Helsinki XR Center
Helsinki XR Center

Overview

Helsinki XR Center (HXRC), home of Extended Reality is a centre of AR/VR research, development and start-up hub based in Helsinki and operated by Metropolia University of Applied Sciences  and FIVR (Finnish Virtual Reality Association).

Main activities of Helsinki XR Center are research and development actions under Metropolia RDI Services, startup support by offering inhouse XR teams office space, equipment, community and mentoring, and showcasing the Finnish XR industry through showroom activities and events.

The 8 people team of the center have diverse competencies ranging from startup and business development, event management and service design through state-of-the-art XR technologies and industry knowledge.

Our latest projects have concentrated on developing VR applications for citizen activation in decision-making and urban development, developing multiplayer VR applications for nurse training and accessibility studies, developing AR applications for building solutions and researching new…
HTC Vive Pro
Varjo XR1, Varjo XR3
Valve Index
Oculus Rift S
Hololens 2
HP Reverb
Samsung Odyssey
Oculus Quest 1(wireless)
Oculus Quest 2 (wireless) 
Oculus Go (wireless)
iPhone for AR applications
Azure Kinect cameras 
360 cameras
Haptic Gloves 

 
. VR Pavilion Finland - Virtual 3D venue for organizing events in Altspace, including expo area for partners and Amfi theatre 

XR Showroom for testing and visits

XR workshops (2 hours, 4 hours, 1 day) 

Consulting services 

Coaching and mentoring for startups 

Motion Capture Studio (Metropolia University of Applied Sciences) 

Green Screen and Multicam studios for development (Metropolia University of Applied Sciences) 

Photography studios (Metropolia University of Applied Science) 

 
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