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Helsinki XR Center team2020-10-26 15:44:212020-10-26 16:29:43Helsinki XR Center partnering up with VRDays EuropeWelcome to Helsinki XR Center – the Home of Extended Reality!
Helsinki XR Center is an incubator for talent in the field of virtual and augmented reality (VR & AR). Follow us on the journey of becoming the largest extended reality dedicated innovation, development and startup center in the Nordics!
Our XR Hub offers shared workspace, equipment, co-learning and mentoring for teams in their early phase of VR and AR development. Get to know our teams and operations!
Take a look at our state-of-the-art XR Showroom presenting the fruits of Finnish XR, or maybe you want to book a time for your own XR Workshop!
We actively arrange meetups, workshops, showcases and other events for XR people. Take a look at our upcoming events!
Events
The planning of next year’s event is underway: Match XR 2020 will take place on 18th Nov 2020.
25 Nov 2020 – Match XR 2020
Experience the Finnish XR!
Match XR 2020 is an experimental immersive technology conference and get-together in virtual reality. Academics, students, companies, startups and extended reality enthusiasts – join us on November 25th in AltspaceVR!
XR Workshops
We are actively arranging private workshops and other visits to the Helsinki XR Center and XR Showroom.
If you are interested in arranging a workshop with us, read more about our services from this link.
News
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Helsinki XR Center team2020-10-26 15:44:212020-10-26 16:29:43Helsinki XR Center partnering up with VRDays EuropeAbout Us
HELSINKI XR CENTER …
- Supports Finnish XR startups by for example offering office space and equipment, mentoring and access to the Finnish XR community,
- Organizes various XR events for networking purposes, and
- Carries out RDI (research, development & innovation) projects with universities.
IN ADDITION, HXRC …
- Offers various services such as XR Workshops, and
- Works very closely with Metropolia UAS’s XR Design Degree.
Helsinki XR Center – the home of Extended Realities – opened its doors in early 2019.
Located in Helsinki Arabia next to Metropolia University of Applied Sciences culture campus, Helsinki XR Center (HXRC) is an incubator for talent, a cultural hub for co-creation and learning for all XR artists, entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists, students and enthusiasts.
HXRC aims to become the largest innovation, development and startup center in the Nordics dedicated to VR and AR technologies.
HXRC is operated by Metropolia University of Applied Sciences together with Finnish Virtual Reality Association FIVR. The Center is powered by the City of Helsinki, Business Finland.
WHAT IS XR?
- XR means Extended Reality, an umbrella term for technologies that create, augment and merge digital elements with physical space. They are also known as immersive technologies.
- XR consists of VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality) and MR (Mixed Reality).
Partners
Team
TIINA VUORIO
Project Lead
tiina.vuorio (at) helsinkixrcenter.com
+358 50 523 8819
SANTERI SUOMINEN
XR Curator, Contents & Ecosystem
santeri.suominen (at) helsinkixrcenter.com
+358 44 509 0392
SANTERI SAARINEN
Technology Expert, R&D Projects
santeri.saarinen (at) helsinkixrcenter.com
+358 40 141 2553
JANINA RANNIKKO
Data Curator, Academic Relations & Research Database
janina.rannikko (at) helsinkixrcenter.com
+358 40 621 2236
HANNES JESAR
Startup Expert, Facilities
hannes.jesar (at) helsinkixrcenter.com
+358 40 688 5662
MIRA SIMSIÖ
Marketing & Service Coordinator
mira.simsio (at) helsinkixrcenter.com
+358 40 663 2329
SAMI LEHTINEN
Producer, Comms & Events
sami.lehtinen (at) helsinkixrcenter.com
+358 50 532 1150
MEERI LEHTO
Marketing Producer, Social media
meeri.lehto (at) helsinkixrcenter.com
VELI-MATTI JÄRVELÄ
XR Developer Intern
Helsinki XR Center
MIKKO HÖÖK
XR Developer Intern
Helsinki XR CenterAdvisors
ANTTI LAURIKAINEN
XR Advisor - Metropolia UAS
antti.laurikainen (at) helsinkixrcenter.com
ALEKSIS KARME
XR Advisor - FIVR
aleksis.karme (at) helsinkixrcenter.com
PÄIVI KERÄNEN
EU Advisor - Metropolia UAS
paivi.keranen (at) helsinkixrcenter.com
Location & Follow us
Our office is at Hämeentie 135 A, 00560 Helsinki, 4th floor.
Please schedule a meeting before arriving.
HXRC in social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube.
Connect, follow and have a conversation with us.
@helsinkixrcenter @HelsinkiXR
#HXRC #helsinkixrcenter
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