Once a year, AURORA XR School for Artists offers a training in XR and digital media production for art & culture professionals with and without prior knowledge. The EU-funded, free course moduls build on each other and are offered in spring and autumn.
Modul 1: XR Tutorials (digital)
Video tutorials totalling 6 hours for self-study to prepare for the XR Basics.
Modul 2: XR Basics
Three 1-2-day face-to-face courses for beginners.
Modul 3: XR Maker Space
Two 1-day workshops for people with previous knowledge on changing topics (e.g. AR in public space) in our Experimental Lab at the Forschungs- und Weiterbildungszentrum für Kultur und Informatik (FKI).
Please scroll down for the current dates.
For a perfect start, we recommend to work through our XR Tutorials. To be able to apply the knowledge gained from the tutorials, you will be given the task of developing your own small Unity project.
The XR Basic courses, which always take place in the fall at HTW Berlin, offer a mix of theory and applied practice. Basic knowledge of Unity is required to participate. Details can be found here.
If you want to go deeper into the matter, we cordially invite you to apply for our XR Maker Spaces with a proof of your previous XR knowledge with a small Unity project or portfolio (conceptual and/or technical).
Costs
Thanks to the funding of the project by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of its program Stärkung des Innovationspotentials in der Kultur III (Strengthening Innovation Potential in the Cultural Sector III), all XR School for Artists trainings are free of charge. Our Mensa on the campus will be happy to provide meals during the courses at HTW Berlin (at your own expense).
Current Dates
Modul 1: XR Tutorials (digital) – no more dates in 2025
Self-study is always possible with our XR video tutorials.
Modul 2: XR Basics:
– Course 1: Introduction (10.11.2025, 10.30 am – 2 pm)
– Course 2: Digital media production (11.11.2025, 10.30 am – 3.30 pm)
– Course 3 and 4: XR development (13.11.2025, 10.30 am – 3.15 pm, and 14.11.2025, 10.30 am – 4 pm)
>> REQUIREMENTS XR BASICS
Alternatively, you can participate passively skipping the practice phase at the computer. If interested, please write an email to aurora@htw-berlin.de.
>> REGISTRATION XR BASICS
Modul 3: XR Maker Space
– next date on 24.11.2025 on the topic »Implementation and design of user interfaces in XR.« Reservations can be made by emailing aurora@htw-berlin.de.
ATTENTION: THE TRAINING LANGUAGE WILL BE AGREED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSES.