IMJ-MoB is a visionary 3D 8K AI-powered experience reimagining the Tower of Babel in a mixed-reality environment. It merges gigapixel imaging, 2D/3D compositing, immersive VFX, and AI-driven animation into a living digital monument. Holographic acoustics and spatial audio revive lost languages, reconstructing Babylonian and Assyrian voices with precision.
A generative narrative engine adapts to audience presence, shaping visuals, sound, and symbolism in real time. Mixed-reality layers extend the work beyond the screen, turning spectators into participants. Music and soundscapes evolve dynamically, guided by machine learning and interactive composition.
Symbolic themes of language, ambition, collapse, and renewal are encoded in audiovisual choreography. Art and science converge through adaptive storytelling and responsive design. The project blurs boundaries between past and future, myth and technology, presence and projection.
IMJ-MoB transforms digital heritage into an intelligent, multisensory architecture. It invites audiences to experience Babel not merely as myth, but as a dynamic, ever-renewing vision—an unfolding drama of human history, ambition, unity, fragmentation, and the endless dilemma of humanity.

Immersive Multisensory Journey into the Myth of Babel / TorreBabel-IGP|AE / Franz Fischnaller - Photo: Franz Fischnaller
Event
Immersive Multisensory Journey into the Myth of Babel
Immersive 8K-AI mixed-media experience blending myth, history, and tragedy.
Franz Fischnaller (IT)
Language //
EN
Ticket //
ONE DAY PASS, FESTIVALPASS, FESTIVALPASS+, Ars Electronica Center Ticket
Info //
Warning of Strobe light/intense lighting/loud noise. // Dieses Programm enthält stroboskopische Effekte/intensive Lichteffekte/laute Geräusche.
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Franz Fischnaller
Franz Fischnaller, based in Bolzano, Italy, is a transdisciplinary innovator who connects art, science, design, technology, and cultural heritage. Inspired by the Renaissance, he blends classical traditions with digital innovation to promote immersive storytelling and advance digital humanities. Throughout his career, Fischnaller has been recognized as an innovation leader in various roles, including professor, media artist, designer, curator, and author.
Credits
Author: Franz Fischnaller I Development, Production, Support & Coordination: DIAC Effects I Editing & Sound Design: DIAC, Alfredo Miti, Historic Reckoning Rubric, Kyle Preston etc. I Thanks to Diana Landi for the previous support.
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!