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»Interactive Cubes« make the virtual world physically tangible. Photo: Jakob Hüfner
»Interactive Cubes« make the virtual world physically tangible. Photo: Jakob Hüfner
The platform features a variety of video game and learning applications. Photo: Regina Reusch
The platform features a variety of video game and learning applications. Photo: Regina Reusch
Photo: Jakob Hüfner
Photo: Jakob Hüfner
Photo: Lucian Engelbrecht
Photo: Lucian Engelbrecht
Published: 11 March 2024

Leipzig Book Fair: Imparting knowledge in a playful and dynamic manner with the »Interactive Cubes«

The platform consists of twelve cubes that are digitally captured using cameras and can be populated with interactive content using a computer and projector. The aim of the “Walter’s Words” game, developed by students, is to form words with letters displayed on illuminated cubes. The projected content can be changed in a seemingly magical manner by rotating or moving the cubes. This keeps players on the move, allowing them to learn through play and physically engage with the virtual world using the cubes.

“We are eager to observe how the project will be received at the book fair and to see if the players grasp the operating principle of the cubes as well as how the game is played. For us, this is more or less a usability test,” says Jakob Hüfner, Professor of Cross-media Moving Image at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The platform, which creates a physical space for experimenting with XR technologies, was developed at his professorship. XR stands for “extended reality”, that is, the enhancement of the real world through technology. Additional video game and educational applications are to be developed for the platform in the coming years, which can then be used in settings such as museums or schools. 

Those interested in experiencing the cubes firsthand and exploring new gaming experiences on the platform can do so at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar stand H503 in Hall 2 of the Leipzig Book Fair from 21 to 24 March 2024.

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Marie Kohlschreiber

Research Communications and Public Relations
Faculty of Media

Bauhausstraße 11, Room N2.11
99423 Weimar

phone: +49 (0) 36 43/58 37 06
email: marie.kohlschreiber[at]uni-weimar.de 

Tina Meinhardt

Research Communications and Public Relations
Faculty of Media

Bauhausstr. 11, Room N.211
99423 Weimar

phone: +49 (0) 36 43/58 37 65
email: presse[at]medien.uni-weimar.de

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