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Workshop »Introduction to Immersive Technologies (XR) in Art & Culture«
What is it about?: This workshop offers a theoretical approach to XR technologies in art and culture. XR developer Christoph will introduce the technological basics and share a developer’s perspective. Art scientist and project manager Maja will present an example workflow and storyboard, as well as artistic projects for inspiration. Participants are warmly invited to bring and share their own examples of inspiring art and culture projects using augmented, mixed, or virtual reality! In the end we will reflect on possible combinations of XR and AI.
Target Group: The independent cultural scene and smaller creative industry companies in Berlin (beginners and those looking to refresh their knowledge)
Lecturers: Christoph Holtmann and Maja Stark, HTW Berlin
Venue: HTW Berlin, Wilhelminenhof-Campus, Gebäude H, Raum 107.Time: 05 March 2026, 10:30 am – 03:00 pm.
Language: English.
Fee: Free thanks to the ERDF funding in the program »Strengthening the innovation potential in culture III« (INP-III).Registration: Please write a short email incl. a link to your website or portfolio to hi-iuno@htw-berlin.de.
Programm
10:30
Introduction
11:00
Technological basics:
– Current hard- and software
– Basic terminology and concepts
– Tracking und interaktion in augmented, mixed and virtual reality
– Current trends
11:45
Coffee break
12:00
Workflow and storyboard – a theoretical insight
12:20
Perspective shift: What is important for techis in interdisciplinary collaborations?
12:40
Lunch break
13:15
Artistic inspiration: Current XR art & culture projects
>> If you have a good example, please bring and present it!
13:50
On the occasion of the IUNO Open Call:
Possible combinations of XR and AI for interactive art & culture projects
(brainstorming and discussion)
15:00 (latest)
End