (Find out more in the
'Work'
section.)
During study years in Media Lab I participated in
seminars in media culture, courses in digital media technology, workshops in
new media design, introductions to design research methods,
communication and representation theories, acquired some team work and multimedia
production skills. I also learned to handle devices, connect wires and not to
be afraid to dismantle things and see whats inside.
Check
current Media Lab curriculum.
The funniest and most educational experience was participating in study projects.
Through working in small project groups we learned to
share our ideas and develop them together with others. Study projects
proved to be a good learning environment where you can bring your own knowledge and
get help from other people having different skills, but working on the same things.
The amazing thing is that you can get things done and something to show at the end
of the day. Sometimes the study projects even have 'real' consequences: the exhibition
is opened and 'real people' come to see it, your piece may be broadcasted on 'real' TV
or you may encounter someone who has been using the learning environment of your
design in their 'real studies'. Nice.
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STUDY PROJECTS
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Fle3 demo
(uname:demo, psswd: demo)
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Fle3 learning environment
DESCRIPTION: Fle3 is a web-based learning environment. To be more specific Fle3 is a server
software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL). Fle3 is Open Source
and Free Software released under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL). Fle3 is designed
to support learner and group centered work that concentrates on creating and developing
expressions of knowledge (i.e. knowledge artefacts) and design.
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Building the exhibition
Written report
about the beach part of the exhibition design.
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Semana Santa exhibition
DESCRIPTION:
The exhibition is about the religious and secular celebration of Semana Santa, Easter,
in Carüpano, a small coastal town in Venezuela. The exhibition took place at
the Helinä Rautavaara museum, in Espoo, Finland.
Sound, video, photography and material cultural artifacts were integrated in the
exhibition with the objective to produce an immersive experience in which guests
(active visitors, not observers) can visit a foreign culture. The goal was to
create an interactive experience that makes use of technology to access emotional memory
and play with the idea of space. The interaction and techology was as transparent
as possible.
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Bug animation
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Future Learning Environment 2
DESCRIPTION: Some improvements and new features proposals for the Fle2 system,
research about technology for education and user motivation in collaborative
learning environments.
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Screenshots
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Muisto
DESCRIPTION: The project was done in the framework of SUBtv workshop.
Interactive TV program: 7 min video, broadcasted on SUBtv 24.12.2001. The film was a short documentary about a storm during a sailing trip.
The story was made by interviewing 3 people who were on the ship during the trip.
The "voiceover" story is told by the actual interviewees. The storm was
re-enacted in the TV studio, the action was shot against the blue screen and
composited with different visual materials - photos, 3D graphics, video footage,
animation. The overall style of the film reminds shaddow puppets theater.
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Information Aesthetics workshop
DESCRIPTION: Lectures and discussions led by Lev Manovich - one of the leading
contemporary media theorists.
Working on proposal for a monument representing the Information Age.
My proposal
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Cultural Usability
DESCRIPTION: One of the biggest influences in my personal and professional identity formation
was the Cultural Usability seminar. The course involved lectures, discussions
and readings of key texts in cultural studies, science, technology and society.
I wrote a working paper dealing with collaborative design and learning
that eventually evolved into my final thesis. We also did small interactive
"excursions" questioning some widely accepted concepts in design for digital media
such as: "usability", "user", "network", etc.
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Watch It! project
DESCRIPTION: Watch It! was a public workshop on image-reading and media literacy, organized at Nykyaika
stage, Lasipalatsi Media Centre, March 21-25, 2000.
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Screenshots of the video piece
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Greetings from Tokyo exhibition
DESCRIPTION: Exhibitions in TOKYO gallery, Helsinki; Akademija gallery, Vilnius;
Hamburg; Ljubliana.
Greetings from Tokyo was an exhibition project and a collaboration of
14 art and design students from 9 different countries (Slovenia, Finland,
Germany, Lithuania, Japan, Greece, Spain, Mexico).
The project is about foreign students experience in Helsinki, the city,
which offers space for productive collaboration among cultures.
The exhibition has
been displayed in 4 countries: Finland, Lithuania, Slovenia and Germany.
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Screenshots
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The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
DESCRIPTION: Week long workshop dealing with non-linnear narratives. Concept development, video authoring and production of a little
interactive game.
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Screenshots
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AUDI and BMW Car Brand Identity analysis
DESCRIPTION: Audi and BMW car brands values analysis.
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Pictures
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Virtual Cube project
DESCRIPTION: Interactive carpet and sound design for exhibition space
(displayed on LUME media center
opening day. 01.2000)
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Introduction to Java workshop
DESCRIPTION: Week long workshop introducing main principles of Java programming.
Small Java experiments.
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HONORS
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2000 - a member of the Student Jury and Grand Jury in Europrix Multimedia 2000 contest.
We were working on evaluation of student submissions, co-authoring of the catalogue
content, evaluation and selection of the winners of the competition.
http://www.europrix.org
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