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Creative Technologies - studying at the interface of art and technology
What happens when computer science is brought together with art? Technology with creativity? How can software be implemented, understood and perceived in an artistically valuable way? It is precisely these limits that are being explored by the students of the Creative Technologies Master’s programme at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. They have been investigating […]
How volumetric film is changing cinema and our viewing habits
The Volucap has now been an integral part of the studio lot in Potsdam-Babelsberg over the past two years. The studio was already considered to be a milestone on its opening, and it is the first volumetric production studio worldwide with a resolution of over 600 megapixels. How has the studio developed? What has happened in the […]
How the start-up CI HUB makes creative teams’ daily workload that easier with its automation software
Update marketing materials with a single click and use them centrally: how the start-up CI HUB makes creative teams’ daily workload that easier with its automation software.
Operating in virtual space
Virtual reality is used to train surgeons in a playful way in working with surgical robots.
The digital course of water
In the future, cities will face the challenge of optimising and digitally controlling their water supply. The Potsdam-based company Vragments is developing specific apps and augmented reality applications to take us on a virtual tour to the groundwater.
VR at Rolls Royce: how to test engines that don’t yet exist as hardware
Whoever gets out at the last stop of the S2 in Blankenfelde on the way from Berlin to Rolls Royce in Dahlewitz has left the big city far behind them. Only the planes in the sky taking off and landing at nearby Schoenefeld give a hint of the proximity to Berlin. The multicultural composition of the people […]
How the Potsdam-based company D-LABS helps visitors find their way around the Bode Museum
How can visitors be guided through the thick walls of the Bode-Museum with an app although they don’t have W-LAN, mobile phone or satellite reception, or even GPS, and nothing can be changed structurally? The Potsdam-based company D-LABS (initiated by Hasso Plattner in 2006) was facing this challenge in 2018. SAP, who has been one […]
New ways of working in Potsdam
The working world is changing. As a result of digitisation, more and more people now have the opportunity to work autonomously in a new, inspiring environment. The pioneers are innovative companies and start-ups – including ones based in Potsdam. In essence, the idea is that one should have personal control as far as possible on determining the […]
How MediaTech promotes the participation of people with disabilities
Gaming can promote the social, equal participation of people with various disabilities and help overcome the obstacles to making contact. But how? This was the subject of the “INCLUSIVE GAMING” Innovation Day on 18 November, 2019 ahead of the MediaTech Hub Conference in Potsdam. Together with the Digital Health Hub in Nuremberg-Erlangen, BIRNE7 e.V. and […]
Streaming films free of charge and in the comfort of your own home: filmfriend makes it possible
Do you like movies? Are you a real film lover? Then you might be interested in filmfriend. Thanks to the streaming service from Potsdam you can now watch films free of charge using your library card. That is, if your library has filmfriend among its range of services. This is already the case in over 70 […]