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6/2011-6/2014
University of Oulu is the Finnish Lead Partner in this Interreg IV A Nord Program project, coordinated by the Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. The activities in the work package “NIMO Service pilot 3D Internet” will be managed by the Media Team Oulu.
The objective is to design and implement an open standard 3D virtual model of downtown Oulu including outdoor modeling of a limited number of city blocks and indoor modeling of selected key buildings. In addition, a pervasive game utilizing the emerging 3D virtual model will be created. The game is intended for youth and it will build on the local pervasive computing resources such as the UBI-hotspots and the panOULU WLAN network.
Virtual worlds, accessible via open APIs, transgress the boundaries between physical and virtual worlds, so that interaction events taking place in the physical world can be projected in real-time into the virtual world and vice versa.
The emerging virtual model provides new innovative ways for combining the real world urban space and the game world. Embodiment and participation can be distributed with an application across physical and virtual spaces seamlessly.
Alatalo T, Kuusela E, Puuperä R & Ojala T (2013)
Comparative API Complexity analysis of two platforms for networked multiplayer games using a reference game.
3rd International Workshop on Games and Software Engineering (GAS 2013), San Francisco, CA, USA, to appear.
Zanni D, Alatalo T, Goncalves J, Ojala T & Arhippainen L (2013)
Porting a 3D tablet interface onto a wall-sized display.
CHI 2013 workshop POWERWALL - International Workshop on Interactive, Ultra-High-Resolution Displays, Paris, France, to appear.
Alakärppä I, Hosio S & Jaakkola E (2012)
SNS as a platform of the activity monitoring system for the elderly.
Proc. International Workshop on Advances in Personalized Healthcare Services, Wearable Mobile Monitoring, and Social Media Pervasive Technologies (APHS 2012), Paris, France.
Abstract Full paper (PDF)
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Financiers and Business Partners
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Business Oulu
European Regional Development Fund Interreg IV A Nord Program
Regional Council of Lapland
Länsstyrelsen i Norrbotten
OBP Research
University of Lapland
Luleå University of Technology
Timo Ojala
Marika Leskelä
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