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Events and Publicity
- New small gamification project started with Soul Aim Studios and CSC
- The target is CSC's genome browser.
- Radio Interviews
- Työkalu ei voi mennä älykkyydessä käyttäjänsä edelle, YLE Lahden Radio (97,9 Mhz), 6:45, August 8, 2011
- Poster Talk
- Analyzing and Modeling No-limit Texas Hold’em Poker, Tomi Pasanen, in the 11th Scandinavian Conference on Artificial Intelligence (SCAI 2011)
- The First Android Programming Project will start May 9, 2011
- 582344 Android Programming Project (1-2 cr)
- The Second Official Robot Programming Project started 20 January, 2011
- 582326 Robot Programming Project (4 cr)
- Scientific Talk
- Students´ working strategies and outcomes in a creativity-supporting learning environment, Matti Lattu, the 40th Annual ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (IEEE FIE), Washington, DC, USA, 27-30 October 2010
- Scientific Talk
- Creativity and Intrinsic Motivation in Computer Science Education: Experimenting with Robots, Mikko Apiola, in the 15th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2010) 26-30 June 2010
- One and half week intensive workshop on game AI will start on 10 May, 2010
- AI for Games II
- An official Robot Programming Project started 22 January, 2010
- 582326 Robot Programming Project (4 cr)
- One week intensive workshop on game AI will start on 31st August, 2009
- 582329 AI for Games (3 cr) Autumn 2009
- Scientific Talk
- Applying creativity to Teaching in Computer Science: An exploratory learning course with LEGO Mindstorms robots, Mikko Apiola, in the Workshop on “Enabling Creative Learning Design: How HCI, User Modelling and Human Factors Help”, of the 14th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED 2009), 6-19 July 2009
- Internet News
- Helsingin yliopistossa opiskellaan Legoilla, Luova May 11, 2009
- Helsingin yliopistossa opiskellaan Legoilla, Sektori, May 8, 2009
- Helsingin yliopistossa opiskellaan Legoilla, Ajankohtaista, Helsingin yliopisto, May 8, 2009
- Tietojenkäsittelyä oppii Legoillakin, Tietokone, May 8, 2009
- Helsingin yliopistossa opiskellaan tietotekniikkaa Legoilla, ITviikko, May 11, 2009
- Helsingin yliopistossa opiskellaan tietotekniikkaa Legoilla, digitoday May 8, 2009
- One week intensive workshop on game design will start on 11th May, 2009
- 582328 From Game Design to Prototype Workshop (3 cr)
- Unofficial examination of forthcoming Ph.D. dissertation, 5th March, 2009
- Examination of Petri Lankoski's Ph.D. thesis "Character-Driven Game Design: A Design Approach and Its Foundations in Character Engagement" took place in Media Lab of University of Art and Design Helsinki
- New course on programming robots has started 4th March, 2009
- 582326 Robot Programming Project (2-4 cr)
- An investment for Robots
- Department has kindly bought 60 LEGO Mindstorms robots as a platform for robot programming, February, 2009
- Scientific Talk
- Why Using Robots to Teach Computer Science can be Successful Theoretical—Reflection to Andragogy and Minimalism, Tomi Pasanen, in the 8th Baltic Sea Conference on Computing Education Research (Koli Calling 2008), Koli, Finland, Saturday, 15th November, 2008
- Scientific Talk
- Texas Hold'em Game Server for AI-Developers, Tomi Pasanen, in 13th International Conference on Computer Games: AI, Animation, Mobile, Interactive Multimedia, Educational & Serious Games (CGAMES 2008), Wolverhampton, UK, Tuesday, 4th November, 2008
- Open source game server was released on Monday, 13th October, 2008
- The server can be used for playing Texas Hold 'em between people or playing between bots or both. The server is also easily to expand with other simple turn based games.
- Scientific Talk
- Framework for evaluating believability of non-player characters in games, Tero Hinkkanen, in the 13th Finnish Artificial Intelligence Conference (STeP 2008), Espoo, Finland, Wednesday, 20th August, 2008
- Scientific Talk
- Framework for evaluating believability of non-player characters in games, Tero Hinkkanen, in the 18th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI 2008)—Artificial Intelligence in Games (AIG '08), Patras, Greece, Tuesday, 22th July, 2008
- Scientific Talk
- A Heuristic Based Approach for a Betting Strategy in Texas Hold'em Poker, Teemu Saukonoja, in the 10th Scandinavian Conference on Artificial Intelligence (SCAI 2008), Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, 28th May 2008
- Demo session for games done in course Introduction to Game Programming
- Tuesday 29 January, time 13:00-15:00, place class B221
- Magazine News
- Lähde sotaan tai avaruuteen, Suomen Kuvalehti, December 51-52 2007 (page 32-35)
- Newspaper News
- Pelihelvetti – vai virtuaaalitaivas? (Peliikka vetää opiskelijoita/Kone pelaa pokeria), Tekniikka&Talous, November 8, 2007
- Korttiringissä tietokone maksaa, Keskisuomalainen, November 5, 2007
- Tietokonepelit ovat mainettaan parempaa ajanvietettä, Lapin kansa, October 17, 2007
- Tietokonepelit mainettaan parempaa ajanvietettä, Länsi-Savo, October 7, 2007
- Tietokonepelit eivät huonoa ajanvietettä, Etelä-Saimaa, October 7, 2007
- Snart klår datorn dig i poker, Hufvudstadsbladet, October 4, 2007
- Internet News
- Pelihelvetti vai virtuaalitaivas?, Tekniikka&Talous, November 8, 2007
- Peliikka kiinnostaa opiskelijoita, Tekniikka&Talous, November 8, 2007
- Peli-ilon tutkimista ja pokeritekoälyä, Ajankohtaista, Helsingin yliopisto, October 8, 2007
- Tietokonepelit ovat mainettaan parempaa ajanvietettä , Verkkouutiset, October 6, 2007
- Tietokonepelit ovat mainettaan parempaa ajanvietettä, Kaleva.plus.kotimaa, October 6, 2007
- Snart klår datorn dig i poker, Hufvudstadsbladet, October 4, 2007
- Press Conference on Research Related to Digital Games
- Presentation of ongoing research is given by the head of lab and Teemu Saukonoja. The place is Runeberg hall, the main building of University of Helsinki, at 10:000 and the date is Wednesday 3 of October 2007.
- Meeting of Gamics Lab 2007
- The meeting will be held on Friday, the 25th of May 2007, at
13:15 o'clock in the class D122. The program includes
- a general talk on the current status of the Lab,
- M.Sc. and B.Sc. thesis presentations, and
- unofficial Department's Texas Hold 'em championship competition
(participation requires registration in Moodle).
Everybody interested is welcomed!
- Congratulation Lauri Liuhto as the winner of Texas Hold 'em competition!
- A few pictures of the event (Lauri on the right) 1, 2, and 3 by Sami Lehtinen
- TV interview
- Channel MTV3, Verkossa program, a short interview on game research with a few general questions, December 18, 2006
- Participation in
- IPerG Open House in Helsinki on the 13th of December, Kiasma seminar room, Helsinki, Mannerheiminaukio 1.
- Presentation
- Jani Kajala (Rovio Mobile Ltd.) will give a talk on character animation in Lecture Hall B123 (Exactum) 13:15 o'clock on Thursday 23, November 2006
- Presentation
- Lauri Hyvärinen will give a talk on Frozenbyte in Lecture Hall B123 (Exactum) 13:15 o'clock on Tuesday 21, November 2006
- Scientific Talk
- Creating Realistic Collaboration for Action Games, Ismo Puustinen, in the Fourth International Game Design and Technology Workshop and Conference (GDTW 2006), Liverpool, UK, Thursday, 16th November 2006
- Introduction Talk
- AI and Games, Head of Lab, Digital Games session in The Ninth Scandinavian Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2006 (SCAI 2006), Helsinki, Finland, Friday 27th October 2006
- Scientific Talk
- Game Theoretic Methods for Action Games, Ismo Puustinen, in The Ninth Scandinavian Conference on Artificial Intelligence (SCAI 2006), Helsinki, Finland, Friday 27th October 2006
- General Talk
- Society of Digital Games (Digitaalisten pelien yhteiskunta), Head of Lab, Poikkitaiteellinen päivä, Soveltavan kasvatustieteen laitos 13.10.2006
- Newspaper News
- Lehtori loi pelinharrastajille tutkimusyksikön, Helsingin Sanomat, August 30, 2006 (page C 13)
- Participation in
- FlatOut 2 "After Release Party" on Wednesday 27th of September in Helsinki, Bugbear Entertainment
- Participation in
- Games and Storytelling Lecture Series 2006-2007
- Magazine News
- Örkin uudet vaatteet, Yliopisto, Helsingin yliopiston tiedelehti, May 7/2006 (page 26)
- IGDA Finland Monthly meeting Tuesday, 7th March 2006 - Education Theme
- Head of lab will give a short talk on teaching at Department of Computer Science
- Radio Interview
- Radio Suomi 22:50, March 5, 2006
- The Lab is mentioned in Newspaper News
- Opetusministeriö laiminlyö koulutuksen, ITviikko, February 26, 2006
- The Lab is mentioned in Internet News
- Tietokonepelin kehitystyö on harras ammatti, digitoday, Febryary 16, 2006
- Pariticipation in Kyöpelit gala February 2, 2006
- At the invitation of Pelit magazine the head of lab visited the Kyöpelit gala where the best digital games of the year 2005 were announced and awarded. Games were ranked by Finnish players, by journalists of Pelit magazine and by the Finnish Games and Multimedia Association
- Radio Interviews
- Pelilaboratorio tutkii tekoälyä,, Bittivirtaa, YLE/Radio 1, 10:43-10:58, December 29, 2005
- Tietokonepeleistä tiedettä,YleX, 12:10-12:30, December 21, 2005
- Magazine News
- Suomalainen pelitutkimus kasvaa, PELIT, January 1/2006 (page 17)
- Pelilaboratorio, Yliopisto, Helsingin yliopiston tiedelehti, January 1/2006 (page5)
- Newspaper News
- Yliopistoon pelilaboratorio,
Helsingin Sanomat,
December 21, 2005, (page A 16)
Yliopisto perusti pelilabran, ITviikko, December 22, 2005 (page 5) - Internet News
- Helsingin
yliopistoon laboratorio tietokonepeleille, YleX
Popkulttuuri, December 23, 2005
Helsingin yliopistolla kehitetään peliohjelmointia, MB net, December 22, 2005
Yliopistoon pelilaboratorio, Helsingin Sanomat, December 21, 2005
Helsingin yliopisto syöksyy pelitutkimukseen, ITviikko, December 21, 2005
Helsingin yliopisto syöksyy pelitutkimukseen, digitoday, December 21, 2005
Helsingin yliopisto perusti pelilaboratorion, Tallentum.com, December 20, 2005
Helsingin yliopisto perusti pelilaboratorion, Tietoviikko, December 20, 2005
Peliikka-laboratorio aukesi Helsingin yliopistolla, Sektori, December 20, 2005
Helsingin yliopistoon tietokonepelien laboratorio Uudenmaan uutiset, December 20, 2005
Helsingin yliopistoon tietokonepelien laboratorio, Tietokone, December 20, 2005
Peliikka-laboratorio aukesi Helsingin yliopistolla, Wivanet - TV introduction
- Channel TV2, a short announcement of starting the Gamics Lab, Local News 17:50-18.00, December 20, 2005 (also in channel Digi-TV/YLE 24 at 19:20)
- Opening
- The official opening of the lab, which is at the same time The
First Meeting of the Gamics Lab,
will be arranged on Friday, the 16th of December 2005
at 10 a.m. in room B221 of the Exactum building. The program includes:
- a general talk on ideas of founding the lab,
- announcement of a logo competition,
- M.Sc. thesis presentations (completed and planned),
- Robocode deathmatch for participants of seminar AI Algorithms in Computer Games, and
- demonstrations of computer games done in the course Game and Virtual Environment.
Everybody interested is welcome! (A few pictures of the event 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 by Urho Konttori) - Web address
- The Gamics Lab got an official web address gamics.cs.helsinki.fi on 16th of November, 2005
- University News
- In search of an intelligent game, Portraits, Science and Research, University of Helsinki, November 2005
