Culture and media

Gamebadges, hidden competences, and why the friction matters

We presented Arcada's Gamebadges work at Supercell in April. Badges helped us spot hidden competences students were building but couldn't name. Proving individual work in team projects is hard, but that friction is the point. AI can help scale this without replacing real ownership or teacher judgment.

Category: Publication

Student films sold to Yle – now available to watch on Yle Areena

Every year, students on the Film and Media programme produce nearly thirty short films. This spring, Yle purchased seven of these, and they are now available to the public on the site Yle Areena.

Category: Culture and media

1561 kilometers from Helsinki to Ukraine documented by Arcada’s students

In the learning environments for media students at Arcada University of Applied Sciences, a 1561-kilometer charity relay is being transformed into visibility for the organisation “The Caravan to Ukraine”. Community engagement and making a difference are important, says the student team behind the editorial office.

Category: Education