From the analogue camera evolution up to augmented reality applications, the development from the producer up to the so called “produser” is shown. two anecdotes, reffering to a lecture of peter eisenman depict the impact of media on space and architecture.

This book originates from text fragments and sketches from the early nineties of the last century during the works on “MedienStädte” (2000) published by Passagen Verlag in Vienna.

In reciprocal interaction with the recipient, something new and undesigned should occur. Emergence and interactivity should be perceptible, as they were in the so called “New Media” in everyday life of the early nineties. This book is intended for all interested people. Primarily it was made for architects, media and game designers.

This e-book was published on November 8th, 2014.

Now available in the library catalogue of Hannover Leibniz University

Wolfgang Höhl (2015): Augmented Reality in Public Space

Augmented Reality may sound like Science Fiction. But the ongoing development of smartphones and tablets allows for many new and interesting applications in public space –  not only for experts, but also for the broad public. This lecture gives an overview on up-to-date AR applications in public space. This includes planning tools for engineers, politics and the public and a broad range of applications for tourism, education and entertainment.

On the one hand there are so called Augmented City Guides, Augmented Reality Games and Historic City and Architectural Guides such as the applications „Chronovizor“, „Landauer Walk“, „Time Traveller“ or „Zeitfenster“. On the other hand there are new tools for reviewing new planned buildings in public space such as the applications „Talking Places“, „Location-Based-Audio“, „Baukultur mit allen Sinnen entdecken und erleben“ (Discover and experience architecture with all your senses) and „Variantendiskussion im Entwurfsprozeß“ (Design Alternatives), „Augmented Collaborative Architectural Visualization“ and „AR-Bebauungsplan“ (AR Land Development Plan). These projects support the participation of citizens in an early stage of the planning process.

Technological requirements and components of an AR system will be discussed, showing contents and level of detail, server management and cloud based solutions, geo localisation and other tracking systems and marker based and markerless tracking systems. It will be shown, how technology and their components depends on content, level of detail and the intended target group. We all will be tensed, how the further development of sensors and interfaces will change the acceptability of AR systems in the reception of all users.

Programme and Speakers . AR Day at HFF Munich on 2015-02-24

Vanessa Oswald: Junaio – From rustical farmer fair to rollercoaster beer festival . The Oktoberfest 1910 – 2014

Blogpost on the Augmented Reality students project by Jens Fakesch and Maximilian Hackenschmied, realized in the course of the lecture “Practical Course 3D Modeling” directed by Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Höhl at Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) | Media Informatics Group, Summer term 2014.