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Internet communication therapy
Book an hour on Zoom or our sofa to air out any ideas or questions you might have on using the internet for you communication needs. Tools are in constant flux, and new cultural conventions emerge and fade; reflecting on what is stable vs. what is new and interesting is something we enjoy. Get in…
Interview
Sit down with someone, hit Record and off you go. We’ve streamlined the process so you don’t even need to use a computer for this one. These User Guides guide you through the process. Related items
Narration or Voiceover
One person and a microphone; record spoken word directly to your memory card using the Røde Control Surface. These User Guides guide you through the process. Related items
Talking Head video
Sometimes clear explanation is enough. You can record a talking head video up to two people with white or green backdrop or a black curtain. Mini Studio has a teleprompter. User guides Related items
Photography
There’s just enough space in Mini Studio for three point lightning set up to take photographs. Products, protos or portraits up to long medium shot size with white or green backdrop. User guides Related items
Video interview
1-3 persons interview or discussion video shot with multiple cameras in a nice lightning set up. User guides Related items
VR Theme Day
Let us tailor a session of demos and experimentation for your group, along with optional catering and other amenities. Related items
Build a Learning Event
Aalto Learning Services can help you find new ways to use extended reality tools to try out on your courses. Contact us to get started. Get in touch For any questions, you can mail vrhub@aalto.fi to reach the right people. Related items
Free Exploration
Book the VR Hub for an hour or two for freely exploring the content available in the space by yourself or with a group. See the User Guides for help. Related items
A Pod
Easy-to-access 2 person pod, with great sound insulation, for podcasting, narration and interviews
Timo Ovaska
While working for Aalto Learning Services, Timo can often be found at the VR Hub, where he delves into using extended reality in education
ABC for VR Hub
Turn on the computer Username: gamer-aaltoPassword: harald&PELIT Turn on SteamVR Click this icon on desktop. Turn on the hand controllers Take the controllers from the charger and press the main menu -button for 2 seconds. Turn on the headset Take the headset and move it a bit. The tracking is working when all icons turn…
Booking the VR Hub
The space can be booked using either the Aalto Space – app, or from booking.aalto.fi. Expect the doors to be open during the daytime, while during the Harald Herlin Learning Center business hours the information desk can assist you. User guides Related items
Photo by Kari PalsilaVideo Edits
Equipped with Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere CC our video edits provide an environment for editing 4K and even higher resolution content, with 2.1 speakers for light-weight mixing. Two of the units run macOS and four use Windows. We also use Avid Interplay Access for co-managing the production. For classic analog work, Steenbeck 16mm…
Audio Edits
Our production and post-production facilities range from small sound edits to large, professional high end environments.
Mini Studio
Shoot a photo or video in a small, but very black room, with optional green and white backdrops
VR Hub
The VR Hub was a 35m² space dedicated to learning about extended reality experiences, whether created at Aalto University, or by the bustling community around the world. It has closed in the summer of 2024 and will continue in a new form as the Extended Reality Studio in our new Marsio building. It featured hardware,…
Costume Workshop
Be it a performance, film, installation or a research project into wearable tech, we are here to help! The Costume Workshop is a learning, research and production environment for all Aalto Students for study related projects. It includes a Sewing Studio, Dyeing Studio, Wardrobe and Laundry facilities for producing and modifying costumes, materials and accessories.…
Roihupelto Studios
Our 230 m2 studio with a realtime 4K Arri multicamera setup, motion capture tools and green screen at high end quality located in eastern Helsinki.
Self Service Studio
A ready-to-use setup for quickly capturing presentations and creating lecture materials, all wired up the University’s Panopto video service
Set Design Workshop
Need to paint large surfaces? Looking for a place for welding or wood work? Our multi-purpose set construction workshop provides resources for working with wood, metal, electronics and surface materials such as paint. We’ve got everything you need to build up the sets for your production. Our resources are designed for the use of the film,…
Foley Mixing Stage
Our completely sound proof, 45 m2 foley stage has everything you need to create an audio environment for your production
VR Studio
Need to work on VR content with the latest software and headsets? Our 45m2 VR Studio is equipped with five editing units all with dual screens and powerful graphics cards. Two of these workstations sport NVIDIA GeForce GTX1080, two come with NVIDIA Titan XP, and the fifth has an NVIDIA Quadro P6000 24GB GPU. Included are HTC Vive and Oculus…
Odeion Screening Auditorium
43 seats, a high quality Christie projector and Meyer Sound audio suitable for film screening, watching streamed media, and even hosting a small eSports event. 2024 Changes in operation As Aalto Studios built a brand new movie theatre in the new Marsio building, we’re letting Odeion go. It is now managed by Aalto IT, who…
AV Production Service
When planning to produce audiovisual content, take a moment to pre-plan a roadmap and find resources with our AV production experts first
Film Mixing Stage
An 11.1.4 speaker setup featuring Meyer Sound gear and a 4 x 2m projection screen for either scoring, sound editing or both
Research Facilitation
Creative sector projects are increasingly more transdisciplinary and multi-cultural in nature. We can help you find new ways to broaden your perspectives.
Aalto Studios Takeout
Borrow a camera, or ten. And lights and mics and VR headsets and all the things for your media production. If you’re unsure of what more to get, sit down with our equipment experts to figure it out
Jon Fabritius
Internet communication design and development consulting, teaching and software development at the Web Studio. Communication and space related development projects at the Aalto Studios in general.
Johanna Ilmarinen
Johanna is Aalto Studios Workshop Team Leader and Workshop Master at Costume Workshop. She loves helping students with projects, especially when the solution is not obvious and the question challenge her knowledge. In addition to student’s guidance, she makes material orders, arranges courses, makes patterns, fittings, and dyes. She has previously worked in Theatre’s and…
Ari Kivimäki
Ari is the Senior Manager in charge of Aalto Studios partnerships – both internally and externally. He has a long background as a new business developer and can advice startups in the area of creative industries, based on his experience at the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE and new business centers. He has also been a…
Oliver Manner
Oliver is hosting the Web Studio in collaboration with his colleague Jon Fabritius. They help the whole Aalto community with things related to the internet: Web pages, CMS systems, social media, etc. They also build web systems for Aalto University e.g Aalto People and Aalto Takeout. Oliver has spent his whole work career in Aalto.…
“Ville” Jari Manninen
Ville is an AV technician at Aalto Studios. With his over 30-year experience, Ville is the perfect guy to help out with everything from sound, video or stage setups. He has a BA in art with a specialty in performance and theatre technics. Bonus info:Ville meets up with his friend every Sunday and plays hockey.
Lassi Savola
Lassi is an AV Specialist and works in AV Productions as an Assistant Producer. He has over a decade of experience with media production from a technical point of view, as well as extensive hands-on knowledge about audiovisual equipment. Lassis knowledge of AV equipment, ranging from every-day tech to professional cinema equipment, mixed with his…
Krisjanis Rijnieks
Krisjanis is the Aalto Fablab master and is responsible for keeping it open and helping you to get the hold of its machines and capabilities. Krisjanis has graduated Fab Academy from Fab Lab Barcelona and holds a MA diploma from Aalto Media Lab. He developed projection mapping tool ofxPiMapper (a projection mapping tool for the…
Juhani Tenhunen
With lots of experience in academic matters at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Juhani oversees our international projects that bring together students and researchers from around the globe.
Toni Tolin
Toni is responsible of the Marsio AV technologies like Hiapp control system, Router systems, KVM systems and Vision mixers. Toni have been working at Aalto University since 2002 and he loves making good looking productions that are technically challenging. Toni have great technical skills, a big knowledge about production gear and experience with many different…
Kallio Stage (closed 2021)
As of July 1st, 2021 we have closed our Kallio Stage facility. This 1920 Art Deco-style venue was a highly customizable event and performance space built into a traditional theatre environment. It served Aalto and joint TEAK course curriculum and many student thesis productions. It is now been renamed to Kalliosali by its new occupants,…
Web Studio
Get dedicated personal assistance with anything Internet. No project too small, no idea too big.
Aalto Fablab
Aalto Fablab is the digital fabrication laboratory of the Aalto University. It is based on the classic MIT Fab Lab concept, has all the machines listed in the 100K fab lab specification, has open days and hosts Fab Academy thus being an active node in the global fab lab network. See more, follow @aaltofablab on Instagram Services Of course you can visit us…
Studio Kipsari
Kipsari offers their famous, delicious vegan tastes at two locations in Otaniemi and we obviously prefer this one here at Aalto Studios HQ. Featuring a soup & salad lunch for students, staff, and anyone who enjoys vegan and vegetarian cuisine, as well as cafe refreshments. Comes with projection and sound This space can be booked…
Aalto Studios Gallery
This exhibition space at our Otakaari 7 lobby comes with well lit wall space, options for ceiling rigging and built-in screens for displaying media content. Its proximity to the Studio Kipsari cafe with its dedicated AV capabilities lets you extend your exhibit into a larger event as required. Show and tell The gallery is currently…
Get to know Takeout Pro
There area a ton of equipment and other resources available for Aalto University users for creating media and building immersive experiences.…
Remote Teaching Studio(s)
Video conference in peace, with good light, sound and a green screen
PCB Production
Bring your electronics experiments to the next level with the Aalto Fablab PCB production capabilities. We have two milling machines (Roland…
Fablab Courses
We offer a Digital Fabrication minor that started as an academic overlay for the global Fab Academy course. The minor focuses…
Set Design Workshop Orientation
Working in the Set Design Workshop requires orientation to the occupational safety instructions and the use of the equipment. Please choose…
Fablab Orientation
There are several ways how you can learn more about and get access to Aalto Fablab. 1. Introduction Sessions We offer…
Background Images for Video Conferencing
Our Remote Teaching Studios come equipped with green screens for that added professional touch when using background images with video. Here…
Hybrid Stage
A hybrid is a simultaneous on-site and online event experience. It works just like a TV studio, but for streaming. The…
Visualization Hub
Bring in a group of people for a shared immersive audiovisual experience. The Visualization Hub features a 6 m (⌀) cylindrical…
Creative Technologies
Participate onsite in Marsio, or watch the seminar (in Finnish) online on 26 September 2024. Miten tekoäly muuttaa musiikkia? Hybrid event…
A Pod Quickstart Video Guide
Get a tour of the A Pod before you begin. User guides Related items
MAGICS
MAGICS is an infrastructure and a community for practicing cutting-edge science and art related to socially sustainable digitalization and virtualization, aiming…
Aalto Creatives
The Aalto Creatives pre-incubator program aims to support creative industry students, researchers, and practitioners in developing and launching their business ideas…
Panel Discussion
In order to visualize how the Hybrid Stage works, you can think about a TV show with an onsite audience that…
Course and production bookings
Get to know the new and old Aalto Studios facilities across the campus, then get in touch with us for planning…
Takeout User Guide
Takeout lets Aalto University people find and book production resources from many different campus locations, by many different providers. Sign in,…
EMIL
European Media and Immersion Lab (EMIL) is an Extended Reality (XR) related network composed of four major European academic institutions, with a mission…
Instructions for Organisers
In order to visualize how the Hybrid Stage works, you can think about a TV show with an onsite audience that…
Instructions for Speakers
The best suited for the stage are ted talk type of speakers with strong but simple visuals, interviews, and small discussions.…
Lightboard Studio
Create lecture videos while writing and sketching full screen, in luminous lines suspended in mid-air
Laura Törnroos
Laura is the workshop master at Väre Takeout.
CoCoon
The project Cocoon is a Erasmus+ Forward-lookin project that started in the beginning of 2023 and will end at the end…
Aalto Takeout
Aalto Takeout is a web service that lets Aalto University people find and book production resources from many providers around the campus.…
Biodesign Diagnostic Co-creation Workshop – focus on needs for change and improvement
What is the state of bio-design now, and what could it become in the future? Join the CoCoon Workshop to develop…
Podcast Studio
Comfy space for easily recording audio, with room for 4 participants
Event Studio
Can be used by itself as a black box venue, or paired up with the stage to create a contiguous 500…
Digital Studio
A high end production and research facility for capturing image, sound and movement. It can be used for motion and performance…
Experimental Studios
Seven rooms for heavy duty experimental projects, with industrial grade durability
Marsio Cinema
The best audio and video experience on campus, used for events, teaching and production screenings. Marsio Cinema is a full-fledged movie…
Marsio Stage
The premiere event space at Aalto University, at the heart of the Otaniemi campus.
Photo by Kari PalsilaSound Laboratory
Experimental audio mixing and monitoring space, in connection with our Sound Recording rooms
Sound Recording Rooms
A pair of acoustically excellent recording areas, connected to our post-production network
Extended Reality Studio
Production workstations and free space for XR productions and tests
ABL Measurement Rooms
Aalto Behavioural Laboratory monitoring and stimulus systems for behavioural and user experience studies
Project Rooms
A set of heavy duty rooms for hosting visiting projects in the realms of art and media production. Available in late…
Marsio Living Room
An open area for working, studying and gathering over coffee
Podcast Studio User Guide
Learn how to use the Podcast Studio to record your audio
Podcast Studio Quickstart Video Guide
Get a tour of the Podcast Studio before you begin. Transcript Welcome to the podcast studio. The Aalto Studios Podcast studio…
Self Service Studio User Guide
This is a document in progress, illustrating the various machinery and furniture of the space, including control surfaces and the lighting.…
Self Service Studio troubleshooting checklist
This document helps you check both hardware and software settings, and provides fixes for known issues. Camera not working? If the…
Self Service Studio Quick Guide
This quick guide provides a short tutorial on how to use the Self Service Studio Wrap up the session To finish…
Pickup and Return Lockers
Pickup and Return Lockers in Marsio
Takeout to use email based sign-in
In early February, we’ll switch from using Aalto University SSO as the primary authentication method to using magic links, where we…
Self Service Studio Video Guide
Take a tour of the Self Service Studio to get started. This video walks you through all the settings you need…
Teaching Studio User Guide
This is a document in progress, illustrating the various machinery and furniture of the space, including control surfaces and the lighting.…
Teaching Studio troubleshooting checklist
This document helps you check both hardware and software settings, and provides fixes for known issues. The Teaching Studio Troubleshooting checklist…
Takeout 2.2 update
We cleaned up and fixed a lot of little details around the app and made the mobile experience better. Improvements include:…
Takeout 2.3 update
A set of small improvements and fixes: As is the custom, fixes sometimes introduce bugs or other undesired behaviour; contact us…