News from the Department of Media
Visualised journeys into existence in photo art exhibition Wonder(ful)
A curated exhibition of works by MA students in photography at Dipoli Gallery 21.2.-31.3.2022. 
Rafaela Seppälä donates 500 000 euros ÄûÃʵ¼º½ University's area of art and design
The substantial donation is part of the government matching funding campaign that will run until the end of June 2022.
Collaboration with Aalto University VCD students brings fresh ideas to NWB Finland
Aalto VCD students will develop and design visual packaging and branding concepts for NWB Finland to be implemented in new packaging formats for stillwater.
New Media Master's Thesis presentations / Mon 13.12.2021
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Sebastian J. Schlecht: Creating the perfect illusion in virtual reality
Professor Sebastian Schlecht is keen on music, mathematics and virtual reality.
Assistant professor Yu Xiao: Making daily activities easier with Extended Reality
Daily life is the ground for the research projects by assistant professor Yu Xiao and her group at Aalto University.
Professor Harri Laakso appointed as Head of Department for the merging Departments of Art and Media
Professor Harri Laakso has been appointed to the position of Head of Department for the merging Departments of Art and Media of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Games Now! – Open lectures on game development
Games Now! is an open lecture series on the dominant topics and emerging trends in games.
New Media Master's Thesis presentations / Mon 11.10.2021
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Remotely operated medical robot and a multi-location musical performance – get to know the future of virtual technology
Technologies enabling virtualization of humans and remote presence will revolutionize science and art and their fusion. Top experts from Finland and overseas will present - welcome to the event on 06 October 2021.
New Perspectives Through Photography – 25 years of the Helsinki School
The Helsinki School celebrates its 25th anniversary this year with an exhibition at Kunsthalle Helsinki, featuring works from 30 artists throughout the 25 years.
An encounter between a photographer and remote sensing specialists led to a book on forests, vision and the purpose of science
Where one person sees a beautiful bark surface, another person sees raw data, says Sheung Yiu, who took the photographs for the Ground Truth book.
Janis Heldmann receives 3rd Best Paper Award
The results of the study can be directly used to design smoother artificial reverberators and improve sound quality in applications such as music production and virtual reality.
DEEP SURFACING - Archaeology of Media Infrastructures Spring 2021 course exhibition
The exhibition features critical artworks by Master’s students as final outcomes of the Archaeology of Media Infrastructures Course.
Aalto Media Lab joins Ars Electronica 2021 from the perspective of music
The Ars Electronica + Helsinki Garden approaches a digital new deal with two musical works.
‘It is important to understand the nature of the creative process and one’s own creative resources’
‘I claim’ series presents Laura Valojärvi, who examines the well-being of creative professionals.
‘Ehdokaskartta’ challenges traditional voting advice applications just before the elections
The strength of this open source voting advice application lies in its transparency.
New Media Master's Thesis presentations / Tue-Wed 1.-2.6.2021
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Can I Vote? – an online tool for spreading the word about local democracy in Finland
Students from Aalto University and TAMK have joined with YLE to create an online tool raising awareness on voting eligibility
