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Location-based storytelling app Polku to win second prize in Think Ink Innovation Contest 2020
A team of MA students from New Media Design and Production and Visual Communication Design created an application for Think Ink 2020.

New Media Master's Thesis presentations / Mon 14.12.2020
Welcome to follow New Media Master’s Thesis presentations!

Virtual worlds in creation
New minor courses in virtual reality introduce a creative angle on the design processes and implementation of virtually created worlds.

An Aalto anniversary project for wine lovers and fans of design
As part of Aalto University’s 10th anniversary celebrations, VCD MA students collaborated with a Spanish winery in the design of their 20th anniversary wine package. Incidentally the winery is also called Aalto.

Immortal awarded as meritorious art book
Maija Tammi and Ville Tietäväinen's book combines scientific research, art and storytelling.

THE ANTHROBSCENE – Media and the Environment course exhibition
The Fall 2020 ‘The Anthrobscene’* Exhibition features critical artworks by masters students as final outcomes of the Media and Environment Course at the Department of Media, Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.

Arja Karhumaa as head of juries at Grafia’s Vuoden Huiput 2020 creative design competition
As head of juries, Aalto University Assistant Professor Arja Karhumaa will lead and supervise the work of a 61-member jury, comprising of design professionals.

Photography & VCD Master's Thesis Presentations Autumn 2020
Welcome to the MA thesis presentations of the Photography & Visual Communication Design programmes.

A Choreography of Violence
Photographer Harri Pälviranta collected pictures of violence for two decades and didn't know what to do with them. Get to know how he chose to dissect violence and combine old pictures with new ones.

New Media Master's Thesis presentations / Mon 12.10.2020
Welcome to follow New Media Master’s Thesis presentations – Monday 12.10.2020!

'Beyond Matter – Cultural Heritage on the Verge of Virtual Reality' aims to develop novel solutions for the accessible documentation and presentation of exhibitions
Beyond Matter is an international, interdisciplinary project on the revival of past landmark exhibitions, the documentation of current exhibitions and the dissemination of documentation along with actual artworks –
both materially and immaterially present – in innovative ways.
both materially and immaterially present – in innovative ways.

SPICE promotes social cohesion by citizen curation of cultural heritage
An EU-H2020 funded SPICE aims to promote social cohesion by researching and developing tools and methods to support citizen curation with groups at risk of exclusion to actively interact and participate in a shared culture.
Occupying Zoom
Students from the Department of Media took their creative freedom to the limits and showed an example in occupying the space online.

Finland's most significant media art award granted to artist Jenna Sutela
Aalto Media Lab graduate Jenna Sutela wins the 2020 AVEK Media Art prize

Ars Electronica 2020 presents artists from Aalto both locally and remotely
Ars Electronica 2020 presents various events internationally, including a stream from the Aalto Garden.

Games Now! – Open lecture series on game development
Games Now! is an open lecture series on the dominant topics and emerging trends in games.

‘Helsinki School – The Nature of Being’ group shows in Berlin and Fotografisk Copenhagen
This Summer Persons Projects / Helsinki School presents the group exhibition 'The Helsinki School – The Nature of Being' at their gallery space in Berlin and at Fotografisk Copenhagen as a part of CHART Art Fair.

Designing for fluid information exploration
Dissertation of the month: Khalil Klouche’s research is in the field of human-computer interaction.

MA in New Media Master’s Thesis Presentations / Spring 2020
Spring 2020 MA in New Media Master's Thesis Presentations

Photographs of everyday life during corona times
In the State of Emergency 2020 project, nearly 180 photographers capture life at home and in quiet cities during the exceptional times.
