January 25, 2025

VR Gameplay Session at Animationsinstitut

Our CREATORS from Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg‘s Animationsinstitut invite you to join their largest public Gameplay Session for FATE OF THE MINOTAUR! The adventure game is a narrative VR experience crafted by the Animationsinstitut R&D as part of the EU-funded project EMIL (European Media and Immersion Lab). Don’t miss this unique opportunity to explore the intersection of storytelling and immersive gameplay.

The Gameplay Session takes place on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, from 10:00 to 17:00 CET (or later) in the Kuhn Studio at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg. The event is free of charge, just drop by (no registration needed)!

Whether you’re new to VR or an experienced gamer – the developers want to hear your thoughts! There are various ways of trying things out – as non-interactive stereoscopic 180° film, as interactive single- or multiplayer, stationary or free-roaming (8x8m area).

More information on the project at the EMI L and the Animationsins titut website.

November 15, 2024

Now online – TechTalks Presentations from October 22!

The TechTalks Stuttgart event series presents technical topics from the fields of visual effects (VFX) and animation for scientists, creative professionals, students and the interested public. After the keynote speeches, people can spontaneously take to the microphone on their own behalf. At the recent TechTalks on October 22, 2024, the Research & Development department of Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg’s Animationsinstitut presented two of their current projects: EMIL-XR and MAX-R in Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg’s Albrecht Ade Studio.

You can now watch the two presentations of that evening online!

EMIL-XR: Volker Helzle and Andreas Dahn introduced the European Media & Immersion Lab, featuring the R&D’s Lighthouse project FATE OF THE MINOTAUR – an immersive VR-journey designed for up to four players. EMIL – European Media and Immersion Lab (emil-x r.eu)

MAX-R Project: Simon Spielmann and Jonas Trottnow shared advancements in the Mixed Augmented and Extended Reality Media Pipeline (MAX-R), including AI-assisted tools that push high-quality XR content creation to new levels. MAX-R (UPF)

At the hands-on demos, the attendees could test the latest versions of the R&D’s Digital Locations and AnimHost. They also had a chance to step into virtual reality for an unforgettable encounter – coming face-to-face with the Minotaur.

October 15, 2024

TECHTALKS on October 22, 2024, at Filmakademie

The TechTalks Stuttgart event series presents technical topics from the fields of visual effects (VFX) and animation for scientists, creative professionals, students and the interested public. After the keynote speeches, people can spontaneously take to the microphone on their own behalf. The next event will take place on October 22, 2024, at 18:30 CET at Albrecht-Ade Studio (Animationsinstitut / Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg), Akademiehof 10, 71638 Ludwigsburg.

Admission is free! Please register in advance at contact@amcrs.de. Please note: The event will be recorded, but is not hybrid.

Program Schedule:

„EMIL“ | Research & Development, Animationsinstitut, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
The EU-funded project EMIL (European Media and Immersion Lab) aims to promote innovations and developments in cutting-edge XR technologies, as well as strengthen relationships between the creative industries and potential innovation partners across Europe. The staff of the Research & Development department at the Animationsinstitut will provide insights into the international network, the status of the diverse, funded projects after the first two years, and present their lighthouse project “FATE OF THE MINOTAUR”, a VR adventure for up to four players, which can be tested on-site afterward.
EMIL – European Media and Immersion Lab (emil-xr .eu)

„MAX-R“ | Research & Development, Animationsinstitut, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
The MAX-R project (Mixed Augmented and Extended Reality Media Pipeline) is a 30-month HORIZON EUROPE initiative. Eleven project partners from across Europe are developing tools for the creation and processing of high-quality XR content, based on real-time workflows. The Animationsinstitut contributes to the project with innovations such as “DIGITAL LOCATIONS,” a demonstrator of virtual replicas of real filming locations for virtual productions, and “ANIMHOST,” an AI-driven system for real-time animations. In this presentation, the Research & Development team will provide insights into the technologies and key project outcomes.
MAX-R (UP F)

Info flyer (PDF )

TechTalks Stuttgart on Facebook

July 23, 2023

2nd EMIL call open!

VPET Unreal (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)

EMIL’s second call for proposals is now open until August 14, 2023! They will be supporting innovative XR projects with funding between 250.000 to 500.000 € and expertise including access to infrastructure. Check out the details on how to apply and eligibility on emil-xr.eu/open-calls/

About EMIL:
The European Media and Immersion Lab EMIL is a pan-European XR Lab network composed of four major European academic institutions – Aalto University in Finland, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg / Animationsinstitut in Germany, Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain and University of Bath in England, with a mission to accelerate development of virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies, content, services and applications.

More information https://emil-xr.eu/about/

If you want to find out more about the selected FSTP projects from the first call, make sure to check out https://emil-xr.eu/call-1-projects-selected/