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Valo Motion

Valo Motion creates mixed-reality attractions and games that turn sports activities into immersive experiences.
Children in an interactive indoor play area with digital and physical activities, including trampolines and climbing walls.

Status:

Startup company

SDGs:

Good health and well-being

Industry:

ICT

Impact:

Quality of life

Origin:

-

School:

School of Science

Established:

2016

Valo Motion creates mixed-reality attractions and games that turn sports activities into immersive experiences. They have developed fully automated and interactive mixed-reality products like ValoArena, ValoJump, and  ValoClimb, which combine full-body movement with high-quality digital games to help people find the joy of movement. These attractions are popular at location-based entertainment venues such as family entertainment centers, trampoline parks, climbing gyms, hotels, resorts, and retail spaces. With ValoVision motion tracking technology, players see themselves inside the game while using their bodies as controllers to play and compete. There are more than 1500 Valo Motion attractions installed in over 75 countries that get more than 275,000 plays per day. The company is based in Helsinki, Finland.

Raine Kajastila, CEO and founder of Valo Motion, photo by Alexandra Sirola

Raine Kajastila: It's rewarding to see both kids and adults moving, playing, smiling and laughing

Raine Kajastila, CEO and founder of Valo Motion, says their goal is to get one million people jumping, climbing, or running during one day while playing their games in 2030

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The recent video of the spinoff from the gaming research lab has gathered unrivaled popularity in the social media.

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Augmented climbing wall taken into pilot use at Boulderkeskus

Interactive exercise motivates both beginners and the more experienced – and inspires children.

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