How can objects in museums remain accessible when they are too large, too fragile, or too valuable to be displayed? The exhibition “Museum of the Future – 17 Digital Experiments” addresses this question and shows how digital technologies and artificial intelligence enable new forms of communication. Seventeen digital experiments transform… Read More »Museum of the Future – 17 Digital Experiments
How does a spider perceive its surroundings? The research project Being a Spider uses virtual reality to enable an unusual change of perspective and investigates whether this can change attitudes towards arachnids. In the VR installation, visitors slip into the role of a four-spotted orb-weaver spider and go hunting for… Read More »VR installation ‘Being a Spider’ explores changing perspectives for species conservation
In the interactive VR experience “Being a spider”, visitors slip into the role of a four-spotted spider and go insect hunting at night. They sense air currents with highly sensitive sensory hairs and perceive the finest vibrations via gap sensors – just like a real spider. The “Being a Spider”… Read More »“Being a spider” – virtual reality as a space for experience
The projects include innovative approaches in various areas such as health and medicine, education and science, society and communication as well as participatory research. In the 3rd Project Call of the DIZH Innovation Program, 14 projects are being funded. Together, they present a variety of innovative approaches based on interdisciplinary… Read More »Shaping the future: 14 funded projects in the DIZH innovation program