Immersive Medien & Virtuelle Realität

Martin Kusch
Institute of Art and Technology, Coding Lab
2026S, artistic Seminar (SEK), 2.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, course number S05119

Description

This seminar approaches immersive and virtual media as open artistic fields of practice. Starting from contemporary artistic works and projects in the area of immersive spatial and media settings, it investigates how perception, the body, and space are made experientially accessible through digital and spatial processes. The seminar focuses on questions of movement, presence, and the role of the audience within walk-in situations. It is conceived as an experimental and discursive format, combining collective analysis of works with practical exercises, tests, and small-scale experiments. Building on this, students develop their own artistic concepts or project sketches as a starting point for further work.

Examination Modalities

- regular and active participation

- independent and engaged contribution to discussions, exercises, and collective tests

- development of an individual project sketch or conceptual exercise within the context of the seminar

Comments

Work in the seminar may involve different analogue and digital tools depending on individual interests and approaches. These may include basic digital devices (laptop, smartphone), audiovisual materials, spatial sketches, storyboards, or experimental prototypes. No prior technical knowledge is required; the focus lies on conceptual work, spatial thinking, and experimental exploration

Key Words

immersive spaces, body + presence, audience participation, embodied eperience, media setups / räumliche Dispositive, experiment + practice-based research, räumliche Dramaturgie / spatial narratives, performativity, Projektskizze / concept sketch

Dates

Fri, 13 March 2026, 11:00–12:00 Seminar Room 30 , "Introductory event" (preliminary discussion)
Fri, 20 March 2026, 11:00–14:00 Seminar Room 30
Fri, 17 April 2026, 11:00–14:00 Seminar Room 30
Fri, 24 April 2026, 11:00–14:00 Seminar Room 30
Fri, 08 May 2026, 11:00–14:00 Seminar Room 30
Fri, 22 May 2026, 11:00–14:00 Seminar Room 30
Fri, 12 June 2026, 11:00–14:00 Seminar Room 30

Course Enrolment

From 02 February 2026, 09:00 to 13 March 2026, 12:00
Via online registration

Media Arts: Specialisation in Digital Arts (2. Section): Künstlerische Methodik und Technologie digitaler Kunst: Immersive Media & Virtual Reality I-IV 567/202.20

Cross-Disciplinary Strategies (Master): Study Areas 1-3: Study Area 1: Artistic Strategies and Approaches to Art 569/020.10

Cross-Disciplinary Strategies (Bachelor): Artistic Strategies and Approaches to Art: Deepening and Application 700/001.20

Co-registration: not possible

Attending individual courses: not possible