Virtual economy project receives TEKES funding
Thu, 15.11.2007
15 Nov 2007 - TEKES has awarded 2,5 year funding for the project Advanced Virtual Economy Applications (AVEA) from 1.1.2008. The project will study virtual economies: systems where millions of Internet users create and trade virtual items and currencies, often for real money. HIIT's industrial partners in the project are Nokia Research Center, CCP Games, Playdo, and SWelcom. The research will be carried out in co-operation with Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. For more information, please contact Vili Lehdonvirta.
Dr. Giulio Jacucci becomes docent at UIAH
Tue, 06.11.2007
6 Nov 2007 - The Scientific Council of the University of Industrial Arts and Design Helsinki (UIAH) nominated Research Scientist, Dr. Giulio Jacucci as Affiliate Processor (docent) in Ubiquitous Interaction Technologies in the Area of User-Centred Design.
HIIT group receives special grant from HPY Research Foundation
Tue, 30.10.2007
30 Oct 2007 - A HIIT research group led by Dr. Risto Sarvas has received a special grant celebrating the 125th anniversary of Elisa Corporation from the HPY Research Foundation. The topic of the succesful grant proposal was From Snapshot Photography to Everyday Social Media.
HIIT coordinates an EU proposal on energy conservation
Tue, 09.10.2007
9 Oct 2007 - HIIT led the preparation of a STREP-type project proposal on ICT applications for energy conservation that was submitted to the second call of the ICT Programme of the 7th Framework Programme of the European Union. The consortium includes eight other partners from Sweden, Italy, and Spain and also includes researchers from two TKK laboratories. If accepted in the competitive evaluation, the project will launch during the first half of 2008.