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Helsinki XR Center developer hub Roundup for 2020

Developer teams checking out the XR Showroom at Helsinki XR Center Grand Opening, 5 September 2019.

Despite of the COVID-19 setbacks, the year of 2020 has been very productive to our XR developer teams. In this article we open up what 2020 was like in the eyes of our teams, and show you some numbers – take a look!

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December 11, 2020/by Santeri Suominen
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Introducing XR Hub team: Dementia XR

Dementia XR hub team

Today we will be telling you a little bit about XR Hub team Imarre! This team is currently building a prototype of a children’s book which has Augmented Reality (AR) built inside the story. Imarre is concerned about the growing trend of children not reading enough books, as reading increases readers’ dialectics and prevents being credulous.

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December 10, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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900 people from all over the world attended the Virtual Reality event Match XR 2020

Helsinki XR Center team arranged something special for the XR Community in Finland – an experimental immersive technology conference – Match XR 2020. The event was held in 25 November in Virtual Reality. Over 900 people from all over the world attended the event.

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December 3, 2020/by Mira Simsiö
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Stepping into virtual reality – Match XR 2020 coming on November 25th

At Match XR 2020 you get to experience the current state of Finnish XR industry: the event is full of interesting speeches, panel discussions and presentations. For Finnish virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) companies Match XR gives a chance to shine and connect globally, and for international audiences it offers an unique opportunity to meet and experience the professionals of the Finnish XR field in a special way. Read more about the event from this article.

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November 4, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Introducing XR Hub team: Imarre

A happy girl riding a bicycle with VR-glasses on

Today we will be telling you a little bit about XR Hub team Imarre! This team is currently building a prototype of a children’s book which has Augmented Reality (AR) built inside the story. Imarre is concerned about the growing trend of children not reading enough books, as reading increases readers’ dialectics and prevents being credulous.

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November 3, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Helsinki XR Center partnering up with VRDays Europe

HXRC and VRDays Europe logos

Helsinki XR Center is partnering up with VRDays Europe, a 3-day conference and exhibition on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality content, creativity and innovation. Read more about the nature of the partnership from this article.

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October 26, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Introducing XR Hub team: Anarky Labs

Anarky Labs Hannu Lesonen on the right and Lassi Immonen on the left.

We are excited to introduce to you our XR Hub team Anarky Labs! This team is solving the problem of the professional or commercial drone pilots having to look away from the robot in the sky into the small displays in their controllers which are crammed full of hard to read information, and they are doing this by using the latest augmented or mixed reality technology, ie. the Microsoft Hololens 2.

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October 9, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Introducing XR Hub team: Unfold Stories

A selfie taken of Unfold Stories' Riccardo and Lucio with a fish-eye lense. They are both smiling, and it seems like the whole room is spinning around them.

Let us introduce to you our XR Hub team Unfold Stories! This creative team wants to develop a project that has a social impact in our society, not something just entertaining. By taking advantage of new technology, they want to bring stories of people into a new dimension and make them shareable and visible for everyone.

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October 5, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Introducing XR Hub team: Flat Earth Productions

A screen shot of a virtual art gallery by Flat Earth Productions, Timo Polvinen.

Today we are introducing to you our XR Hub team called Flat Earth Productions! This one-person team by Timo Polvinen creates VR applications, and is currently focused on developing Virtual Art Museums. We asked Timo about his projects, why he became a part of the XR Hub, overall thoughts about extended reality, and more!

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September 17, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Helsinki XR Center featured on IteWiki

A man with a virtual reality headset on his head is looking up.

An article about Helsinki XR Center was recently published on a Finnish digital industry focused online magazine called IteWiki. It’s headline goes like this: Helsinki XR Center is a meeting place for Finnish VR and AR industry – “Without XR Hub our product development would be further behind compared to where we are now”

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September 8, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Introducing XR Hub team: Path A

A watering can on the ground projected with AR

Let us introduce to you ur XR Hub team Path A! Path A concentrates on applying XR technologies to contemporary art, and their missio team’s mission is to research how XR technologies can be used when making or experiencing art.

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September 1, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Introducing XR Hub team: 361

A screenshot from a 360 degree documentary project made by XR Hub team 361. Somebody's living room with two people sitting on the couch and watching tv.

This time we are introducing to you the XR Hub team called 361!

This one-person team by Timo Wright makes immersive 360/VR documentary films. Timo believes that VR and 360 can let the viewer immerse themselves into a compelling story in interesting ways – and we totally agree! Re

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August 24, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Introducing XR Hub team: Skeleton Conductor

Skeleton Conductor team

This time we will introduce to you our XR Hub team Skeleton Conductor! The team is working on a full body movement based XR Art experience called Skeleton Conductor, that allows one to express themself through sound and visuals in VR.

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August 10, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Introducing XR Hub team: Sciar

XR Hub team: Sciar. A person in laboratory equipment is looking at a test tube with augmented reality glasses.

This time we will introduce to you our XR Hub team Sciar! Sciar solves the problem of insufficient and inaccurate data documentation of scientific research by bringing new technology to the laboratory, remarkably improving data gathering efficiency and quality, as well as enhancing human work and mitigating errors.

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August 3, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Introducing XR Hub team: AXiiO VR Studio

XR Hub team: AXiiO

Next we are introducing AXiiO VR Studio, a XR Hub team formerly known as TheaterVR. AXiiO creates entertaining, realistic and emotional immersive experiences in a virtual reality storytelling environment. During summer 2020, we will be posting articles about our XR Hub teams on a weekly basis!

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July 27, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Introducing XR Hub team: Virtual Circus

XR Hub team: Critical Charm. Petteri Jakobsson eating fire.

Did someone say circus? Yes! During summer 2020, we will be posting articles about our XR Hub teams on a weekly basis, and now it is time to introduce to you Virtual Circus!

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July 20, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Introducing XR Hub team: Critical Charm

XR Hub team: Critical Charm

During summer 2020, we will be posting articles about our XR Hub teams on a weekly basis. Let us introduce to you, Critical Charm!

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July 13, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Introducing XR Hub team: Green Pixel

Black and white photo with man standing in front of the camera

During summer 2020, we will be posting articles about our XR Hub teams on a weekly basis. Now it’s time to introduce to yo the newest addition to the hub, Green Pixel!

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July 5, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Introducing XR Hub team: Radical Rabbit

XR Hub team: Radical Rabbit

During summer 2020, we will be posting articles about our XR Hub teams on a weekly basis. Let us introduce to you, the first team of the series, Radical Rabbit!

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July 2, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Summer greetings!

HXRC Team enjoying a summer day outside on the beach.

Our HXRC Team will be starting summer vacations soon, but don’t worry! Our social media channels and website will still be full of life, as we will be posting introductions about our XR Hub teams every week. Maybe some updates about the building of our new virtual venue will appear, too! Stay posted!

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June 29, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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HXRC Team: Insights about working remotely in virtual reality

Woman at home, in the middle of a living room, using an Oculus Quest headset. On top is a text: "HXRC TEAM: Insights about working remotely in virtual reality"

During this spring, we tested and wrote about several different virtual reality (VR) platforms with our team, trying to figure out how they would work for formal or informal collaboration and remote meetings. As a conclusion article to the series, we write about the realizations and insights that came along the way, and list some pros and cons of virtual collaboration software in general.

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June 25, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Creating Virtual Helsinki XR Center

XR Design student interns

Creation of the ‘Virtual Helsinki XR Center’ has begun and our team has grown by two new members – meet the XR developer interns Mikko & Veli-Matti. Our XR-team warmly welcomes them to our team!

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June 11, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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HXRC Team: Testing Mozilla Hubs, a mobile-friendly VR platform

A screen shot of Mozilla Hubs. A Santa Claus, robot and panda avatars are standing in front of a temple on a desert.

Next up on our mission of trying out different kinds of virtual reality collaboration tools was Mozilla Hubs, an immersive social experience, an online 3D platform, that runs in your browser. It is free and works literally on every platform: with virtual reality headsets, on desktop, tablet and even mobile phones. On top of this, Hubs is open source and very customizable. You can upload your own avatar, or even build your own spaces with their online 3D editor! 

But we, the Helsinki XR Center team, wanted to find out is it suitable for work purposes as well?

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May 20, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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HXRC Team: Testing VRChat, a community creation focused social VR application

A screenshot of VRChat, social virtual reality application. Two avatars are standing in a room at a sky scraper. There are big windows in the background with a great view of the sunset. Some 3D doodles are floating in the air. There is a text: “HXRC TEAM: Testing VRChat, a community creation focused social VR application” written on top.

Next up on Helsinki XR Center’s test list of social VR and collaboration tools was VRChat, quite possibly the largest and definitely the wildest social VR platform available!

Our team certainly had a lot of fun with it: crazy avatars, games, karaoke … but can it be used for work as well?

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May 15, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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COVID-19 and Santeri Suominen’s Virtual Reality Check

Dog food and a bowl

Our XR Curator Santeri Suominen decided to “eat their own dog food”, and took a few steps deeper into the world of virtual reality gatherings.

Santeri’s intriguing article is not just about the concrete aspects of a virtual event, but the deeper aspects of virtual reality. How do social roles, identity and action change in virtual reality? Does conventional event structures apply? Do we need them or not?

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May 6, 2020/by Meeri Lehto
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Our first virtual conference experience at Laval Virtual World 2020

A screen shot of Laval Virtual World 2020 conference's big event hall: VRtical. The space is yet empty, as the program of the day has not yet begun. There’s a text on the image: HXRC Team’s first virtual conference experience: Laval Virtual World 2020.”

We visited a big virtual conference for the first time, and decided to write some thoughts about! Due to the unfortunate event of Coronavirus pandemia, the Laval Virtual 2020 conference was moved to a virtual environment. How was the all in all experience? Did it feel the same as being in a real-life conference? Read now about our thoughts and experiences!

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April 29, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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HXRC Team: Testing Rec Room, a recreational VR platform

A screen shot of a western movie scenery in RecRoom virtual reality platform. There's a couple of horses and participants trying out the Maker Pen. On top of the picture there's a text: "HXRC Team: Testing Rec Room, a recreational VR platform."

Next on our “working remotely on different virtual reality platforms” tour was Rec Room, a free recreational virtual space, where people can socialize and do various activities, such as play paintball or meet in a park. We wanted to find out whether it is also suitable for working purposes, and wrote an article about our experiences with it.

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April 21, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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HXRC Team: Testing Bigscreen VR for meeting purposes

A screenshot of BigscreenVR. Three participants are sitting on a white couch in front of a screen with a basketball game on. It's night time and they are outside on a rooftop balcony. There is a text "HXRC Team: testing Bigscreen VR for meeting purposes" written on top of the picture.

The third expedition in our “testing out virtual reality collaboration tools” series took us to Bigscreen VR. Can it be used for meeting purposes, or other work related events?

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April 14, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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HXRC Team: Testing AltspaceVR, a social VR platform

A screenshot selfie of AltspaceVR with one participant with a robot avatar in the middle. On top of the picture is a text "HXRC Team: Testing AltspaceVR, a social VR platform. Read more." In the background there is a big Helsinki XR Center logo.

Next up on our mission of trying out different kinds of virtual reality collaboration tools was AltspaceVR, one of the most prominent current social VR platforms in the world for hanging out with friends and enjoying virtual events. But is it also suitable for work?

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April 5, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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HXRC Team: Testing Glue, a virtual collaboration tool

A screenshot of Glue Platform with six participants in it. There is a whiteboard in the middle with writing on it "Greetings from HXRC". On top of the picture is a text "HXRC Team: Testing Glue, a virtual collaboration tool. Read more."

We realized that this situation is our chance to explore ways of working remotely, and we are now on a mission of trying out different kinds of virtual reality collaboration tools. First one in our exploration queue was Glue, a virtual collaboration platform created in Finland. Supporting Finnish companies is always a priority for Helsinki XR Center!

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March 30, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Half-Life: Alyx – First glimpse of what VR in the 2020’s will be

A city scenery screenshot of Half-Life: Alyx VR-game.

The next installment of Half-Life is finally here and it is simply groundbreaking. Could’ve we had expected anything less? Our XR Curator Santeri Suominen tested the game out and wrote an article about his experience. Read Santeri’s insights now!

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March 25, 2020/by Santeri Suominen
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HXRC Team: How will we work remotely?

A virtual reality headset, a laptop and a phone on a table in front of a window with a view to a playground surrounded with trees.

We will share the journey of how our Helsinki XR Center team, a group of eight persons with different technical backgrounds, will work together weekly in virtual reality using multiple platforms and extended reality equipment from home. Our team will give honest opinions and insights exploring different virtual conference rooms in cyberspace. Does it really work in VR or not? What did our XR experts and other team members think: can virtual meetings be just as good as face-to-face ones?

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March 20, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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For XR industry the time to evolve is now

Helsinki XR Center logo with a dark and glitchy background image of waves.

While the situation with COVID-19 is as it stands out, it’s useless to ask whether we need software for remote collaboration. For XR industry the time to evolve is now. And to do this, we need to come together as an industry, not as competitors.

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March 19, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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Helsinki XR Center cancels all events in spring 2020

Until further notice, all of our events and gatherings are cancelled. Read more about our COVID-19 policy.

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, HXRC will cancel or postpone all events, visits and group meetings for the spring 2020. The health of our partners, guests, visitors, staff and team members is our highest priority.

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March 13, 2020/by Helsinki XR Center team
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The results of our second open call are now official: seven new teams will be moving to Helsinki XR Center during the spring, and continue the development of their interesting projects.

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The year 2019 was truly a busy one, but we couldn’t be happier of everything the year has given us and all the support we’ve got around the world. Now as Helsinki XR Center has turned one year old, we will take a moment to reminisce how the first year was like!

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