“Breaking News: Wolpertinger sighted in Linz!”

“Breaking News: Wolpertinger sighted in Linz!” / Antonela Tommasel, Anna Hausberger, Markus Schedl, Gustavo Escobedo, Samaa Mizar, Michael Preisach - Photo: Samaa Mizar

“Breaking News: Wolpertinger sighted in Linz!”

An Interactive Experience Exploring the Mechanics of Misinformation

Antonela Tommasel (AR), Anna Hausberger (AT), Markus Schedl (AT), Gustavo Escobedo (PE), Samaa Mizar (AT), Michael Preisach (AT)

Step into the fast-paced world of a newsroom, where you are the media analyst. Can you tell if a headline is truthful or just misleading clickbait? This immersive experience throws you into the whirlwind of online information, where deepfakes, emotional bait, viral posts, and AI-generated content blur the line between fact and fiction. With the help of headlines, fast-paced gameplay, and social decision-making, you will test your instincts, face your biases, and see how misinformation tricks us all. Real-time stats, deepfake projections, glitch aesthetics, media chaos, and news visuals immerse visitors in the disorienting environment where misinformation thrives. Inspired by research in media literacy, cognitive psychology, and natural language processing, this installation is not just a game, it is a wake-up call for the way we share and believe in the digital age. Walk out wiser, sharper, and better equipped to navigate today’s complex information landscape.

Credits

Created by the Institute of Computational Perception and the LIT AI Lab. This project is supported by the State of Upper Austria.

Please note: The program for the Ars Electronica Festival 2025 is still in progress.
We are currently preparing all the information for the website and plan to put the full program online in the coming days – stay tuned!