Ars Electronica Futurelab
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Step into Space
Wanted: Our place in the universe. Found: A team that combines humans and AI to answer fundamental questions. Sarah Petkus and Mark J. Koch aim to educate artificial intelligence to become an individual.
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Virtual Christmas
The Christmas story is probably one of the best known and most frequently recited stories in the world. It is not only the story of biblical expectations for the future, but also the story of the origin of our society. This year, it’s becoming virtual reality in the crypt of the Mariendom in Linz and…
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The dark side of light
Science to touch and to participate in. Together with everyone. And for everyone. With the question “Does light also have a dark side for you?”, the Museum of Natural History Vienna leaves its context in the center of the city with an electric carrier bike, equipped with a lot of knowledge and an invitation to…
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This was Open Futurelab 2020
The Open Futurelab is an interactive format that presents current works and research by the Ars Electronica Futurelab. Besides new online formats and virtual journeys, public tours through the laboratories and ateliers of the Ars Electronica Futurelab were also offered for the first time during the Ars Electronica Festival 2020.
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Of rhythms and algorithms
They promise a future full of convenience and are said to surpass us humans in every respect quite soon. Artificial intelligence is already way ahead of us in many areas of competence. Just a few years ago, we thought that it was human creativity alone that distinguished the analogue from the digitally generated work. Because…
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Future Ink: Where is my soul?
Future Ink is the result of a mutual inspiration between art and science, with the aim of exploring the creative potential of “ink”. In a process of multiple steps consisting of the implementation of the innovative concepts for Space Ink, AI Ink, Bio Ink, Mind Ink and Body Ink, Space Ink research opens new accesses…
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In search of the evolution of intelligence in the universe
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence may make some people think of a funny guy in a bicycle basket, for others it has serious scientific relevance and is closely interwoven with research on artificial intelligence. Thinking off the beaten track helps in this multidisciplinary work.
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Challenge accepted! Ars Electronica Futurelab challenges with creative questions
Two speakers, a moderator (catalyst), a visualizer and a challenge. During the 2020 Ars Electronica Festival, viewers of the Ars Electronica Selection Channel were able to experience the innovative potential that unfolds when thinkers from different disciplines and backgrounds attempt to work together to consider complex interrelationships, on the basis of a central, creative question…
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Open Futurelab at Ars Electronica Festival 2020
Every year during the Ars Electronica Festival, the Ars Electronica Futurelab opens its gates for the public and invites festival visitors to get to know its latest research findings and collaborative projects in a special, interactive format called Open Futurelab. In this blog post, we want to give you an overview of what you can…
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From Theory to Practice: Ars Electronica Research Institutes
Here, academic basic research meets Ars Electronica Futurelab’s artistic/scientific application scenarios: Starting in autumn 2019, the new Ars Electronica Research Institutes will be building a bridge between theory and practice. In this interview, we learned exactly what that looks like.
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The Ars Electronica Salon at Matsudo International Science Art Festival
From November 16 to 17, the Ars Electronica Futurelab will be a guest at the International Science Art Festival in Matsudo, Japan with the Ars Electronica Salon, exploring the theme “Future Citizen.” We learned more about it in this interview.
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Co-creation materials on SDGs and digital futures tested at European Researchers Night
Ars Electronica Research Institute knowledge for humanity hub (k4h+) in collaboration with exploration space (at) ACDH (at) the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Social City Vienna and Knowledge City Vienna invited to participate in an experiment at the Vienna edition of the European Researchers Night 2019.
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Beyond the Frame: The future of broadcasting?
With “Beyond the Frame: Future Project”, the Ars Electronica Futurelab and NHK are exploring a future for broadcasting that goes beyond the traditional framework – in the truest sense of the word. In this interview, we found out what we can see of it at the 2019 Ars Electronica Festival (September 5-9) and which possibilities…
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SwarmOS: Using swarm technology as a visual medium
Groundbots, swarm intelligence and technological swarms as a visual medium: At the “SwarmOS Research Demo” at the 2019 Ars Electronica Festival (Sept. 5 – 9), the Ars Electronica Futurelab is presenting insights into the in-house developed software SwarmOS – as well as hands-on application examples.
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Mahler-Unfinished: When man and machine make music
At the 2019 Ars Electronica Festival, the tenth symphony by Gustav Mahler will be performed at the Big Concert Night (FRI, Sept. 6). Why this is extraordinary? The composer never finished it – together with an artificially intelligent algorithm, Ali Nikrang, Key Researcher at the Ars Electronica Futurelab, has now completed the piece. In an…
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Swarm Intelligence and Art: The artistic vision behind Swarm Arena
A modern-day alchemist, electromagnetic Folklore instruments and display-carrying groundbots: The artistic vision behind the Swarm Arena performance at Miraikan, Tokyo, in July 2019 shaped a spectacle bordering on magic. Here, we hear from participating artists Akiko Nakayama and Ei Wada – and find out which elements of Swarm Arena to expect at this year’s Ars…
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A design concept based entirely on fun: FUNGUAGE
At the 2019 Ars Electronica Festival (September 5 – 9), FUNGUAGE ROOM will show what happens when you design human-to-object interaction with FUN in mind. We talked to the two leading artists and researchers responsible for the new design concept that wants to bring more joy to communication with our inanimate surroundings.
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World premiere: 8K Live Stream from Japan to Linz
On August 28, 2019, Deep Space 8K at the Ars Electronica Center will be the venue for a real world premiere: This is where the first intercontinental 8K Live Stream will take place via a public link from Japan to Linz. In the interview, we found out what challenges this entails.
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Young Computer Scientists: An Internship at the nexus of Art and Computer Science
The Young Computer Scientists program at Johannes Kepler Universität Linz allows secondary students with an interest in computer science to take part in exciting workshops followed by an internship – at Ars Electronica Futurelab, among other places. We spoke with intern Ivonne Gattringer and initiator Dr. Hanspeter Mössenböck to learn more.
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Understanding AI – a place to experience artificial intelligence
For the new exhibition “Understanding AI” at the Ars Electronica Center, a team of researchers, artists, and developers from Ars Electronica Futurelab designed installations that explain how artificial intelligence actually works. Learn more about it in this interview.
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“I train pedestrians”: Transport careers of the future
The Ars Electronica Futurelab has carried out a comprehensive study for the Austrian Road Safety Board regarding how mobility and logistics careers in the transport sector could change by 2050. In this interview, we take a look into the future.
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Gaming meets racing: Rotax MAX Dome
In the old slaughterhouse in Linz, e-carts will be making their rounds in the new Rotax MAX Dome from today on – on a racetrack that offers not only sharp bends but also games, virtual worlds and digital technologies. What does the Ars Electronica Futurelab have to do with it? That’s what we found out…
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The Wandering Mind: Feel the Pulse of the Earth
Feel global environmental data, experience it with your own senses and be connected to the Blue Planet even more intensively as a human being: This is the aim of The Wandering Mind project by the artist duo slow immediate. In a few weeks their residency will start in Argentina and Austria – organized by the…
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As if it were reality: Immersify
It’s almost as if you were there: immersive media let us dive deep into images and videos – sometimes to the point where we completely forget the world around us. In order to transform this new kind of media from a niche phenomenon to a widespread practice, the Ars Electronica Futurelab and four partners from…
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School of the Future Festival: GiriGiri
The first ever School of the Future Festival by Ars Electronica will take place at Tokyo Midtown February 21 to 24, 2019. The theme is GiriGiri – find out what this means and which exhibitions, performances, and talk sessions to look forward to in this interview.
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Silent Night 200: The anniversary exhibition
For the exhibition “Silent Night 200“ at the Salzburg Museum, Ars Electronica Futurelab has created three media installations. In this interview you can find out what to expect at the exhibition.
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Innovation Lab: Digital Innovations in the Construction Industry
In cooperation with the Upper Austrian Economic Chamber, the Ars Electronica Futurelab organized an intensive Innovation Lab for firms in the construction industry. In this interview, Maria Pfeifer of the Ars Electronica Futurelab told us about how this seminar went and some of the leading-edge technology that will be changing how building will be done…
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Swarm Control: The Future of Firefighting
Rosenbauer and Ars Electronica Futurelab take a look into the future of the fire brigade: Together with artists, scientists and designers of the laboratory, the fire-fighting equipment supplier is now conducting research into the swarm control of autonomous vehicles.