Research output per year
Research output per year
Research activity per year
I'm a tenure track assistant professor of computer games at Aalto University. My mission is to improve health through exergames and digitally augmented sports that promote physical activity. My research interests include exergame design and gameplay innovation through technologies such as AI, procedural animation, and computer vision. The showreel above features projects ranging from my M.A. thesis back in 2001 to commercial games by Virtual Air Guitar Company and my group's recent research. I moved to Aalto from VAGC in 2012.
My background is in human-computer interaction, computer vision, electronics, and audio signal processing technology, and before that in sound design, demoscene, short films, and theatre. I used to be fluent in AHDL, embedded system design, and several assembler dialects, but nowadays I mostly implement my game and interaction prototypes using C# and Unity 3D, and technology using Matlab and C++. I'm a hybrid researcher / engineer / designer.
Doctor of Science (Technology), Teknillinen korkeakoulu
Award Date: 10 May 2007
Master of Arts (Art and Design), Taideteollinen korkeakoulu
Award Date: 13 Dec 2002
Master of Science (Technology), Teknillinen korkeakoulu
Award Date: 29 Oct 2001
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Hämäläinen, P., Acharya, A., Guckelsberger, C. & Ikkala, A.
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2022
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
02/11/2015 → 31/12/2021
Project: Business Finland: Other research funding
Hämäläinen, P., Rajamäki, J. & Takatalo, J.
01/01/2017 → 31/12/2018
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
Takatalo, J., Rajamäki, J., Babadi, A., Hämäläinen, P., Ikkala, A. & Pesola, T.
01/09/2016 → 31/08/2020
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
Hämäläinen, Perttu (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Hämäläinen, Perttu (Recipient), 27 Apr 2017
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Hämäläinen, Perttu (Recipient), Takala, Tuukka (Recipient) & Meeri Mäkäräinen (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Maximus Kaos (Recipient), Ryan Rhodes (Recipient), Hämäläinen, Perttu (Recipient) & T.C. Nicholas Graham (Recipient), 4 May 2019
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Hämäläinen, Perttu (Recipient), Raine Kajastila (Recipient) & Leo Holsti (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Perttu Hämäläinen (Examiner)
Activity: Examination types › Pre-examination of dissertation or acting as opponent to doctoral students
Perttu Hämäläinen (Member)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Membership of a scientific or program committee of a conference or seminar
Antti Sandberg (Speaker), Juuso Toikka (Speaker), Veera Hokkanen (Contributor), Thomas Holmes (Contributor), Hannu Koivuranta (Contributor), Helena Sorva (Contributor), Perttu Hämäläinen (Contributor) & Miikka Junnila (Contributor)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
Perttu Hämäläinen (Member)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Membership of a scientific or program committee of a conference or seminar
Perttu Hämäläinen (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote or plenary lecture
18/02/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
23/10/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Perttu Hämäläinen & Jari Takatalo
01/07/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
23/08/2017
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media appearance