The Game School is a member of business cluster VRINN and is a part of the startup- and business house PARK. PARK houses a INN’s Future Classroom Lab, a collaborative space for teaching and learning, the Game School’s own Performance & Motion Capture studio, Hamarregionen utvikling (Business Region Hamar) and businesses working with technology like Fynd Reality AS, Making View AS (VR and 360 video), Collaborative Workplace (leadership training using VR and games), and many others.
The business cluster behind PARK and VRINN have a well functioning trippel helix model for innovation and growth, and through close cooperation the project has become a great success.
VRINN is a cluster of companies operating in Norway in the fields of VR, AR, and gamification. The aim of the cluster is to offer its members a platform to exchange ideas, develop projects and thus jointly advance the development of future learning.
VRINN also helps companies to network internationally, to market themselves and to develop further.
The main focus within the VRINN cluster is “immersive learning” – meaning: How can immersive technologies such as VR, AR and gamification be used in learning, training and knowledge transfer? However, our members are active in a wide range of disciplines, including health care, crisis management, decision making, and operational support.
Nordic VR Forum: Thanks all who participated in this conference for innovators, thought leaders, and storytellers! The event is a early arena aimed at everyone interested in new ways of learning, training and storytelling – as well as VR professionals and experts (read more)
In November 2024 the Nordic VR Forum was held for the 7th time in Hamar Kulturhus, in Hamar city. Around 700 participants joined in the hunt for the creating value using VR and AR, across industries like health care, training and learning and storytelling.
At the Nordic VR Forum everything revolves around immersive learning technologies: More precisely, the use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in health care, learning, training and storytelling. The tools of the next generation are already there – now is the time to align the learning strategy with the business strategy, now is the time to create value!
Nordic VR Forum strive to further develop the game development industry in our local community. Hamar is a small city with big ambitions, and they are working towards building the best game development community in Norway (and the world).
Fynd Reality AS was established in 2017 as EON Reality Norway AS. This was a result of a regional initiative between Hamar and Elverum municipalities, the Inland University of Applied Sciences, and the Inland County Council.
Beyond Fynd, our roots go all the way back to 2009. The CEO Knut Henrik Aas started Crisis Training AS together with Morten Wenstad. This company was dedicated to improving training processes in the military and public sector. It was this expertise that led to the connections that formed Fynd Reality over a decade later.
In 2021 they changed the name from EON to Fynd Reality after an ownership restructure. The word Fynd is old Norse, and means ‘force’ or ‘compelling’. This reflects our mission to make an impact on the people they work with.
They currently hold offices in two locations. In Hamar they are a part of PARK, a start-up cluster with a bunch of different companies. This gives us access to a valuable network of knowledge. In Elverum they are located in Terningen Arena, a hotspot for education and development in the region.
Business Region Hamar (Hamarregionen utvikling) is an idea-creating, initiative-taking and coordinating body that functions as a contact and communication body for business and tourism in the region. It is run as a collaboration between the municipalities of Stange, Hamar and Løten.
PARK is a house where powerful resources in games development, education, and VR / AR technology are gathered under the same roof. An important part of the house is the brand new Motion Capture studio, “INN MoCap”, which is Norway’s largest and most modern of its kind.
The professional environment that manages INN MoCap comes from the Games School at the Inland University College , which is also the owner of the studio. This environment has long experience in computer game development, 3D modeling and animation, VR / AR, and more.
It is Norsk Tipping and Hamar municipality that have provided funding for the MoCap studio, which is technically top notch in the Nordic context. The studio is used for study and research purposes, as a test lab for new ideas, as well as in various productions in games, film and VR.
Players outside the PARK environment can also rent in to use the facilities in INN MoCap. If it is of interest, please contact the Inland University College directly by Head of Department Marit Berg Strandvik or via the contact form here.