Welcome to Turku for MAGICS Gala!

The third annual MAGICS Gala will be held in 3rd of December in Turku University of Applied Sciences Kupittaa Campus. The gala will showcase a wide range of activities of the MAGICS partners and provide an opportunity to connect with academic and commercial actors in the field.

MAGICS is a community and infrastructure that supports scientific and artistic research utilizing 4D digitization and virtualization. It offers research instruments to measure human experiences, particularly in natural or similar settings. Aalto University is leading the consortium of five other partners: Tampere University, University of the Arts Helsinki, University of Lapland, Turku University of Applied Sciences, and University of Jyväskylä.

The first part of the program covering examples of MAGICS projects will be streamed and link to stream will be provided to registered on-line participants before the event.

Program

12:00 Registration

Address: lobby of Educity, Joukahaisenkatu 7. Accessible entrance via ICT-city (Joukahaisenkatu 3).
Room: Ringsberg

12:30 Introductory talk

• Mikko Sams, Science leader, MAGICS, Aalto University
• Mika Luimula, Adj.Prof., Executive Lecturer, Turku University of Applied Sciences

12:40 Examples of MAGICS projects

• Aalto University: Prof. Yu Xiao, Enabling an Immersive Virtual Sauna Experience with Haptic Garments.
• Tampere University: Prof. Roope Raisamo, MEDALLION – Medical AI and Immersion
• The University of the Arts Helsinki: University Researcher Thorolf Thuestad, Movement, mimesis and mimicry.
• University of Lapland: Prof. Jonna Häkkilä, Reconstructing History with Immersive Experiences
• Turku University of Applied Sciences: Mika Luimula, Research Activities in Futuristic Interactive Technologies
• University of Jyväskylä: Assistant Professor Martin Hartmann, Vision and activity impacts on music and movement in choir quartets

13:40-14:00 Break and venue change

ICT-City Showroom, B1035 coffee served in corridor at the same time

14:00 – 15:00 MAGICS projects and facilities demonstrations

• Aalto University: Marsio Building
• University of Lapland: Sala Museum and Old Rovaniemi
• Tampere University: VirNe – Virtual Natural Environment
• The University of the Arts Helsinki: Movement, mimesis and mimicry
• Turku University of Applied Sciences: Necoverse