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Announcement paves the way for Nokia to find new forms of media
within the mobile space
Espoo, Finland and Palo Alto, CA, USA - Nokia today announced its
newest research laboratory has been established in the Hollywood area
of California, US.
Nokia Research Center Hollywood will work with members of the media &
entertainment industry including new technology companies and
creative talent, together with leading universities in the region to
drive long-term research activities to further strengthen Nokia's
leadership position in the convergence of internet and mobility.
"Hollywood has an enormous variety of academic institutions,
innovative media businesses and unique creative talent. It offers
exactly the right ingredients for research into topics that will be
vital for Nokia's business in the future. The link with the movie
industry is naturally strong, however the entertainment concepts we
will be working on at the NRC Hollywood laboratory are even more
diverse. The laboratory will explore new entertainment experiences
that combine the physical and digital worlds. Our research work will
focus on mixed reality experiences, with a strong community flavor.
We will develop new user interfaces that fully explore the role of
the human body and human motion for more natural forms of
interaction. Mobile devices will play a central role in this,"
commented Rebecca Allen, Laboratory Director of NRC Hollywood.
The new NRC Hollywood laboratory will research on many technologies
surrounding the media industry: film, music, games, web and TV. With
a strong emphasis on entertainment and associated experiences,
research topics will include mixed reality, content creation and user
interface experiences, among others.
In addition to recruiting from and collaborating with the Hollywood
entertainment, media and art communities, the laboratory plans to
further collaborate with the leading universities in the region such
as University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and University of
Southern California (USC).
"Opening our latest laboratory in Hollywood is a key milestone for
Nokia. Engaging more actively with the entertainment and media
community and establishing a research force there is a significant
step for Nokia as we continue to build our position as a leader in
the converging worlds of Internet and mobility", said Henry Tirri,
Head of NRC.
Nokia Research Center collaborates with world-class universities and
research institutes around the globe, including the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and Stanford University in the US, the
University of Cambridge, UK and Tsinghua University, China. This year
Nokia Research Center announced a joint research program with two
Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology in Lausanne and Zurich (EPFL
and ETH Zurich) and opened a lablet on the campus of Helsinki
University of Technology in Finland.
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We
make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that
enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television,
imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing
our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise
solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide
equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through
Nokia Siemens Networks.
About Nokia Research Center
Nokia Research Center (NRC) looks beyond Nokia's existing business
and product development to challenge current strategies and to
stimulate renewal in the company's direction. Working closely with
all Nokia business units, NRC's research explores new frontiers in
digital services, physical-digital connections, human interaction,
data and content technologies, device architecture, and access and
connectivity. NRC promotes open innovation by working on research
projects in collaboration with universities and research institutes
around the world. For more information, see our website:
http://research.nokia.com.
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