Virtual Reality & Multi Media Park SpA
Corso Lombardia, 194
10149 Torino
(Piedmont)
- Telephone:
- +39 011 5697211
- Fax:
- +39 011 5697219
- URL:
- www.vrmmp.it
- President:
- Sergio Toffetti
- Director:
- Franco Bevione
- Contact:
- Franco Bevione
- Email:
- virtualreality@vrmmp.it
Main points
ICT and Software (focal point: Open Source) for VR applications, in particular: interactive applications for Immersive Imaging (360 degree view), Virtual Reality for process automation, multimedia applications for virtual building tours and room illustrations, analysis and prototypisation of audiovisual formats for old and new media, analysis of communications projects and production of multimedia products.
Brief description
The Virtual Reality & Multimedia Park (VRMMP) is the largest multimedia facility in the region and was founded to promote the use of VR technologies as an innovation factor.
Thus VRMMP is not only endeavouring to observe technological developments in the international markets but also to evaluate the sustainability of newly developed applications.
- Companies:
- 2
- Area:
- 8.067 m²
- Total Number of Employees:
- 87
Sectors
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ICT and Industry
- Multimedia
Services
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Research and Development
- Research and Development inside the park
- Administration of external research projects
- Commercialization of technologies
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Human Resources
- Organisation of conferences, courses and seminars
- Staff training
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Other services
- Territorial marketing
- Location marketing
Data and Facts
Key data
- Founded in: 1999
- Seats: 1
- Companies: 2
- Employees: 80
- Area for research facilities: 1.344 m²
- Total area: 8.067 m²
Sponsors
Predominantly public authorities:
- The City of Turin
- The Chamber of Commerce of Turin
- The University and the Polytechnic of Turin
- Finpiemonte SpA (Agency fro Regional Development in the Piedmont Region)
- The Province of Turin
Objectives
- Build-up of new research activities
- Site marketing
- Technological consulting for companies and institutions
- Further training for new specialists in the multimedia branch
- Economic exploitation of the scientific results
Network
- APSTI (Italian Association of the Science and Technology Parks)
- Torino Internazionale (Network of the interest Representatives of Turin and Its Environs)
- Tecnorete Piemonte (Network of the Science and Technology Parks in the Piedmont Region)
Location
Location and Environment
Name | Inhabitants | Distance | |
Location | Turin | 1.000.000 | 0,1 km |
University | University of Turin | 6 km | |
Cluster | Turin and Its Environs | Mechanical engineering | Radius of 5 km |
Biella |
Textile Industry |
Radius of 20 km |
Infrastructure and links
Name | Distance | |
Airport | Turin (Caselle) | 10 km |
Railway Station | Turin Porta Nuova | 7 km |
Technology transfer
Inclusion in EU project
- Various projects as part of the VI. Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development in the EU
Activities
- The Open Source Lab (OSL) consists of a team of developers, graphics specialists and communications scientists who test the Open Source Hardware und Software Solutions. The OSL is the point of contact for local small and medium-sized companies with interest in Open Source Solutions, offers these individual consulting and contacts to scientific facilities both at home and aboard.
Contacts to Germany already exist:
- Fraunhofer Gesellschaft
Contacts to foreign companies are welcomed in the following areas:
- television
Research and Development
Project Format Lab
Description
Prototyping of marketable televise formats for Web TV and TV-on-demand branches.
Assuming a benchmarking analysis of the successful television formats in Europe, a semiotic analysis is conducted with the aim of identifying the success factors of the respective formats. All formats are not only categorised according to topics but also, above all, analysed according to language codes and communications strategies.
Based on that, a databank is set up, which is intended to enable the drafting of tailored products for intermediate platforms and thus to open new niche markets in the digital television sector.
Aim
The convergence of the media television, telephones and the Internet results in new market scenarios in the ITC branch. Companies, which are interested in these developments, are offered a marketable product; not only a new television format has been identified but also the suitable target group, the marketing model and proposals for rectifying technical difficulties and to clarify technical publishing questions.
Project DCD (Debian Custom Distribution)
Description
In cooperation with Agnula, Demudi, Dynebolik and Strambox, a multimedia-capable version of the Debian software was developed based on insights from the application of other Debian versions. Recognition of the periphery devices, the serviceability of the desktop and the configuration tools and the completeness of the manuals are thereby taken into consideration. The integration of other innovative applications is envisaged.
Aim
The project is aimed above all at small and medium-sized companies in the multimedia branch. Precisely small and medium-sized companies can profit from efficient, adaptable and favourably priced software.
Virtual Territory Project
Description
In conjunction with local public administrations, interactive software has been developed, which enable the virtual visits in the region and access to the appropriate information to be effected.
Aim
The application is intended to be used as an interface between citizens and local institutions (representatives of industry, transport, tourism etc).
Virthualis Project
Description
The project is coordinated by the Milan Polytechnic and is a cooperation with 50 partners from 13 European countries. The project budget amounts to 15 million Euros, of which 9 million are borne by the European Union. The aim is to develop interactive helmets, data gloves and other high-tech devices for immersive imaging and simulations.
Aim
Evaluation of the use possibilities of VR applications for the minimisation of the accident risk in the processing industry.
Incubator and Incentives
Incubator
The incubator has to date been so extended that only one company can have room there.
The premises of the incubator are currently used by the firm Lumiq. Lumiq is active in all production stages in digital video production and has thus a pioneering role in this branch in Italy. Lumiq designs, develops and markets high-tech products and solutions for the cinema, television and multimedia, among other things pre-and post-productions, video archives, DVDs and information system. Lumiq manages the technology production of the park.
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