Projects

Projects

  • Artistic Journalism 2022

    Artistic Journalism 2022

    Online Course on Literacy for the Futures

    Ars Electronica Futurelab and Keio University SFC have jointly established an online lecture named “Artistic Journalism” as a literacy for the futures, starting in 2020. Futurelab’s Artistic Director Hideaki Ogawa was invited to teach the experimental class from the Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria.

  • Northeastern University 2022

    Northeastern University 2022

    Ars Electronica Futurelab Academy

    In July 2022, students from Northeastern University (Boston, USA) joined the Futurelab for the second time for a three-day interactive art workshop. It focused on creating experiences for the Ars Electronica media facade – the glowing, colorful centerpiece of the city and second skin of the Ars Electronica Center.

  • Mission KI

    Mission KI

    Hands-On Exhibits on Artificial Intelligence

    In collaboration with the Ars Electronica Futurelab, the Deutsches Museum in Bonn has reinvented itself to become a central platform for the future topic of artificial intelligence: in two themed experience rooms, visitors to the Mission KI (Mission AI) exhibition can now explore the key technology of the 21st century.

  • JKU medSPACE

    JKU medSPACE

    Pioneering Venue for Anatomy Lectures

    The JKU medSPACE is a completely new, worldwide unique venue for teaching anatomy, located at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz. Developed and implemented by the Ars Electronica Futurelab, the JKU medSPACE shows anatomy like never before, in quadruple stereoscopic 3D 8K projection at 14×7 meters: Lecturers and students dive into larger than life, photorealistic…

  • Alchemists of the Future

    Alchemists of the Future

    25 years of Ars Electronica Futurelab

    In 2021, the Ars Electronica Futurelab celebrated its 25th anniversary. Under the heading Alchemists of the Future, the Open Futurelab therefor presented a look back at the lab’s challenges and successes, but most importantly its latest ideas and glimpes into the future.

  • NHM Deck 50

    NHM Deck 50

    Science Communication in the Museum

    Deck 50 at Vienna’s Natural History Museum is a participatory platform for science communication. Here, visitors can actively explore different environmental and socially relevant topics with hands-on experiments – becoming “Citizen Scientists” in the process.

  • Virtual Crib

    Virtual Crib

    Historic Nativity Scene in Virtual Reality

    More than a hundred years after its first exhibition, the nativity scene of the New Cathedral (Mariendom) in Linz was carefully restored. A team from the Ars Electronica Futurelab then scanned the figurines and landscapes using photogrammetry to create an audiovisual VR experience in stereoscopic 3D with a 360-degree perspective.

  • Stream of Hope

    Stream of Hope

    Large-Scale Fluxel Performance in Japan

    Ars Electronica Futurelab’s Fluxels, a scalable swarm of ground robots equipped with hexagonal LED displays, brought about a new language of visual expression. Stream of Hope in Osaka and Yokohama showcased their versatility at large-scale events.

  • Space Ink

    Space Ink

    Three-Dimensional Drawings With Drones

    What if we can draw in any space with a pen? This question is at the heart of Space Ink, where tablets and drones are brought together to create large-scale works in three-dimensional space using light and color.

  • Schaunberger Grabmal

    Schaunberger Grabmal

    Cultural Heritage in High-Resolution 3D

    To carefully translate one of the Schaunberger Grabmal (Schaunberger tombs) from the Collegiate Church in Wilhering into a virtual object, the contactless process of photogrammetry was employed. This turned the tomb into an immersive 3D cultural experience in Deep Space 8K.

  • OPEN CITY

    OPEN CITY

    Matsudo International Science Art Festival 2021

    In 2021, the International Science Art Festival in Matsudo was dedicated to the theme “OPEN CITY – Inspirational City.” The festival aimed to create an ecosystem where people can connect and inspire each other to take on new challenges.

  • Actions for Deep Issues

    Actions for Deep Issues

    Collective Dialogue on Global Challenges

    Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Ars Electronica Futurelab curated a special Futurelab Day at the Ars Electronica Festival 2021. The starting point was a collective dialogue on “Actions for Deep Issues” – in other words, how we can take action in the face of multiple global challenges.