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	The Mobile Hub - What is it? The Mobile Hub is a prototype development environment for mobile applications. As a support unit and resource within the Media Lab of the University of Art and Design Helsinki, it provides support for rapid prototype application development, prototype testing and making proof of concept for creative projects related to mobile technology in research and student projects. The Mobile Hub is supported by NOKIA Global University. Our approach is design oriented and of artisctic and creative nature. Support is provided trough: • A Development environment • A Testing environment • Mobile device rentals • A Knowledge pool • Technical & Concept consutling (contact jurgen.scheible (at) uiah.fi) • Tutoring (available by request to jurgen.scheible (at) uiah.fi) • Facilitation of new colaboration projects related to mobile technology Approach of the support: Areas of interest and support Focus areas: • Mobile group interaction (social computing) • Mobile interaction with large public displays (Hybrid interfaces) • Mobile technology enhanced learning (collaborative mobile tools for situated learning) • Mobile Media - creative use, content production, delivery (Image, Audio, Video, Xhtml, Animation, …) • Organizing of field tests, user experience tests with Mobile technologies • New types of audio visual mobile applications (in Python, Flash, Symbian and Java applications) Side areas: • Games (single and multi-user) • Location based concepts • Messaging (Bluetooth, SMS, MMS) • Cross-media projects, interactive TV Organizational chart The Mobile Hub is coordinated by Jürgen Scheible. • Arki Research Group • Crucible Studio • Learning Environment Group • MA studies, Masters program • DA studies, Doctoral degree program • Media Lab Connectedness to other research bodies (national & international) MediaTeam Oulu - University of Oulu, Finland BNMI - Banff New Media Institute, Banff centre, Banff, Canada Department of Communication systems - Lancaster University, UK HIIT - MUPE, Mobile Multi-user publishing environment MDCN - MOBILE DIGITAL COMMONS NETWORK, Montreal Canada Interaction Design Institute Ivrea - Italy. Octopus - Oulu, Open innovation, development and testing environment for mobile applications and services PLAN - Pervasive and Locative Arts Network (PLAN), UK.


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