13.00 Demo space opens

ON STAGE

WELCOME
Philip Dean

BRIEF HISTORY OF NEW MEDIA - Time lines
Presented by Andrea Botero, Teemu Leinonen, Sanna Leskinen, Ella Pulkki

The Brief history course is an attempt to develop common ground and shared understanding of some of the relevant issues in the development of the New Media Field. In the demo day we would like to share with you one of the students' project: "New Media and two Personal Stories" a timeline that describes a Grandmother's and her grandaugther's relationships with Media through out the years.

Project group:
Teachers: Teemu Leinonen and Andrea Botero; Two Stories Time line: Miikka Junnila, Sanna Leskinen, Nicolas Myers, Ella Pulkki, Petri Tolppanen

Contact: Teemu Leinonen, Andrea Botero
Website: http://mlab.uiah.fi/briefhistory, see students section

SYSTEMS OF REPRESENTATION
* CIPHER
* Map of Mexico 1550
* E-CultureNet
Presented by Lily Díaz, Jazmin Aviles Collao, Eva Melvasalo, Janne Pietarila, Marianna Salgado, Mauri Kaipainen

Systems of Representation will present its current research agenda. This will done through short demostrations of three projects: CIPHER, The Map of Mexico 1550, and E-CultureNet.
The CIPHER project is a European funded project. It deals with the areas of information representation and visualization, use of self-organizing technology, as well as digital cultural heritage. It also involves the digitalization and creation of a model of the Carta Marina of 1539 by Olaus Magnus.
The Map of Mexico is a collaboration between the Media Lab, University of Uppsala Library, and Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Photogrammetry. The project deals with the creation of the digital facsimile of the Map of Mexico. A part of the facsimile is in dsiplay now as part of the exhibition AZTECS at the Royal Art Academy in London.
E-CultureNet is a Thematic Network funded by the European Union. It deals with the topic of the use of broadband and digital cultural heritage, the creation of a Distributed European Electronic Resource, and the creation of a Network of Centers of Excellence.

Project group: Lily Díaz, Jazmin Aviles Collao, Eva Melvasalo, Janne Pietarila, Marianna Salgado, Mauri Kaipainen

Contact: Lily Diaz
Website: http://cipher.uiah.fi/Systems_of_representation

ARKI UPDATE
Presented by Kari-Hans Kommonen, Andrea Botero

The ARKI research group will present some of its activities during autum 2002.
- Contribution to the study program (media and design research, participatory design, etc)
- Report on international collaboration activities ( Japan, Argentina, Brazil and Europe)
- Planning of "The good, the bad and the irrelevant" an international conference in september 2003.

Project group: Kari-Hans Kommonen, Andrea Botero, Maria Koskijoki, Matti Arvilommi

Contact: Kari-Hans Kommonen
Website: http://arki.uiah.fi

13.30 - 13.50 Pause - coffee

DOC CORNER - Media Lab Doctor of Arts programme
Presented by Media Lab Doctoral Students with professor Mauri Kaipainen

The Doctor of Arts programme corner presents Doctoral Web, the website for the programme, and works in progress of the Lab's doctoral students. Among others, the launch of the spanish version of Antti Raike's Elokuvantaju-Cinemasense website, and Heli Rantavuo's study Mobile moviemakers.

Project group: Heli Rantavuo, Mauri Kaipainen, coordination; Mauri Kaipainen, Doctoral Web; Antti Raike, Heli Rantavuo, other doctoral students, presentations; Matti Arvilommi, poster material graphic design.

Contact: Heli Rantavuo
Website: http://www.mlab.uiah.fi/~mkaipain/study/

CRUCIBLE
Presented by Juhani Tenhunen

Crucible is a research studio, which investigates new logics, languages/media and rhetorics for storytelling enabled by contemporary and emerging media and communication technologies. Crucible aims to establish a new collaboration model for designers, storytelling artists and engineers.

IAN - Interactive Audiovisual Narrative
Presented by Teijo Pellinen, Mika Tuomola

IAN's deepening studies aim at educating Interactive Audiovisual Media creators with a strong sense of the significance and various approaches of narrative and drama. Interaction, audiovisual and narrative studies are combined with historic backgrounds and journalistic ethics in order to make apparent the power of the stories we tell, how they reflect and shape our whole sense of the world and ourselves as human beings, whether in fiction or documentary and news. IAN's fall term 2002 consisted of a variety of course modules that were taken separately. Most courses also had an experimental production approach and some of the participant productions will be described briefly. In the interactive (and/or algorithm-generated) productions, IAN seeks to expand the narrative logics, languages and rhetoric of Audiovisual Media and thus push forward the ways we understand and reflect by stories. The IAN spring term 2003 will focus on larger scale experimental team productions.

Contact: Pipsa Asiala, Teijo Pellinen, Mika Tuomola
Website: http://www.mlab.uiah.fi/2studies/21.html -> Interactive Audiovisual Narrative (IAN)

MYTHS FOR ONE
Presented by Lotta Partanen, Markus Norrena

Myths for One is a media installation based on Shift that was developed on Media Lab's Myth and Digital Media course 2001. Shift is a never-ending movie, which edits itself through random alghorithms. Find your own personal movie in this soothing space, which can now be experienced in the foyer of the Sampo Hall in the Media Centre Lume until 7.1.2003 (today not earlier than at 15, sorry). The work also participated the Mindtrek competition in Tampere last month and was presented in the Futuuri exhibition.

Project group:
Space Design: Lotta Partanen; Space Realisation: Lotta Partanen, Jorund Ek; Programming: Markus Norrena; Concept and Graphic Design: Timo Numminen; Sound Realisation: Teppo Kotirinta; Producer: Juhani Tenhunen; Director / tutor: Mika Tuomola

Contact: Markus Norrena, Lotta Partanen
Website: http://mlab.uiah.fi/myth

MEDIA MANAGEMENT AT THE VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY
Presented by Marjo Mäenpää

MediaLab's Media Management course this fall was part of common studies with Helsinki School of Economics: Managing and producing a New Media Project During the course students from Media Lab and School of Economics made together a team based exercise - series of lectures about Media Management for Virtual University of Taik.
- Every group designed and produced a web based lecture about the themes of New Media Management.
- In the assignment students combined scenario-thinking in the creative planning process with the information from lectures and the skills and knowledge they already had.
- The web-based lectures will be developed further by the Virtual University of TAIK.

Project group:
Www yrityksen viestinnässä / Www in the business communication; Miska Natunen (mlab), Laura Paavilainen (hkkk), Sanna Salmela (hkkk), Liisa Parviainen (mlab), Tuija Hämäläinen (hkkk)
Mainonta verkossa / Advertising in the web; Timo Leppänen (mlab), Seija Rannikko (hkkk), Rami Ahonen (mlab), Teppo Kotirinta (mlab), Pirjo Lukkari (hkkk)
Pelisuunnittelu / Managing a game project; Ella Pulkki (mlab), Katri Kivioja (hkkk), Jarno Wallgren (mlab), Henri Kronlund (hkkk), Lotta Rönnberg (mlab)
Markkinointi verkossa / Marketing in the web, Aki-Ville Pöykiö (mlab), Mari Järvinen (hkkk), Noora Kiviharju (hkkk), Aki Hiltunen (mlab), Joanna Saad-Sulonen (mlab), Sami Vähäkuopus (hkkk)

Contact: Marjo Mäenpää
Website: http://mlab.uiah.fi/~marjo/management

VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE CLUB
Presented by Antti Ikonen (Media Lab), Ilkka Niemeläinen (Cartes)

The vision is to create a virtual performance space accessible via an internet connection. The contents in this virtual club will not be video clips or streams, but abstract digital representations of live performances. At the moment some essential prototyping and testing is done, including sensor-based custom instruments and MIDI-to-visuals interfaces.
VPC is a joint project between Cartes and Media Lab. The hardware and software development is funded and realized by Cartes. Content production and UI design will be done by Media Lab students within the VPC study project and advanced Audio and MIDI courses, starting during spring 2003.
At the moment VPC is promoted by Cartes Art Machine, an acoustic, electric and MIDI band ready to plug in to the virtual performance space. The next live performance of CAM is on Saturday 8.3.03 10 p.m. in Tapiolan Kulttuurikeskus.

Project group:
2002: Ilkka Niemeläinen: concept development, Antti Ikonen: coordinator;
2003: Rasmus Vuori: director programming, Media Lab students: content production, UI design

Contact: Antti Ikonen

SANKARI
Presented by Petri Kola & Minna Nurminen

Sankari is an interactive television project using a new experimental narrative technique and showing the result in public mass media. The user is represented by his own voice. The individual performances and improvisational aspects create the suspense of the narrative. A character based story structure is used to create a dialogue between the user and the narrative.

Project group:
Game concept and script writing: Petri Kola, Minna Nurminen, Mikko Lindholm;
Director: Petri Kola
Executive producer: Pipsa Asiala
Producer: Satu Lavinen
Cinematography: Toke Lahti
Light crew: Niko Soveri, Oskari Pastila
Sound design: Aura Neuvonen, Oskari Martimo
Set design: Riikka Paavola
Editing: Minna Nurminen
Actors: Heikki Pitkänen, Olga Koskikallio, Ilkka Villi, Ville Seivo, Kirsi Särmä, Markku Nousiainen

Contact: Petri Kola

ELOKUVANTAJU - CINEMA ESENCIA
Presented by Antti Raike, Andrea Botero

CinemaEsencia: the spanish pages of "Elokuvantaju - Cinemasense" with Colombian sign language.

Project group: Antti Raike, Timo Viikari, Karri Laitinen, Andrea Botero, Hector Botero, Henry Mejía, Stefen Rodriguez, Johanna Karinen

Contact: Antti Raike
Website: http://elokuvantaju.uiah.fi/

ANIMAATIOKONE
Presented by

17.00 Demo space closes

ON DEMO FLOOR

DOC CORNER - Media Lab Doctor of Arts programme
Contact: Heli Rantavuo
Website: http://www.mlab.uiah.fi/~mkaipain/study/

SHIZUKA - THE A.I. PAINTER
Presented by Kazushi Mukaiyama

Shizuka is an artificial intelligence program to recognize and remake a drawing. You can collaborate to draw with it on the interactive sketch board. Have fun!

Project group: All program designed by Kazushi Mukaiyama. Special thanks for Smart Board: ARKI project

Contact: Kazushi Mukaiyama
Website: http://www.kazushi.net/

FINAL THESIS CORNER

The latest MA final thesis works in the Media Lab:
Sanna Järvinen: Matkoja Suomen kuvataiteen historiassa. Taiteen kokemista painottavan verkkonäyttelyn konsepti.
Reija Hyvärinen, Elina Lahti: eOppimisen kivijalkaa rakentamassa. Kehittyvä organisaatio uudenlaisten oppimisratkaisujen edessä.
Christer Nuutinen: Tingelis-tangelis-puutarha
Perttu Hämäläinen: QuiQui's Giant Bounce. Concept and Interaction Design of a Perceptually Interactive Computer Game for Children.
Jaana Kokko: Kertomuksen avoimeksi jättämisestä

Contact: Pipsa Asiala
Website: http://mlab.uiah.fi/5medialaunch/finalthesis.html

SYSTEMS OF REPRESENTATION
CIPHER - Exploration and discovery tools presentation
Map of Mexico - Phase 1 of facsimile.

FLE3 - Future Learning Environment 3
Presented by Giedre Kligyte, Teemu Leinonen

Fle3 is a web-based learning environment. To be more specific Fle3 is server software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL). Fle3 is Open Source and Free Software released under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL). Currently Fle3 is available in Finnish, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Norwegian, Dutch, Italian, Lithuanian, Estonian or German languages.

Project group: Fle3 team

Contact: Teemu Leinonen
Website: http://fle3.uiah.fi

IAN (Interactive Audivisual Narrative) DVD EXPERIMENTS
by the IAN participants

Make yourself cosy in the DVD sofa corner, where you can review five interactive DVD pieces produced in the IAN courses on Experimental Television and Interactive Audiovisual Media Logics, Languages and Rhetorics (tutored by Teijo Pellinen, Mika Tuomola). The movies include:
CONTRACT
by Patrik Pehkonen
"It's about Choice!"
CYLÄSSÄ
by Sanna Marttila, Sami Pekkola, Vesa Puhakka
Point of view makes the story!
THE FLY
by Mia Dahlmer, Outi Kotala, Anssi Mutanen, Miska Natunen
"The fly is a silent movie, slapstick comedy game with a 21st century twist, utilizing DVD technology."
MAATILAN ELÄIMET
by Päivi Puntila
"All little children are fascinated by farm animals. MAATILAN ELÄIMET offers the possibility to choose which animal you want to see & listen - over and over again."
OUTSIDE - INSIDE
by Marianne Decoster-Taivalkoski, Monica Pericleous, Miikka Poutiainen, Kati Åberg
"...an experimental interactive DVD poem dealing with communication and emotions."

Contact: Pipsa Asiala

KIDNAPPED
by John Evans, Sanna Leskinen, Miska Natunen, Aki-Ville Pöykiö

Kidnapped is an experimental interactive installation and an exploration into interactive character design through the use of a soundscape and a handgun. It's produced in the context of the courses on Experimental Interactions and Interactive Audiovisual Media Logics, Languages and Rhetorics (tutored by Jukka Ylitalo, Mika Tuomola).

SANKARI
Presented by Petri Kola & Minna Nurminen
Contact: Petri Kola

MITÄ MIKKO TEKEE - WHAT DOES MIKKO DO
Presented by Koray Tahiroglu, Teriina Lindblom

"Mitä Mikko tekee?" is a concept for an interactive television programme.
"Mitä Mikko tekee?" is a non-violent simulation for testing of social skill. Its target group consists of 12-14 years old boys. The main character Mikko is their "testing tool" in approaching girls. Mikko's actions are based on collective decision-making.

Project group: Koray Tahiroglu, Teriina Lindblom

Contact: Teriina Lindblom

17.30 Opening of our new premises in the 4th floor

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