deadline: September 12, 2008 16:00
Call for art and media projects and products for the
2nd Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards Competition (7000 Euros)
MindTrek Conference
October 7-9, 2008 | Tampere, Finland
http://www.mindtrek.org/
www.mindtrek.org/competition/ubi

The Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards is an international competition arranged by MindTrek, Nokia and Tampere Region Centre of Expertise in Ubiquitous Computing, and the NAMU research group.

The purpose of the competition is to encourage makers of digital media to generate ideas and develop new and innovative ubimedia products & services. The entries are expected to take a stand on the following questions, for example:

• How does ubiquitous computing affect media environments?
• What are intelligent media environments like?

• What will the location- and context-aware media services of the future be like?

A few other examples are:

• Pervasive and ubiquitous games
• Ambient installations
• Artistic works related to ubiquitous media and computation
• Business models
• Ambient and ubiquitous media technology
• Ubiquitous and ambient media services, devices, and environments
• Context aware, sensing, and interfaces for ubiquitous computation
• Ergonomics, human-computer interaction designs, and product prototypes
• Software, hardware and middleware framework demonstrations
• Ambient television

• etc.

The total award sum for the Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek competition category is 7 000€. The sum can be awarded to one entry, divided between several entries or not awarded at all if the award criteria set by the jury are not fulfilled.

All ubimedia, ubiquitous, pervasive, or ambient products or product and service concepts which have been finalized during the previous year after 1st January 2007 are eligible to take part in the competition.

How to participate?
Please check out the website http://www.mindtrek.org/competition/ubi for entry forms and actual information.

In case of questions, please contact:

Dr. Artur Lugmayr, artur(dot)lugmayr(at)tut(dot)fi, Tel.: +358 40 821 0558, Skype: lartur
Rules of the Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards

The purpose of the competition
The purpose of the competition category is to encourage makers of digital media to generate ideas and develop new and innovative ubimedia products & services. The entries are expected to take a stand on the following questions, for example:

• How does ubiquitous computing affect media environments?
• What are intelligent media environments like?
• What will the location- and context-aware media services of the future be like?

• How does the notion of ‘content' change in times of ubimedia?

Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards Jury
Head Of Jury:
• Bjoern Stockleben, RBB , GER

Competition Chair:
• Artur Lugmayr, NAMU group, Tampere Univ. of Technology, FIN

Jury Members (to be completed):

• Riku Suomela, NOKIA , FIN
• Juha Kaario, NOKIA
• Joelle Stemp, Yu Centrik, CAN
• Katri Lietsala Some Lab, Univ. of Tampere, FIN
• Daniel Salber, Joost, NL
• Glen Gebhard, LMU, USA
• Cai Melakoski, TAMK, FIN
• Andreas Holzinger, MBCS Head Research Unit HCI4MED, Medical University Graz (MUG), AUT
• Michael Hausenblas, Johanneum Research, AUT
• Susanne Sperring, Abo Academy, FIN
• Tampere Demo Factory students

o Simon Reymann (TUT), FIN

About the MindTrek Conference

Conference Venue

MindTrek takes place at Hotel Scandic Rosendahl, in Tampere, Finland. The organizer of the conference has booked quota for the conference delegates from this hotel. Please, look for more information on accommodation and registration later from our website. Please note that the accommodation is not included in the participation fee. There is also other accommodation available in Tampere, ranging from modern firstclass hotels to smaller traditional hotels and dormitories. If you select one of these options, you should make the reservations by yourself with that specific hotel.

Further Information
Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards Competition

Artur Lugmayr, Tel. +358 40 821 0558, skype: lartur, artur(dot)lugmayr(at)tut(dot)fi
MindTrek Conference
Jukka Matikainen, +358 (0)40 5336 379, jukka(dot)matikainen(at)mindtrek(dot)org
http://www.mindtrek.org/