The project examines the potentials, areas of application and implementation possibilities around digitality for a forward-looking museum practice. Knowledge is being developed that will make the museums in the canton of Zurich fit for the future, but also invites the population to expand its knowledge in the field of digitalisation.… Read More »The Museum of the Future
This project is the first to combine media dramaturgical analyses of German-language podcasts with the media-psychological motives of individual listeners: “Story Design for Podcasts”. The result: a practical handbook, a conference, workshops for creative professionals in the field of podcasting. Core team: Hans Knobloch, ZHdK Departement Design Caroline Feder, ZHdK Departement… Read More »Designing Podcasts
To the website of PATT The recognition of complex layouts and manuscripts, among others by ATR, is far advanced. Today, their processing in research and memory institutions is on the verge of a quantum leap. The project establishes an expert group and a teaching module on new working methods. In… Read More »Potentials of Advanced Text Technologies: Machine Learning-based Text Recognition (PATT)
https://youtu.be/3WeDjdQqRJ4?si=_m-VP4e0nWU7rZwt Schools are facing numerous challenges in the digital transformation. In the Edugame4Change project, the ImaginEd game is being developed to help schools shape this change at various levels. It combines a simulation game and an applied game to stimulate a sustainable school development process. Mehr Informationen Design your school… Read More »Edugame4Change. A digitally augmented business game for the digital transformation in schools
Digital innovations have been used as an attempt to amplify the effect of existing therapy treatments, but have a few practical limitations. Through the combination of Deepfakes and Virtual Reality, novel methods might be used to rescript therapy scenarios, where patients face themselves in situations easily co-developed with the therapists.… Read More »The impact of Deepfakes in virtual reality scenarios for mental health therapy
A comprehensive training service based on a virtual reality (VR) simulation will be developed to train professionals and students in the use of a diagnostic guide including structured interviewing methods to assess emotional maltreatment of children. Core team: Dr. Joel Gautschi, ZHAW School of Social Work Mag. art. Nicole Fölsterl,… Read More »SAM – Simulated Assessment of Child Maltreatment Training Platform
How can the government better manage crises? In the project, we take advantage of digital platforms and their principles to improve the coordination and orchestration of relevant actors in the Canton of Zurich on the example of the Ukraine refugee crisis. Our goal is to enhance the overall resilience of… Read More »Government as a Platform: Orchestrating stakeholders in crisis situations through digital platforms
https://vimeo.com/900848488 Spatial thinking can be improved through practice. We propose an interactive, virtual and three-dimensional training software within the framework of a video game. The game-based virtual environment provides sequential exercises that train and improve spatial thinking and make individual progress measurable. Core team: Prof. Ulrich Götz, ZHdK Game Design … Read More »Spatial Abilities. Training spatial thinking in a playful way.
Many individuals have difficulties understanding speech in adverse listening situations. Current experimental paradigms lack naturalistic real-life conditions, especially sound source separation in 3D. We aim to construct several naturalistic scenarios with ascending complex/difficult listening conditions in 3D-Audio, including neurophysiology, cognition and hearing. Core team: Prof. Dr. Martin Meyer, UZH Department… Read More »SpiN3D: Speech in Noise in a virtual 3D Audio-Environment
The digital Crafting Playbook promotes active engagement with the world of work. Short activities – the Crafting Plays – reflect on strengths and resources at work and implement changes in everyday life. The plays are developed by practitioners together with experts from art, education and psychology. Core team: Dr. Gregor… Read More »Crafting Playbook: a playful way to more balance and meaning at work