Projects

Projekte

Mahler-Unfinished

Music made by man and machine: For the Big Concert Night at the 2019 Ars Electronica Festival, Ali Nikrang, Key Researcher at the Ars Electronica Futurelab, added to Gustav Mahler’s unfinished Tenth Symphony – together with an artificially intelligent algorithm.
Swarm Arena @Miraikan

In the beginning, there was a shared research interest: How can swarm-based technology be embedded in everyday media use and what new possibilities of communication or artistic expression does it offer as a visual medium? The Japanese telecommunications company NTT and the Ars Electronica Futurelab have been investigating these questions since 2017 and have repeatedly…
Rotax MAX Dome

In collaboration with BRP Rotax, the Ars Electronica Futurelab created an experience of the latest technologies in the field of digital gaming worlds and analog machine technology. In the Rotax MAX Dome, opened in 2019, visitors can test the engine manufacturer’s new e-karts on a sophisticated racetrack, race through virtual worlds and experience specially developed…
Jobs of the future in an automated mobility environment

What does our road traffic look like when automation becomes reality? How does a traffic policewoman work in a world where cars drive themselves? What does a driving instructor do when you no longer need a driver’s license?
School of the Future Festival 2019: GiriGiri

With School of the Future, the Ars Electronica Futurelab has been bringing discussions about technology, society and art into the heart of Tokyo since 2017. In a series of exhibitions and discussion rounds within the Tokyo Midtown urban complex, visitors are invited to explore the impact technologies have on society – and vice versa. In…
swarmOS

swarmOS ist ein leistungsfähiges Betriebssystem zur Steuerung großer Schwärme von UAVs (fliegende Drohnen) und UGVs (am Boden fahrende Drohnen), das vom Ars Electronica Futurelab entwickelt und ständig erweitert wird.
pinocchio

Two industrial robots play the role of two marionettes. The motions of a human puppeteer were recorded and are copied by the two robot arms. What happens when we are able to digitalize and therefore replicate highly complicated human abilities such as puppetry?
Beyond the Frame – 8K Future Projects

Since 2018, together with Japan’s largest public broadcaster NHK, the Ars Electronica Futurelab has been pursuing questions about the future of the next generation of 8K ultra-high definition TV technology. As early as 2016, NHK began producing 8K material, developing recording and playback technology, and launched the first 8K single channel, making it one of…
Living Numbers

Beyond the Frame — 8K Future Projects

Living numbers is an edutainment program for children, which uses life-size animations to bring life and animal relations closer to its viewers. It was developed within the scope of Beyond the Frame – 8K Future Projects presented at Deep Space 8K during the Ars Electronica Festival 2019.
Understanding AI

Was können wir uns unter dem Konzept der künstlichen Intelligenz vorstellen und was wollen wir damit erreichen? Und was verstehen wir eigentlich von der menschlichen Intelligenz und wie kann man versuchen, ein Modell von ihr zu erstellen?
Matsudo International Science Art Festival

Das Matsudo International Science Art Festival ist eine jährlich stattfindende Veranstaltung in der malerischen japanischen Stadt Matsudo. Das Festival bringt eine vielfältige Gruppe von Künstler*innen, Wissenschaftler*innen und Forscher*innen aus der ganzen Welt zusammen, um ihre neuesten Projekte vorzustellen. Der Ziel das Festivals ist es, Kunst, Wissenschaft und Natur miteinander zu verbinden – daher findet es…
Space of Imagination @ Matsudo City International Science Art Festival

In collaboration with the Japanese artist Yoko Shimizu, Ars Electronica Japan first co-curated the Matsudo City International Science Art Festival in 2018. Strongly integrated into local structures, the festival format took its starting point from the existing infrastructures of the university city northeast of Tokyo. A broad creative scene and the scientific and technical institutions located in…