MindTrek Off produced and organised by IMPs, TAMK Media students


Outsight is coming to Mindtrek OFF with their brand new high concept augmented reality game. Be the first to witness the birth of a new entertainment medium @ Iskelmäbaari, Finlayson October 1-2.
Tue/Wed @ 10.00-14.00/15.00-19.00
Outsight event on Facebook 


What is Outsight? from J. J. Aittanen on Vimeo.

What is MindTrek Off?
The Siperia square and Finlayson surrounding will be transformed into an area with interesting digital surprises, art and cultural exhibitions, buzzing interactivity, discounted coffee, virtual reality game experience, Nokia close-up hands on and many other interesting happenings.


That's not all. Expect pop up performances and win some cool prizes at our party! Curious? Sign up at our Facebook Event page for latest updates and further details. We are thrilled to see you there!

What is MindTrek?
MindTrek is the most important digital media and business event in Northern Europe since 1997. MindTrek is conferences, workshops, exhibitions. You will hear, meet and interact with digital media professionals, researchers and students from all ovar the world.

This year's amazing program comes with not only amazing speaker lineups including Steve Wozniak, Alan McKay and Niilo Alfthan, there are also many happenings including Technology Entrepreneurship Days, Academic MindTrek and MindTrek OFF!

Other MindTrek Off events:
Photobooth

MindTrek October 1-3
MindTrek Off produced and organised by IMPs, TAMK Media students

Take your friends with you and come to Photobooth and go crazy. Choose one of our hilarious masks and pose for a photo that you can take home and share on line, a must souvenir from Mindtrek!Tuesday October 1st: MindTrek Party 9 PM
Wednesday October 2nd Siperia Square (Finlayson) 12 AM to 2 PM

What is MindTrek Off?

The Siperia square and Finlayson surrounding will be transformed into an area with interesting digital surprises, art and cultural exhibitions, buzzing interactivity, discounted coffee, virtual reality game experience, Nokia close-up hands on and many other interesting happenings.


That's not all. Expect pop up performances and win some cool prizes at our party! Curious? Sign up at our Facebook Event page for latest updates and further details. We are thrilled to see you there!

What is MindTrek?


MindTrek is the most important digital media and business event in Northern Europe since 1997. MindTrek is conferences, workshops, exhibitions. You will hear, meet and interact with digital media professionals, researchers and students from all ovar the world.

This year's amazing program comes with not only amazing speaker lineups including Steve Wozniak, Alan McKay and Niilo Alfthan, there are also many happenings including Technology Entrepreneurship Days, Academic MindTrek and MindTrek OFF!

The World Summit Award (WSA) jury has chosen the best digital media applications in 2013. BlindSquare by MIPsoft is a winner in “e-Inclusion & Empowerment” while Kinetic Stories by Delicode wins in the “e-Entertainment & Games” category.
BlindSquare is a new solution that combines the latest technology to improve the daily life of the blind and visually impaired. Kinetic Stories is a series of storybooks that mix traditional storytelling with the latest developments in motion tracking and speech recognition technology.

Kinetic Stories
The World Summit Award (WSA) is a global activity to select and promote the world's best e-Content and most innovative ICT applications. WSA was initiated in 2003 in the framework of the United Nations' World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and is organised by a global partner network, coordinated by the International Centre for New Media. WSA partners come from governments, private sector and civil society in over 160 UN member states.
Five winners are selected in each of the eight award categories.
"We value a win in the WSA due to its prestige, ideological background and the expertise of its multicultural jury. This win strengthens our belief in that Kinetic Stories brings something new to the everlasting tradition of storytelling" says Julius Tuomisto, CEO of Delicode.
BlindSquare
"Winning this top-notch competition proves that even for a small start-up it is worth to snatch at big challenges" says Ilkka Pirttimaa, CEO of MIPsoft.
The nominees of each country are chosen by the National Expert. Principal Lecturer at Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) and MindTrek Association board member Cai Melakoski is Finnish National Expert. WSA Finland is organised by TAMK and MindTrek.

The award ceremony will take place at the WSA Global Congress in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka 23 - 26 October 2013.
More:
WSA

BlindSquare

Kinetic Stories



The band where the head of Media Timo Kivikangas is playing, Kolmas nainen is certainly not superstitious!
They have published their new single Me ollaan ne on Friday the 13th of September 2013.

Kolmas nainen - Me ollaan ne
By the way, their song is quite good, especially if you understand Finnish and know a bit about the band's history. The lyrics are sung in clear Finnish, so it suits also for people who are learning the language.

- Carita Forsgren