Immersive Medien & Virtuelle Realität
Martin Kusch
Institute of Art and Technology,
Coding Lab
2026W,
artistic Seminar
(SEK),
2.0 ECTS,
2.0 semester hours,
course number S05119
Description
This seminar explores immersive and virtual media as open fields of artistic practice. Drawing on contemporary artistic works and projects involving immersive spatial and media settings, it examines how perception, the body, and space can be experienced through digital and spatial approaches.
Particular attention is given to how movement, presence, and the role of the audience can interact within navigable/walk-through situations and media environments.
This artistic seminar takes an experimental and discursive approach, combining the collective discussion of artistic works with practical exercises, tests, and small-scale experiments. Building on this, students develop their own artistic concepts or project sketches that can serve 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.
Depending on the composition of the group, the seminar may be held in German or English.
Key Words
Immersive Media, Virtual Reality, Spatial Media, Embodiment, Presence, Perception, Interaction, Immersive Environments, Immersive Medien, Virtuelle Realität, Räumliche Medien, Verkörperung, Präsenz, Wahrnehmung, Interaktion, Immersive Umgebungen
Dates
Fri, 06 November 2026, 10:30–11:30
Seminar Room 23
, "Introduction Session"
Fri, 13 November 2026, 10:30–13:30
Seminar Room 23
Fri, 20 November 2026, 10:30–13:30
Seminar Room 23
Fri, 27 November 2026, 10:30–13:30
Seminar Room 24
, "Attention different seminar room"
Fri, 11 December 2026, 10:30–13:30
Seminar Room 23
Fri, 18 December 2026, 10:30–13:30
Seminar Room 23
Fri, 15 January 2027, 10:30–13:30
Seminar Room 23
Course Enrolment
From 31 August 2026, 09:00 to 12 November 2026, 23:55
Via online registration
Curriculum Allocation
Media Arts: Specialisation in Digital Arts (2. Section): Künstlerische Methodik und Technologie digitaler Kunst: Immersive Media & Virtual Reality I-IV 567/2019U00-202.20
Cross-Disciplinary Strategies (Master): Study Areas 1-3: Study Area 1: Artistic Strategies and Approaches to Art 569/2026UMA-020.10
Cross-Disciplinary Strategies (Bachelor): Artistic Strategies and Approaches to Art: Deepening and Application 700/2026UBA-001.20
Co-registration: not possible
Attending individual courses: not possible