Recap • Open Day - Experience science

In our VR labs, we are researching the future of virtual and augmented reality. Paddle on tropical beaches in a virtual canoe, balance on a beam at dizzying heights or hike through the jungle on our omnidirectional treadmill. Our immersive installations provide an insight into our research focus on digital media production.

For those who want to delve even deeper into the virtual world, visitors were able to take a look inside the 3D scanner and create a digital model of themselves in just a few minutes. A project by students was also on show: In Tabletop-Tumult, you could co-operatively defend a castle in VR and on the PC. Specially developed games such as Jungle Rush, a platform game and Rock Paper Shoot! could be extensively tested. AR technology provided an insight into the raw system of our treasure chest.

There is also a lot to research about sound! In the "Digital Humanities, Music Informatics" research field, there were sound experiments to try out and participate in. At our Interactive Drunken Sailor, our guests composed their own version of the shanty classic and the Interactive Listening Station offered a Faust edition by Goethe. The virtual organ delighted visitors with its immersive sound and invited them to explore the digital possibilities. With immersive music, it is also possible to create and try out a direct link between notation and sound/video recordings of music and dance.

The open day offered a lot of research to try out - whether in our guided tours or on your own. Thanks to everyone who was there, got lost in the stations, found new ideas and made new contacts!