Congratulations to our new Artistic Fellow Jens Isensee, who convinced our expert jury with his mixed reality project »Tauchgang« (wt)! In the interactive installation, he combines digital content with analogue objects made of disposable materials and sends users on a journey into the time after the Anthropocene. We are looking forward to the collaboration!
Website Jens Isensee: https://jensisensee.de/
From now on regularly! Every year, we offer two or three one-day XR Maker Spaces for creatives with previous knowledge. The first Maker Space at the end of 2023 was on the development of multiplayer projects in virtual reality, the second one will be on augmented reality in public space!
After each XR Maker Space, there will be an open access video tutorial published on our website, on Youtube and by our cooperation partner nachtkritik.plus.
The next two XR Maker Spaces will take place in autumn 2024!
This is amazing! Our preceding project XR_Unites (2020-23), which was also funded by the ERDF, was included in the “Fourth State Report on the Implementation of the UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in and by Germany”.
Happy to announce that the augmented reality artist’s book »Señor Pulpo« —developed by Christina Sarli and the HTW developer André Selmanagić in 2020/21 in the AURORA production lab—has been selected as one of 7 projects (of 90) at the “Digital Literature” section of this year’s BuchBasel on 17–19 November 2023!
On 31.03.23 at 12 pm Prof. Jürgen Sieck and Maja Stark invite to an info event. For one hour, participants will have the opportunity to talk to the project management about the new ERDF project HERA and its AURORA XR School for Artists, the new course offerings and the current XR OPEN CALL, as well as to ask their questions.
Since 03 March 2023, our first Open Call during the HERA project funding is online.
We are looking for a strong artistic concept in connection with augmented, mixed and/or virtual reality. Thematically, we are eager to hear your ideas and topics!
Good news: Our application on a new project grand was approved!
»HERA – Handlungs- und Lernräume für Extended Reality Angebote mit der freien Kulturszene« is funded from 2023 to 2025 by the ERDF in the program »Stärkung des Innovationspotenzials in der Kultur III« (INP-III) gefördert und führt die beliebte AURORA School for Artists weiter – jetzt neu als AURORA School for XR Artists, mit Kursen zu allen XR-Technologien, auch für Fortgeschrittene, Open Calls und XR Art & Networking Events.
For the second issue of the series Zoom-In: Digitization in Art and Culture on 20 August, the Kulturförderpunkt Berlin cooperates with the AURORA School for ARtists for a glimpse into other realities: We immerse ourselves in the history of AR, have the technical basics explained and learn about AR applications in art and culture.
First and foremost, we look at the potential of AR, but also take a look at the discrepancy between the general idea and the actual possibilities of digitally augmented reality. We also learn more about the subtle difference to XR (Extended Reality) and the soon to be launched EU project for freelance creatives XR_Unites. We have invited exciting project makers who will take you on a journey and give you insights into the state-of-the-art of AR in art and culture.
Date
20.08.2020, 4–6 p.m.
Speakers
Maja Stark & Leonid Barsht | AURORA School for ARtists
Anke von der Heide | MIRAR
Theresa Reiwer | theresareiwer.de
Oliver Proske | Nico and the Navigators
For more information and registration see this link.
The event is held in German.
© Photo: Alexander Rentsch
Augmented Reality can expand and enrich the world we are used to – this is also the case with literature. At the Vierte Branchentreff Literatur (19.-21.06.2020) the author Juliane Wünsche will present her augmented reality application Zittau 1999, which she realised together with Leonid Barsht in the AURORA Production Laboratory. The presentation starts on 19.06.2020 at 3 p.m.!
More information: https://www.literaturszene.berlin/branchentreff
© Illustration: Kerstin Welther and Matthias Ries 2019
