Media Lab: Master's thesis presentations
MA in New Media master’s thesis presentations
Mon 13.5.- Wed 15.5.2019
(all in Väre building)
Program
Monday 13.5.
9:00 in L208 Wolf Wikgren: Beyond shape: An exploration of alternative forms for data visualization
10:00 in L208 Moumita Roy: Reminiscence: an installation about aural memories
11:00 in L208 Derek Holzer: Vector Synthesis: a Media-Archaeological Investigation into Sound-Modulated Light
13:00 in Q201 Jukka Vallisto: Freedom under control: Adventures in making non-4/4 techno with digital tools
14:00 in Q201 Sourya Sen: Developing a hybrid video synthesizer for audiovisual performance and composition
15:00 in L102 Maya Pillai: Voices of specialists: using a podcast to further company reputation
16:00 in L102 Anna-Maija Laine: Creating an independent work of fiction through live action role-play
17:00 in L102 Huang Yun-Hsuan: Developing a design system for an e-commerce website
Tuesday 14.5.
10:00 in Q203 Jenna Karas: Verkkoanalytiikka journalistin työssä (skype)
11:00 in Q203 Jonna Rantanen: Games as affective medium: a theoretical framework for studying emotions in the context of digital games
13:00 in Q203 Ville Kuvaja: Collaborative Games for Event Audiences
14:00 in Q203 Mikael Immonen: Runo - Encouraging Historical Thinking Through a Narrative Game
15:00 in Q203 Laura Horton: Collaborative Game Development with Indigenous Communities
16:00 in Q203 Gautam Vishwanath Phobi: Combating stage fright through a virtual reality game
17:00 in Q203 Antti Ruonala: Transferring meditative tasks to virtual reality through bioadaptation
18:00 in Q203 Noora Juju: Viesti Venuksesta / Message from Venus - creating new kind of game concept with emphasis on experience design
Wednesday 15.5.
9:00 in Q203 Huang Siying: An introduction to Project N
10:00 in Q203 Misael Rojas Terraza: Museums and digital devices: Towards the open access of museums and user engagement through digital devices
11:00 in Q203 William Turner: Designing for trust in News Media: Encouraging Digital Literacy Through Product Design
13:00 in F101 Idamaija Pitkonen Piguet: Playful AR - Playfulness and augmented reality in a route planning application
14:00 in F101 Jenna Ervasti: Keskeneräisyys
15:00 in F101 Oona Järvinen: Liikegrafiikan suunnittelu uudessa mediaympäristössä
16:00 in F101 Eduard Shagal: Towards a semiotic typology of data visualization: establishing binary oppositions
17:00 in F101 Leena Närekangas: Yrittäjyys taiteilijan työvälineenä
18:00 in F101 Andre Blanco Vicentini: Sense of Place and Meaning: How New Media Design Can Resignify Urban Landscapes
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