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Public Data Lab

Measuring Societal Wellbeing under Changing Circumstances Challenges posed by societal disruptions impact cantonal governance. The Public Data Lab (PDL), hosted by Canton Zurich`s Statistics Office, creates indicators and new approaches to measuring change in society, economy and environment. Through transdisciplinary digital and artistic innovation the PDL will increase public trust… Read More »Public Data Lab

Being a spider – Virtual Realities as spaces for learning and experience

How does a spider perceive its world? The project ‘Being a Spider’ enables a change of perspective through a sensory-enhanced virtual reality experience. As a four-spotted spider, visitors go hunting for insects at night. They detect them with the help of highly sensitive sensory hairs that perceive air currents and… Read More »Being a spider – Virtual Realities as spaces for learning and experience

Augmented Ecospheres

Complex natural spaces are under pressure all over the world today. The aim of the project is to communicate this acute threat posed by the climate crisis using innovative digital communication methods and artistic productions, without putting further pressure on these natural spaces. Artists and scientists from the Telematic Performance… Read More »Augmented Ecospheres

Conversations with Stanley

“Conversations with Stanley” enables the audience to have conversations in real time with an emotionally responsive artificial intelligence. The project aims to make technology tangible in a low-threshold way, encourage critical reflection and open up a public and broad debate on the role of algorithms in our society. Learn more… Read More »Conversations with Stanley

Re-Experiencing History

Project state closed Project start March 2024 Funding duration 12 months Universities involved UZH Practice partners Funding amount DIZH CHF 45'200 The project focused on developing an innovative image application that allows users to not only view visual content, but also experience and interpret it in new ways. The application… Read More »Re-Experiencing History

cineMINDS

A knowledge archive of the art of film cineMINDS is developing an international online platform for the collection, research and publication of craft knowledge in the art of film. We open up innovative perspectives for dealing with large video corpora in the digital humanities, promote a low-threshold accessible publication of… Read More »cineMINDS

Histories for the Global Present. Digital Co-Creation in School and Museum

Historical collection objects have a lot to tell about the global interconnections of our present. Often, however, they lack a contemporary translation. The project is developing a digital mediation platform that enables students to question the objects themselves and place them in new contexts. Core team:  Prof. Dr. Sophia Prinz,… Read More »Histories for the Global Present. Digital Co-Creation in School and Museum

The Museum of the Future

Exhibition at Museum für Gestaltung Museum of the Future —17 Digital Experiments von 29. August 2025 bis 18. January 2026 August 29, 2025 – January 18, 2026 More information https://youtu.be/eITyj-kDic0?si=3ikFP5hpvVnPS3ZQ The project examines the potentials, areas of application and implementation possibilities around digitality for a forward-looking museum practice. Knowledge is being developed that… Read More »The Museum of the Future

Planet Digital

Project state closed Project start August 2021 Funding duration 40 months Universities involved UZH, ZHdK, ZHAW Practice partners AlgorithmWatch CH Funding amount DIZH CHF 250'000 A collaboration on the state of digitalization between researchers, artists and designers from the University of Zurich (UZH), Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Zurich… Read More »Planet Digital