Projects
Projects
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FOUNDING LAB Fall Term
New Formats for Future Universities
The FOUNDING LAB Fall Term is a continuation of the FOUNDING LAB collaboration between Austrian university IT:U and Ars Electronica, spanning September 2023 to January 2024. IT:U started its operation in 2023 with the FOUNDING LAB, supported by experts of Ars Electronica including a team of Ars Electronica Futurelab members.
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SHARESPACE
Exploring Social Spaces with Avatars
How could humans use digital avatars in the near future? How can we engage in social situations that include both human and automated avatars? And what technology do we need to explore these ‘hybrid’ spaces together? This is the focus of the European R&D project SHARESPACE.
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missimo
Mobile STEAM Learning for Kids
missimo is a project for children aged eight to ten that offers many experiments on topics such as AI, robotics, and programming. The special appeal: missimo visits primary schools in Austria’s rural areas by truck.
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Faust VR
Virtual Dive into Theater History
The virtual reality application Faust VR combines a digital recreation of the famous “Faust” production by Max Reinhardt from the 1930s with a specially created dramaturgy: It leads visitors through the formative elements of the play in the unique “Faust town”.
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Bridge 2040
Intergenerational Game for Future Stories
Bridge 2040 is a card game in which children and senior citizens develop future narratives together, building a bridge between the generations. It has been expanded to be used in different settings such as innovation workshops and is now available in German, English, and Japanese.
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Open Futurelab 2023
Social Technology @ Ars Electronica Festival
Reaching out to one another, spreading hope in trying times and literally grasping technology as a social tool for the futures: this is what the Open Futurelab as part of the Ars Electronica Festival 2023, from September 6 to 10, was all about.
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Futurelab Night Performances 2023
Futures Report @ Ars Electronica Festival
Just as in previous years, the Futurelab Night Performances were one of the highlights of the Ars Electronica Festival 2023. This “Artistic Futures Report”, delivered live on Saturday evening in the Deep Space 8K, was a great opportunity to experience the Futurelab’s multifaceted work in concentrated form and up close.
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Oribotic Instruments
Folding Sound with Origami Robotics
Our question for this work, What happens to our experience of space when we fold sound? is situated in our research into fundamental artistic methods for origami and robotics, following our central theme of Fold Sensing.
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Future Teams
Communicative Robots for the Workplace
The Future Teams project aims to develop innovative technologies, spaces, and services that enhance team creativity and foster mutual care in the workplace. Prototypes include three buddy robots with communication skills aimed at enriching future teamwork.
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Deep Sync
Sharing Heartbeats in Immersive Space
Deep Sync creates an interactive playground for sound and visuals in the immersive Deep Space 8K environment. At the center of attention is the heartbeat of the visitors, which is artistically represented and thus has an effect on the entire group.
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AT&S Erlebniswelt
Connect via Interactive Nervous System
Based in Austria, AT&S is a leading supplier of high-end printed circuit boards and substrates for the semiconductor industry. The company invited the Ars Electronica Futurelab to contribute to the design of the new headquarters – including the installation of an interactive “Nervous System”.
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Data Art & Science Project 2023
Exploring Humanity and the Planet
“Data Art & Science” envisions a new interdisciplinary field that incorporates artistic perspectives on future transformations based on data science. In 2023, the first outcomes of this work were presented in Deep Space 8K, artistically exploring data around humanity and the planet.