Semester Projects: Extended Reality + Immersive Spaces
Virtual spaces are changing the way architecture is planned, communicated, and experienced. While traditional representations are limited to plans, images, or models, virtual reality technologies enable an immediate spatial experience of future buildings.
The Digital.Design and Production degree program develops interactive VR applications that combine the latest technologies from architecture, computer science, and game development. The goal is to create digital spaces that can not only be viewed but also actively interacted with.
The projects showcase various approaches to immersive spatial concepts. Virtual conference rooms, interactive work environments, and fully equipped VR fitness studios demonstrate how three-dimensional models can be enhanced through interaction, movement, and real-time control.
A key focus is on designing intuitive user experiences. Teleportation, hand tracking, object interactions, and spatial user interfaces enable natural navigation within virtual environments. As a result, VR becomes not just a visualization tool, but an active platform for communication, presentation, and planning.
This opens up numerous fields of application for architecture. Design ideas can be tested early on, users can experience buildings even before they are built, and different variants can be compared directly with one another. The projects impressively demonstrate the potential that immersive technologies hold for future planning processes.