Chris van Goethem, researcher and teacher for technical theatre and history at Erasmus University in Brussels at the RITCS School of Arts, started in the 80s as a stage manager with touring theatre companies. By now he is working in two different areas: on the one hand everything that has to do with competences, knowledge management, organising of education programs and structuring international exchanges. Continue reading ““Digital tools are just a reflection on the fact that we want to work together” Interview Chris van Goethem”
Interview: “VR is the driving force for us!” digital.DTHG in conversation with theater junge generation Dresden
The digital.DTHG team visits the theater junge generation Dresden, one of the first cooperation partners in the research project “Im/material Theatre Spaces”. Project manager Franziska Ritter and VR coach Vincent Kaufmann ask about experiences and insights and show how the Dresden colleagues have made it from their first virtual attempts to established digital workflows in their daily work. Continue reading “Interview: “VR is the driving force for us!” digital.DTHG in conversation with theater junge generation Dresden”
Quickly explained: digital.DTHG team compares programs for virtual work at the theater
The market of programs for working with virtual reality is complex. In our “How to go Virtual” workshops we have tested many and show them in comparison. Continue reading “Quickly explained: digital.DTHG team compares programs for virtual work at the theater”
Quickly explained: How do I create a digital theater space – 3D construction, photogrammetry or laser scan?
Which methods are available for spatial capture and what are the advantages and disadvantages?
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Quickly explained: Tracking, cables and performance – how is it connected?
VR headset with or without cable? When do I need wired or mobile VR glasses? What is tracking anyway, which variants are there? What performance differences do VR glasses have? And how is all this related to each other?
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Quickly recommended: Further education, study, training in the field of VR / AR / XR for theater.
Learning by doing or in-depth training? Bachelor’s, master’s or continuing education? How can the digital transformation be driven forward in the theater?
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Quickly recommended: XR magazines, networks, podcasts
What are the latest technological developments? How do we tell “augmented” stories? What are the ethical rules in the virtual world? A number of online magazines and platforms provide insight into technological developments and content discourses, and also keep professionals up to date.
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Quickly explained: What is a game engine and why do I need it?
For a long time, game engines were exactly what their name suggests: the engines that drive the functioning of computer games “under the hood”. Because the demands of interactive and multimedia applications are very similar to those of computer games in other areas as well, these game engines are increasingly being used there as well.
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Quickly explained: What? How? Web XR?
WebXR – what is that actually and how does it work? We use this technology for several of our digital.DTHG prototypes – here we explain what it is.
Quickly explained: Laptop or tower? Windows or Mac? Which set-up do I need for “virtual” theater work?
Different technical setups are possible for working with virtual reality in the theater – whether for visualizing stage designs or virtual construction rehearsals. Here is an introductory overview of the most important questions before the purchase as a first research support.
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Quickly recommended: Virtual Meeting Rooms 3D
The pandemic has increased interest in digital meeting rooms and the number of tools has also grown enormously. Meetings can now take place not only as a simple video call, but are also conquering the virtual space.
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Quickly recommended: Stores and libraries for 3D objects
As with buying furniture, the same applies to 3D model building: You don’t have to build everything yourself, but can choose various digital objects in large “furniture stores” to furnish your own theater space or stage set. On the other hand, online platforms help to present and share own 3D models or projects. We provide an overview.
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Quickly explained: Do you have a clear view? Hygiene, care and maintenance of VR glasses
A VR headset gets to know a lot of faces and noses in the course of its operating life. Therefore, proper handling and care is important – we give you basic tips here: Continue reading “Quickly explained: Do you have a clear view? Hygiene, care and maintenance of VR glasses”
Conference: “To be or not to be – Historical Theater Buildings: Use and Modernisation”
We are pleased to present the VR experience about the “Großes Schauspielhaus Berlin” at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum Frankfurt / Main on September 16 and 17, 2021 – ICOMOS conference “To be or not to be –Historic Theater Buildings: Use and Modernisation”. Continue reading “Conference: “To be or not to be – Historical Theater Buildings: Use and Modernisation””
Prototypes for virtual learning spaces
From April to July 2021, we were able to conduct a second cooperation with the Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT): together with the students of the master’s program Theater and Event Technology, we again designed and prototyped three different virtual teaching and learning spaces in a seminar – this time led by Lea Schorling. Continue reading “Prototypes for virtual learning spaces”
Quickly explained: The VR headset jungle
What different VR systems and manufacturers are there? How do I find my way through the VR jungle? What do I have to pay attention to when choosing? Continue reading “Quickly explained: The VR headset jungle”
Hybrid real stages?
In our project “Hybrid-real stages” we investigate with the VR experience “Spatial Encounters” to what extent the linking of a real/physical with a digital/immaterial space can be used as a design tool and enable completely new experiential spaces. Continue reading “Hybrid real stages?”
Premiere Spatial Encounters at the Summer Concerts Volkenroda
The VR Experience “Spatial Encounters” celebrated its premiere in the Thuringian monastery Volkenroda on August 27 and 28, 2021 and set experimental and virtual accents in the context of the Summer Concert Festival! Continue reading “Premiere Spatial Encounters at the Summer Concerts Volkenroda”
digital.DTHG at the summer concerts Volkenroda
Save the date: We will celebrate the premiere of the VR installation “Spatial Encounters” on August 27, 2021 at the summer concerts in Volkenroda!
In this digital experiment, musicians and audience alike become actors, creating a shared encounter space in virtual reality (VR).
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Quickly explained: Motion Sickness – the reverse seasickness
“Virtual reality is not for me, it makes me dizzy” is something we hear again and again when it comes to VR. Motion sickness is currently one of the biggest barriers to the spread of virtual reality. How does motion sickness occur and what can I do about it?
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Quickly explained: 3DoF or 6DoF?
In this article we explain the different degrees of movement in virtual space! What does 3DoF and 6DoF mean – and what are the effects?
Find your center: Users control their movements in the virtual world either via the controllers or by means of body position and movement. For this purpose, the movement data is tracked and transmitted. Continue reading “Quickly explained: 3DoF or 6DoF?”
WebXR Tutorial – a prototype for digital assembly instructions
We present the prototypical sample solution for the TRUMPF 95 assembly instructions in detail.
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Online-Release: Opening Night at the Große Schauspielhaus
Time Travel with Virtual Reality – Berlin 1927
In cooperation with the Friedrichstadt-Palast Berlin, the team of digital.DTHG publishes the virtual reality project “Opening night at the Große Schauspielhaus”. Continue reading “Online-Release: Opening Night at the Große Schauspielhaus”
The augmented planning table – XR models for transformation processes
Complex renovation projects for theaters and cultural venues pose major communication challenges for everyone involved. To what extent can XR technology be used to digitally support work processes and enable communication between all those involved?
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Reality Check WebXR Tutorial at the Deutsches Theater Berlin
In a field test, we tested a WebXR prototype for setting up the Gerriets TRUMPF 95 curtain track with the technical team of the Deutsches Theater Berlin at the end of April 2021.
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“Objects on the internet” – Theatre history in digital transformation
Recently, the article “Making im/material theatre spaces tangible – Exploring collection objects virtually” was published in the volume “Objects on the internet – Scientific collections in digital transformation” by transcript publishing house.
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“How to go virtual?!” Workshop for freelance stage designers – together with the association “Bund der Szenografen”
To raise awareness of digital and virtual tools in theater, digital.DTHG created the workshop series “How to go virtual?!” and has now expanded the format for freelance scenographers and set designers.
digital.DTHG at BTT_digital
After the cancellation of the 60. Bühnentechnische Tagung 2020 in Ulm at short notice, we transferred the digital.DTHG trade fair stand into the digital space and documented it on our YouTube channel. Continue reading “digital.DTHG at BTT_digital”
Video BTT_digital Session: “Im/material Theatre Spaces”
The project managers Franziska Ritter and Pablo Dornhege present the project “Im/material Theatre Spaces” as an online session from the ditigal.DTHG lab after one year of project duration. Continue reading “Video BTT_digital Session: “Im/material Theatre Spaces””
digital.DTHG at Bühnentechnischer Tagung
At the BTT – the Stage Technology Conference, the most important trade fair and further training event for the theatre and event technology sector of the Deutsche Theatertechnische Gesellschaft (DTHG), we will be giving on 28. & 29. October digital a first insight into our projects. Continue reading “digital.DTHG at Bühnentechnischer Tagung”
Learning from theatre. Virtual Reality as a space- and time-based medium
The theatre has always been a place for creating fantastic stories, a retreat and a place of longing at the same time. As “world builders”, theatre makers enable their audience to visit diverse places and travel through time to the future and the past. Continue reading “Learning from theatre. Virtual Reality as a space- and time-based medium “
Quickly recommended: art and exhibitions in VR
The view beyond the horizon offers different impressions of VR applications outside the theatre context. As an art installation or museum artifact, VR is ideally suited to open up new aesthetic, narrative and didactic spaces.
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Quickly recommended: VR and AR as stage space
In the course of our daily work we encounter many interesting works by colleagues worldwide in which VR and AR open up new stage spaces or play a role as a medium in a performance. This list of links serves as a source of inspiration, orientation and further research and is continuously updated by us, so it does not claim to be complete. Please contact digital.DTHG if you have any relevant information.
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Interview from the Corona home office
In an interview with Hubert Eckart, our project managers Franziska Ritter and Pablo Dornhege give insights into the current challenges in the Corona home office and report on the opportunities and risks of this special time. Continue reading “Interview from the Corona home office”
digiS Workshop: Virtual and Augmented Reality
On November 25, 2019, from 10 am to 5 pm, the workshop “Virtual and Augmented Reality – How can digital technologies open up new accesses to cultural heritage?” organized by digiS took place at the Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB). Continue reading “digiS Workshop: Virtual and Augmented Reality”
Report: Im/material Spaces – VR and AR open new approaches to cultural heritage
Lectures by Franziska Ritter, Pablo Dornhege (digital.DTHG) and Maren Demant (Invisible Room), summarized by Kai Schnier, kultur-b-digital.de
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Lecture: Im/material Spaces – VR and AR open new approaches to cultural heritage
Cordial invitation to the lecture by Franziska Ritter and Pablo Dornhege: How can digital technologies open up new approaches to cultural heritage?
Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) are technologies that complement our existing communication spaces and promote new approaches to mediation.
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Kick-off workshop and prototype development
An interdisciplinary kick-off workshop entitled “IM/MATERIAL THEATRE SPACES” took place in spring 2019 at the TU Berlin under the direction of Franziska Ritter and Pablo Dornhege.
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VR + AR = XR
Ever since virtual reality is a common term and “immersive technologies” can be purchased by normal consumers the exact terms of the technologies are likely to be confused. Continue reading “VR + AR = XR”
Successfully started!
Finally it’s time: Thanks to the support of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), our research project has started: With the title “Im/material Theatre Spaces – Augemted and Virtual Reality for Theatre”, we will dedicate the next two years under the direction of Franziska Ritter and Pablo Dornhege entirely to the questions of the entanglement of theatre and digitality.