Project news:

Ou­lu­lai­set nuoret otet­tiin mukaan ke­hit­tä­mään peliä, joka in­nos­taa kir­joit­ta­maan, Kaleva, Julkaistu: 18.12.2024 (in Finnish)

Blockchains important for data ownership, University of Oulu, Last updated: 9.12.2024

Lohkoketjut tärkeitä tiedon omistajuuden kannalta, Oulun yliopisto, Viimeksi päivitetty: 9.12.2024 

Hy­vän­te­ke­väi­syyt­tä pa­ha­mai­nei­sel­la tek­nii­kal­la, Kaleva, Julkaistu: 5.12.2024 (in Finnish)

Uusi verkkopeli Tarinatalo innostaa peruskoululaisia kirjoittamaan, ePressi, julkaistu 30.9.2024 (in Finnish)

Nuorten kanssa kehitetyn pelin avulla kirjoitustaidot haltuun, Oulun yliopisto, viimeksi päivitetty 13.6.2024 (in Finnish)

Shortly about the project:

The Metapilot Factory project is a research project coordinated by OAMK, with Centria University of Applied Sciences and the University of Oulu. The project is co-funded by the European union and council of Oulu region.

The goal of the Metapilot Factory project is to strengthen the expertise and understanding of metaverse technologies among universities, micro-enterprises, and SMEs in the Northern Ostrobothnia region.

The objective is to enhance the ability of companies and research, development, and innovation actors in Northern Ostrobothnia to adopt and utilize new metaverse technology. The project aims to discover new business opportunities and thereby enhance the international competitiveness of businesses in the region, as well as the attractiveness of the area as a location for R&D and workforce placement.

Read more about the project from OAMK's website: Metapilot Factory (only in Finnish)

Pilots at the University of Oulu:

Metapilot Factory includes several pilots. Below is a list of pilots organized by INTERACT, in collaboration with other ITEE research units: 

• Tarinatalo - A virtual learning environment for supporting the reading and writing skills of children and adolescents. Read more about the project in Finnish and in English
• Meta Education - Piloting and creating a teaching environment in the Metaverse
• Mesta platform - Blockchain-based platform for collectible card games. Read more here.
• XR Mediation - Combining meditation and other relaxation techniques in an immersive (social)VR environment.
• OnchainApp - Developing an Onchain Analytics Tool. Read more about the project here.
• Legend of Alumnus - Serious Game for indoor air quality measurement.
• Saunatonttu - Mobile application that integrates sensor and user data with research on the health effects of sauna.

Events:

• University Business Forum 2024, University of Oulu, 31.10.2024
• The Rails Ahead, Oulu, 3.10.2024
• ICT breakfast, University of Oulu, 2.9.2024
• Amazing North, Oulu, 21.-22.5.2024
• Metaverse in Action, Helsinki, 20.5.2024
• Metaverse-kehittämispäivä, University of Oulu, 18.4.2024
• UniOulu Science Day 2024, University of Oulu, 17.4.2024
• Tarinatalo workshops with 3 different schools, Oulu, 12/2023 - 05/2024

Publications:

• Kallionpää O & Pentikäinen, J. (2024) A Systematic Review of Research on Developing Writing skills Using Gamification
• Yaghoubi, A. (2024). Characteristics of good user experience for meditation in virtual reality-enabled metaverse (Master's thesis, A. Yaghoubi). University of Oulu
• Kaisto, J., Juutilainen, T., & Kauranen, J. (2024). Non-fungible Tokens, Tokenization, and Ownership. Computer Law and Security Review.
• Paajala I, Nyyssölä J, Mattila J, Karppinen P. Users’ Perceptions of Key Blockchain Features in Games. Future Internet. 2022; 14(11):321. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi14110321
• Kauranen J., Janhonen E., Fidos Oy, & Peura S., Fidos Oy, Blockchain Technology Report - Fundamental Principles and Perspectives for Developers and Infrastructure Providers
• Sitra and the Finnish National Gallery’s virtual exhibition experiment offered a view of the future art experience, Sitra, published 7.3.2024
• Nuorten kanssa kehitetyn pelin avulla kirjoitustaidot haltuun, Oulun yliopisto, viimeksi päivitetty 13.6.2024 

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