XR Dungeon

immersive technologies ON ANOTHER level — literally

FOR THE ENTIRE FESTIVAL Our XR area is expanding into the underground of the Alte Münze, creating an even more mind-blowing, sensory adventure.

CYBERDELIC SHOWCASE - Venture into the digital ether of the Cyberdelic cosmos, with showcases that present a kaleidoscopic fusion of immersive narratives and the new edge pulse of technology.

Star Stuff

Cyberdelic Showcase

Star-Stuff is an immersive experience created to remind immersants of their fundamental connection to humanity and the Universe. This VR artwork brings two random immersants together remotely to give a new perspective on themselves, humanity, and the Universe. Floating in space, your hands are transformed into a myriad of constellations while stars emanate from your heart, orbiting your body in a mesmerizing cosmic dance. Moving and playing with the stars, you form a galaxy unique to you and your movement. Time seems to stand still as eons flash by in this meditative experience. Another person joins the experience, flickering into view in the form of another constellation. The gravitational effects of your bodies guide the stars, forming a collaborative and dynamic sculpture in space as you play and dance together. In Star-Stuff, looking to the stars allows us to see deeper inward, to be a way for the Universe to know itself.

Studio / Credits

John Desnoyers-Stewart

Mesmer Prism

Cyberdelic Showcase

Immerse yourself in the fluidity of existence as a prismatic swarm of particles, playfully dissolving and reassembling avatar embodiment.

Studio / Credits

Till Holzapfel

The Tarot Experience VR

Cyberdelic Showcase

Journey with the power of VR and your intention... to the imaginal realm of the Tarot archetypes! The cards have a message for you, but you must go alone… no Tarot readers needed here... The Tarot Experience VR is a unique ‘second person’ VR experience that asks you to bring yourself into the game. Powered by a unique True Random Number Generator, The Tarot Experience VR is connected to nature, your nature, and brings a whole new level of interactivity to VR. This is the future of storytelling in VR. This is not roleplay... this is you! An encounter with the Tarot images and their message is an encounter with yourself, and the message of the Tarot is this... you are on a heroic and sometimes crazy journey to know who you really are! The Tarot’s goal… is to point us towards the highest version of ourselves. The stories of your past, present and future are not fixed, they can be changed. The future is a creative act! Use the wisdom of The Tarot Experience VR to guide you!

Viscerealilty

Cyberdelic Showcase

The Viscereality Project innovatively combines breathwork and virtual reality to induce altered states of consciousness. At its core is a bio-responsive VR application that dynamically adapts to users' breathing patterns. This approach aims to couple interoception (internal bodily awareness) with exteroception (perception of the external world) by synchronizing immersive virtual environments with breathing techniques such as circular breathing and hyperventilation. By blurring the boundaries between internal physiological states and external virtual contexts, the project seeks to facilitate a dissolution of the sense of self - a key characteristic of altered states. This novel method explores how the interplay of bodily sensations and responsive digital environments can influence consciousness, potentially offering new insights into subjective experiences and opening avenues for therapeutic applications in mental health.

Realms of Flow

Cyberdelic Showcase

Calm your mind and drift away in soothing experiences with unique moods and atmospheres. The application combines cinematic visuals with interactive elements for breathing, mindful listening, humming, frequency entrainment and playfulness. Experience the infinite Realms of Flow!

patchworld

Cyberdelic Showcase

Build and play musical worlds in multiplayer XR - Discover the ultimate metaverse playground in PatchWorld: a universe of limitless musical creativity! Create and explore boundless worlds, build your dream music studio, produce creative interactive art, and connect with friends globally for a jam session. It’s all native to xR – from the immersive media experts of PatchXR.

Studio / Credits

PatchXR

Squingle

Cyberdelic Showcase

Step into SQUINGLE, a psychedelic VR puzzle game that provides brain candy for the soul. Guide revolving orbs through dazzling, otherworldly iridescent 3D mazes, discover enigmatic secrets, and encounter Squingle, a DMT-inspired goddess, on a mystical journey of transcendence. SQUINGLE is crafted to be intuitively played while tripping, weaving together awe-inspiring visuals and Zen-like quotes. Born of the psychedelic experience, the levels were designed from within VR while on psychedelics, imparting a 'contact high' as you flow in sync with the original tripper's movements. Immerse yourself in SQUINGLE and ride the waves of cosmic evolution!

Studio / Credits

Squingle Studios

Visitations

Cyberdelic Showcase

Change Your Mind with Meditative Virtual Reality - Visitations is an immersive gallery of vignettes designed to produce relaxed and entranced states in the user. Aesthetic experiences are brought into the therapeutic realm using lessons from neuroscience and psychology. It makes use of techniques such as binaural beats, subtle strobing, form constants, and includes a body scan meditation, a dream induction, and a soundtrack developed by a healer with experience leading traditionally inspired ceremonies. The experiences in Visitations allow users to turn inwards and explore their own stories and mental states. The spaces are open vessels waiting to be filled by the conscious intentions of the users. Ancient shamans intuitively understood the power of the mind, and that their performances would conjure the body’s innate ability to heal. Modern medicine accomplishes a similar effect with lab coats and pills. Visitations employs technology to similar ends.

Studio / Credits

Light Clinic

Synedelica

Cyberdelic Showcase

Synedelica is a synesthetic mixed reality experience where visuals of the real world are modulated by sound, rekindling childlike wonder and encouraging exploration. This application for Meta Quest 1,2, or 3 takes in the sounds from your surroundings and alters the visual experience in response. You can see music alter your living room, or take it outside to see how the sounds of nature mediate your visual experience. For example, see waves crashing ashore as they are brought to life by their own sound, or walk on a forest trail, watching as your footsteps trigger bursts of light in the trees around you.

Studio / Credits

John Desnoyers-Stewart

Cosmic Sugar

Cyberdelic Showcase

Cosmic Sugar is a trance inducing physics sandbox. It can be used for art making and light shows. Cosmic Sugar visualizes natural forces in a way that is similar to sand grains on metal surfaces revealing hidden cymatics. It is a relaxing and engaging universe which responds in completely unique ways to the personalities and interactions of each individual artist.

Studio / Credits

Light Clinic

Brain Candy

Cyberdelic Showcase

Brain Candy offers an innovative virtual reality experience that uses rhythmic light patterns to potentially influence brainwaves, aiming to enhance relaxation, focus, and awareness. This app for Meta Quest combines cutting-edge technology with scientific concepts of brainwave entrainment, offering users a unique and stimulating cognitive journey.

Studio / Credits

David Lobster

2Sync - Welcome to a world where virtual information seamlessly adapts to any physical environment in seconds. With applications that offer better immersion, user acceptance and use of space.Our auto-adaptive Mixed Reality Software Platform 2Sync SDK and the expertise of our team empower you to reinvent spaces and interactions. Experience the pinnacle of spatial computing with 2Sync and redefine immersive experiences.

SyncArena

2sync

SyncArena stands out by automatically adapting to any environment—its shape and objects within. This capability means you can now utilize even the most challenging spaces, offering the benefits of a custom VR solution without the associated costs and complexities. SyncArena combines the simplicity of a turnkey solution with unparalleled flexibility, making it a standout in the VR landscape.

Studio / Credits

2Sync

Arcade Defender

2sync

Experience House Scale VR in action! House Defender transforms your room, your apartment or the whole house with all of its objects into a virtual game world. Invite your friends and defend your walls from the incoming monsters, walk freely around the whole space, take cover behind your furniture and protect your home! With House Defender, you scan your environment with your controllers in a blink of an eye and transform your surroundings into a completely different world in just a few minutes. Join us for the release price now.

Studio / Credits

2Sync

Elven Arrows

2sync

Dive into the heart of mythical warfare with "Elven Arrows," a thrilling Free Roam VR experience by SyncArena. The fate of our kingdom rests in your hands as invaders threaten to destroy the sacred crystals that have protected our realm for millennia. Positioned in an elven tower within an enchanted world, you, as an elite elven archer, are tasked with defending these crystals with your bow. Utilize your strategic vantage point to oversee the map and safeguard the holy crystals. Unleash your magical powers to vanquish the enemy before they devastate our realm.

Studio / Credits

2Sync

Candy Chaos

2sync

Dive into a world of sugary defense with "Candy Chaos," a delightful Free Roam VR experience brought to you by SyncArena. In this game, the whimsical Candyland is under threat from mysterious monsters, and it’s your job to defend it with a magical candy cannon. Part of the SyncArena platform, "Candy Chaos" employs the innovative 2Sync auto-adaptive Mixed Reality technology to perfectly blend your physical play area with the vibrant world of Candyland. Every section of your space transforms into this sweet universe, where players collect candies and combat spooky invaders with bursts of sticky frosting.

Studio / Credits

2Sync

SDK

2sync

Our 2Sync SDK empowers XR developers to create room-independent Mixed Reality applications that adapt to any user environment within seconds, transforming physical spaces like a second skin. By providing essential tools—including scanning modules, real-world mapping, procedural generation of 3D objects, and multi-user integration—we enable immersive XR experiences that previously required days of specialized effort. Now, applications built with our SDK can achieve this in minutes,. We make free-roam XR applications accessible, scalable, and ready for mass adoption. Seamlessly integrating into the development workflow, our platform allows developers to define how virtual objects interact with any physical environment using building blocks. This merges real and virtual worlds effortlessly. Additional features simplify project setup, room scanning and multi-user integration for easy Co-Location or remote multiuser, accelerating application development. Our device-independent approach ensures software deployment across various hardware platforms, offering broad accessibility and usability.

Studio / Credits

2Sync

LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASES

Step into the dynamic realm of XR, Where studios, associations, universities and students showcase cutting-edge experiences that blend immersive storytelling with breakthrough technology. Explore an inspiring fusion of innovation and creativity, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in extended reality.

KOLOSS

Enter the arena! Outwit your opponents in fast-paced real-time battles. The makers of Soldiers of Anarchy bring you a real-time multiplayer game that will keep you on your toes. Jump into battle against players from all over the world!

MarshMallow Mystery

In a summer camp somewhere in the middle of nowhere, strange events unfold. Two children start to investigate, and the audience of this interactive theater-game hybrid is invited to join them. By diving into the story’s world via AR, they get closer and closer to some carefully hidden secrets…

Echoes of Mora

Embark on a mysterious episodic journey, filled with intriguing interactions and meaningful encounters, as you travel through time and explore a sunken village to help Mora find her lost brother. Playable in VR and non-VR on PC.

Laser Limbo

Laser Limbo is a fun-focused laser tag game with augmented or mixed reality headsets. It transforms conference rooms, office spaces or event venues into unique AR multiplayer arenas. It makes perfect use of every square meter of space as it adapts to the room and winds around any existing obstacle. Laser beam traps add an extra element of skill to the game. Players must carefully move around them while collecting items to defeat the opposing team.

HTW Student Showcase

<< home

home
tickets
program
bUSINESS GROUND
PLAY GROUND
EXHIBITORS
CONTENT CREATORS
partners
volunteers
gg 2023 recap
info
about
imprint