XR Maker Space

The XR Maker Space offers artists and cultural producers on intermediate and advanced level the specification of their knowledge. In one-day workshops, current topics will be explored in depth.

26.03.24: Maker Space #2 on »AR in Public Space«

Augmented reality is an ingenious technology for staging narratives in public space, commenting on it or expanding it with at first glance invisible multimedia levels. That is why we are devoting one day to artistic and technological possibilities for locating digital content in public space.

In our second Maker Space at the FKI of HTW Berlin, we will first draw inspiration from examples in art and culture, examine their technological realisation, advantages and disadvantages.

This will be followed by an introduction to GPS, the Visual Position System (VPS) and some Google APIs that can be used to position content in public space, as well as by a brainstorming combined with tipps, e.g. regarding User Interfaces incl. text in public space.

The main part of the course involves setting up a Unity project in combination with Google’s Geospatial Creator, creating and testing our own first prototype on the HTW campus. We will also take a look at alternatives such as the Immersal app and Adobe Aero.

The course will be held in German, but questions and exchange in English are welcome!

Program (small changes possible):

10.00 – Welcome and short round of introductions
10.30 – Creative input with examples from the cultural sector
11.00 – Technical input (GPS, VPS etc.)
11.20 – Coffee break
11.45 – AR in public space – brainstorming, dos and don’ts
12.30 – Practice: Unity project with Geospatial Creator I
01.30 – Lunch break
02.15 – Practice: Unity project with Geospatial Creator II
03.15 – Alternatives such as Immersal and Aero
03.45 – Testing the prototype in public space
04.00 – End

If you are interested, we will be happy about your registration via e-mail to aurora@htw-berlin.de!

Please don’t forget to send us a proof of your previous XR knowledge. If you are not sure whether your prior knowledge is sufficient, please contact us for a short exchange.

21.11.23: Maker Space #1 on »VR Multiplayer«

In our first Maker Space at the FKI of HTW Berlin, we will start with a shared experience of the VR multiplayer XBPMMM – A Travelogue of Morphing Bodies, which was developed in collaboration with our artistic fellows Janne Kummer, Anton Krause and Steph Holl-Trieu at HTW Berlin in 2022/23.

This will be followed by a short theory session – and then it’s time to set up your own multiplayer Unity project! Participants of XR Basics can also use the assets and the sample project from these courses, alternatively we will provide material during the course or you can bring your own.

In the end, you will not only have learned what to consider in the development of VR multiplayers, but we will also have collected enough material for a tutorial, which the AURORA XR team can then finalise and put online in Open Access.

We look forward to receiving your registration by e-mail to aurora@htw-berlin.de!

Please send us proof of your previous knowledge in XR. If you are not sure whether your previous knowledge is sufficient, please contact us for an exchange.

The course will be held in German.