ProtoXR project focuses on increasing the innovation capabilities of companies and the Lapland region through design and new design technologies

ProtoXR – Enhancing innovation capabilities through design intensive prototyping and XR technologies

Project offers companies, communities and citizens opportunities to get to know and try design technologies through various open events and workshops.

Objectives
  • Develope expertise and working skills with design and art technologies.
  • Utilize the new art and design ILO infrastructure, which includes e.g. rapid model prototyping methods, design techniques combining physical and digital, and augmented and virtual reality (XR) technologies.
  • Create opportunities for emerging of new product ideas and concepts.
  • Accelerate the adoption of new technologies in design and product development processes.

Implementation

  • Design and prototype various tangible design and XR demos, which are used to illustrate the innovation possibilities in demo events.
  • Organize pop-up workshops in Lapland .
  • Disseminate knowledge on design and XR technologies, increase the visibility of Arctic design internationally.