27.09.24–15.11.24
Do you have an exciting idea for an artistic concept in connection with augmented, mixed and/or virtual reality? Do you already have some experience with XR in the cultural sector? Would you like to develop all aspects of this concept collectively in an interdisciplinary team? Then apply for the AURORA Fellowship 2025!
The XR Open Call 2024/25 addresses individuals and teams from Berlin’s independent art and culture scene and creative industry: artists, collectives and small companies from all areas (visual arts, music, literature, performing arts, design, photography and video art) are welcome! Please write us if you are unsure whether your project idea is suitable.
HTW Berlin and AURORA XR School for Artists stand for an equal opportunity and discrimination-sensitive learning, teaching and working environment. We explicitly welcome qualified applications from women, non-binary, queer and trans people, as well as people with a history of migration and/or people of colour.
We are looking forward to your ideas and concepts and see particular potential in the following areas, for example:
- Interaction with avatars beyond mere observation
- Artistic research projects at the intersection of science, art and technology
- Combining analog and digital spaces in mixed reality
- Interactive storytelling
- Integration of senses beyond the visual
- Innovative digital exhibition concepts
- Reflection on social challenges (activism)
- Audience as creators / cocreation
- Shared cultural experience
- Connection of XR and AI
For each call, our expert jury will select one concept that will be realised during a 10-month fellowship at HTW Berlin – for the exact schedule, see the rough timetable below.
The fellowship includes:
- Collaborative fine-tuning the concept for subsequent development
- Insight and experience in methods of agile XR development
- Close collaboration with our interdisciplinary XR expert team from XR development, digital media production and cultural studies
- Premises at the Research Centre for Culture and Computer Science (FKI) at HTW Berlin
- State-of-the-art equipment (hardware/software)
- The XR Art & Networking Event as a public platform for presenting the XR project
Prerequisites/experience:
- Basic knowledge of XR technologies
- Openness for interdisciplinary collaboration at eye level, research and experimental setting
- Commitment to continuous regular meetings during XR development (approx. 1x per week except July/Aug.) and independent work phases
- Desirable: Experience in interdisciplinary cultural projects
Application
The application documents should include the following files:
- A letter of motivation of approx. 2,000 characters (incl. spaces)
- The concept of approx. 6,000 characters (incl. spaces) with at least one visualisation
- (e.g. sketch, model)
- Outline of required work packages and responsibilities of approx. 1,500 characters (incl. spaces)
- Short CV(s) with text of max. 500 characters each
- One portfolio of previous relevant work per team member
Applications can be submitted in German or English.
Further information on the application
- Applications will only be accepted by e-mail to xr-open-call@htw-berlin.de.
- The application period ends on 15.11.24 at 11 pm
- The decision will be made by the beginning of December 2024 and the selected team will be notified by email.
- The collaboration will start at the beginning of January 2025
- Save-the-Date: The selected project will be presented to the public at the XR Art & Networking in autumn 2025 in Berlin (exact location and date tba, probably end of September 2025).
Schedule
| Jan. – March 25 | Collaborative concept phase Definition of required digital content Fixing the schedule Storyboard Start of XR development |
| April – July 25 | Iterative agile development, user tests, optimisations and generalisation |
| Aug. 25 | Independent work |
| Sept. 25 | Finalisation, bug-fixing, presentation at XR Art & Networking |
| Oct. 25 | Last bug fixes, documentation, open source release of generalisable features |