Die Art Thinking Initiative (ATI) ist ein gemeinsames Beratungsprogramm des Ars Electronica Futurelab und Hakuhodo mit dem Ziel, die Methode des Art Thinking in das Management sowie in die Forschung und Entwicklung von Unternehmen, wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen und öffentlichen Organisationen einzubringen. Hakuhodo ist ein führendes Unternehmen für Kommunikationsdesign und Marketinglösungen in Japan, dessen Kernphilosophie auf „People…
Das Festivalgelände der POSTCITY in Linz wurde bis 2019 als Bühne für Open Futurelab genutzt. Der gemeinsam mit der japanischen Rundfunkanstalt NHK entwickelte Media Platz war der Prototyp eines offenen Medienplatzes aus Karton und hochauflösenden Bildschirmen, der als Forum für öffentliche Debatten diente. Dort fanden verschiedene Podiumsdiskussionen statt, u. a. zum Thema „Welche Rolle sollte…
From November 16th to 17th 2019, the Ars Electronica Futurelab contributed to the International Science Art Festival in Matsudo, Japan, for the second time – with an “Ars Electronica Salon” on the theme of “Future Citizen”.
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…
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?
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 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.
Technology, digitization and industry are changing the world around us. Developers, planners and executors in architecture, construction, engineering and manufacturing — they all contribute to these changes and turn visions into reality. But the possibilities offered by digital and new technologies also raise questions: How should companies position themselves? How do we want to work…
Japanese telecommunications giant NTT and the Ars Electronica Futurelab have been working together since 2017 on how to use drones—aka unmanned aerial vehicles—as a means of communication. The Sky Compass project laid the groundwork in 2017; now, Swarm Compass takes this initiative to the next level.
Swarm Arena is the latest outcome of joint research efforts by the Ars Electronica Futurelab and Japanese telecommunications giant NTT. The collaboration started in 2017 with the aim to work on using unmanned aerial or ground vehicles (UAVs and UGVs) as a means of communication.
Nach einer längeren Phase der Integration von Beiträgen aus dem Ars Electronica Futurelab an unterschiedlichen Schauplätzen des Festivals, sollte mit der Initiative Open Futurelab 2018 in der POSTCITY erstmals eine zentrale Schnittstelle für das kreative internationale Netzwerk des Labors entstehen.