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  Tapio 'Tassu' Takala

Professor of Interactive Digital Media
Chair of Degree Programme of Information Networks

Head of Department of Media technology  (formerly TML and Media)
Faculty of Information and Natural Sciences 
Aalto University School of Science and Technology (formerly TKK)

Room: Tietotekniikka,  A 137 (office hour Wednesdays at 9-10)
Street address: Konemiehentie 2  (building #30 on the map)
Postal address: box 15400, FI-00076 AALTO, Finland
Mobile phone: +358 50 551 3222,    Fax: +358 9 451 5014,     Email: tassu(at)cc.hut.fi

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IN THE MEDIA:

Tutkiva juttu: Sinun silmiesi tähden (YLE Teema to 16.4. klo 20, ja la 18.4. klo 16.50)

Päiväntasaaja kysyy: Palveleeko tietotekniikka ihmistä vai päinvastoin? (YLE Puhe to 12.3. klo 15)

"Ei sen tarvitse olla vaikeata" (haastattelu Helsingin Sanomissa 4.1.2009).
Ks. myös HS-keskustelupalsta "Ovatko käyttämäsi ohjelmistot hankalia?" 

Research Areas

Computer graphics and interactive systems, virtual reality (VR), animation, sound synthesis, embodied interaction, computational models and simulation, creativity.

Art & Magic – research group on technology for artistic applications [introductory presentation]
Odeion – research facilities for immersion and interaction

Current projects
  • aivoAALTO – interdisciplinary research in the Aalto university [in Finnish] - lue lisää
  • Enactive Media – narrative montage with enactive control
  • DIGITALIS – usability of management information systems of the university [in Finnish]
  • Media Factory – research and education network within the Aalto university [in Finnish]
  • MMR – Mobile Mixed Reality, part of DIEM project in ICT-SHOK (Tekes)
  • MWI / MRConference – meetings in another space, see demo video
  • UI-ART – Urban contextual information interfaces with multimodal augmented reality
 

Courses (mostly in Finnish)

Past, fall 2009
T-111.5450  Tietokoneanimaatio
T-111.5077  Sisällöntuotannon projektityö
T-111.7590  Digitaalisen median tutkimusseminaari

Current, spring 2010
Inf-0.1300  Estetiikka
Inf-0.3100/3101  Verkostojen perusteet
Inf-0.4100  Informaatioverkostot: Studio X
T-111.2210/2211  Informaatioverkostot: Studio 4

All courses by Media Technology  –  WebOodi  –  Noppa

Useful links for students

My graduated students

 

Other Activities

Graduate schools: UCIT
Networks: ACM/SIGGRAPH Helsinki chapter, SID, Cartes, Athene (oltermanni)

Some past projects and results

  • HandsOn – Truly 3D User Interfaces for Product Design and Animation
  • IEEE – Interactive Embodied Emotional Experience
  • ALMA – synthetic musical instruments, also a spin-off company: Virtual Air Guitar
  • HELMA – drawing in the air
  • DIVA – virtual orchestra
  • EVE – Cave-like experimental virtual environment
  • Virtual opera – digital effects for stage performances.
    • previous production: Kohtalokkaat oppitunnit, see  Siba-TV
  • Picasso – drawing in the air, interactive virtual art installation at Annantalo arts centre

Hobbies: playing piano and violin (PO), singing, badminton, diving (Kupla), gardening...

 

Publications

In Progress || Journals || 2006-2010 || 2001-2005 || 1996-2000 || 1991-95 || 1990 & before ||  Videos  ||  All

http://www.cs.hut.fi/~tta/      updated 6 May 2010