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Contact
Digital Media TechnologiesFH-Prof. DI Dr. Alexander K Nischelwitzer P: +43 (0)316 5453 8516M: +43 (0)664 344 1916F: +43 (0)316 5453-8501E: alexander.nischelwitzer@fh-joanneum.atFH JOANNEUM Gesellschaft mbHInstitute of Information ManagementEckertstraße 30i8020 Graz, Austria Further information:http://www.fh-joanneum.at/imahttp://www.fh-joanneum.at/aim DMT Facebook page:http://www.facebook.com/DigitalMediaTechnologies
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Exhibit Locations
Our Exhibits delight international audience in many countries. In most cases they are part of traveling exhibitions in the area of Europe. But also children in Trinidad Tobago interacted with our exhibits.
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The Human
ExhibitionHouse of Science, Graz, Austria [2011|01 – 2012|05] The exhibition „The Human“ communicates multimedia-based all facets of the human body and mind. Children, teenagers and adults dip into the interactive wonderland and go on a journey to their marrow. The special field DMT developed various multimedia-based, interactive exhibition to the topic “The Human”:
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discover IT
Exhibition Medienkunstlabor, Kunsthaus Graz, Graz, Austria [2007|05] Students of the Institute of Information Management realized creative and interactive multimedia projects for the exhibition “discover IT”. The exhibits from the special field DMT were exposed from 24th till 27th May 2007 at the Kunsthaus Graz. From a visual drum session with sound cubes, a laser harp without strings…
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Over the Edge of a Plate – Cooking Game
Permanent exhibit & exhibit for travelling exhibitionLocation traveling exhibition: “Hotel Global” [website]Location permanent exhibit: Zotter Schokoladen Manufaktur GmbH [website] An interactive exhibit with the subject „Healthy Diet” was developed in cooperation with the Graz Children’s museum „FRida & freD“ for “Zotter Schokoladen Manufaktur”. The “eatable zoo” is located on the manufacture’s area, it is a creative organic…
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Love of Reading
Love of reading – the travelling exhibition for reading and hearing with six exciting story for four different age groups. From first readers to adults, everybody is able to experience interactive stories and to solve quizzes by using the Ravensburger tiptoi pen. Partner: Province of Styria, Graz Children’s Museum FRrida und freD, Mit Loidl oder…
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NXP Smart City
NXP is one of the leading producers of RFID and NFC technology. The various capabilities of NXP products are shown in this project by using a city metaphor. The Smart City is presented at different exposition, for example the Cartes in Paris. Smart City consists of three areas: transportation, city center and suburban area. RFID/NFC…
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NXP Train
The Styria company NXP is specialist in the sector of RFID technology. Various possibilities of NXP products in the field of transportation are shown via the NXP Train. It is a contactless controllable demo with two Märklin model railroads. This train demo for the purpose of showing the performance of NXP ticket solutions is used…
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Carriage Simulator
Permanent exhibit: Spanish Riding School Lipizzaner Stud Piber, Köflach [website] While sitting on a carriage, made of iron and wood, you are able to steer horses with reins through the landscape. For the exhibit a real carriage and real reins are used as interfaces. The implementation emphasized on realistic horse’s reactions. The landscape resembles the Weststyrian…
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Coin Magnifier
Permanent exhibit: Eggenberg Palace Coin Cabinet, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz [website] The treasures of the Eggenberg Palace Coin Cabinet are multimedia-based tangible while looking through the interactive magnifiers. The Coin Cabinet of the Universalmuseum Joanneum in the Eggenberg Palace stores more than 70.000 coins and ducats. In almost 500 years old rooms, unique treasures are restaged with…
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Social Networks
Permanent exhibit: Styrian regional exhibition “Ways to Health”, Bruck an der MurExhibit for the travelling exhibition “Experience Networks”, ScienceCenter Netzwerk, Vienna [website] The exhibit „Social Networks“ illustrates the value of connections between each other and allows to strain own networks and was developed in cooperation with the Graz Children’s Museum FRida & freD for the Styrian regional exhibition in…
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Fax Station
The fax station illustrates digital data transmission for children and teenagers. This exhibit was developed in cooperation with the company HolliNetz consulting for the initiative KET – Kinder erleben Technik (Children experience technology), to visualize binary communication. Two touchscreens, which are built into Plexiglas boxes, act as sender and receiver of a message. When a…
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Speaking Torso
Permanent exhibit: House of Science, Graz [Website] The speaking torso allows teenagers with the Ravensburger tiptoi technology to learn more about their body. Instead of studying books about the human organs, the Ravensburger tiptoi pen allows to directly interact with the organs. The speaking torso supports discovery learning. Besides spoken explanations it offers a playful…
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Intervertebral Disk
Travelling exhibition: MS Science The exhibit to the topic intervertebral disk deals with the widespread disease dorsal pain. An innovative, multimedia information system shows the reasons for problems with intervertebral disks and how they can be identified and treated. The MS Science visits with an exhibition, which also includes two exhibits developed by FH JOANNEUM, Institute…
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Hazards in Blood
Travelling exhibition: MS Science An innovative, multimedia information system with the title „How thrombocyte influence our blood?” shows with video clips and animations which roles are played by thrombocytes during injuries and thromboses. The MS Science visits with an exhibition, which also includes two exhibits developed by FH JOANNEUM, Institute of Information Management in cooperation with…
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Magellan’s Journey
Exhibition „Globetrotter“, Frida & freD – Graz Children’s Museum, Graz [website] Be a sailor and discoverer once in a lifetime! With the exhibit “Magellan’s journey” this childhood dream can come true. Children go on a tenderly animated journey with the discoverer Magellan. The ship has to be steered with the wheel to hold the right course.…
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Mission Statement
The Digital Media Technologies (DMT) competence area at the Institute of Information Management and Data Science at FH JOANNEUM Graz develops a wide range of multimedia applications for various fields of use. Several projects also focus on multimedia and interactive installations for museums and exhibitions. Visit us in our showroom at FH JOANNEUM to gain…
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Usability
Macines are getting more and more complex – whether it is about TVs, computers, mobile phones, cars or microwave ovens. The interface between human and machine should allow us a problem free interaction with the devices. The serviceability of a human-device-interface is called usability. We investigate with different methods the usability of hardware and software,…
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Watchdog
Our Watchdog application controls and monitors individual exhibits within an exhibition. It communicates with the xCocos Server, reporting its status and receiving commands. All programs required for the exhibit are automatically launched by Watchdog, which simultaneously establishes a connection that allows the xCocos Server to query the exhibit’s current state. Commands such as start, reboot,…
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xCocos Server
ChatGPT said: The xCocos Server (eXhibit Control and Configuration System) serves as a central platform for control, maintenance, and data management in networked exhibitions featuring distributed interactive installations. With xCocos, it is possible to maintain a clear overview of which and how many stations are active within an exhibition. All stations can be remotely monitored…
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Visitor Experience
At the Digital Media Technologies (DMT) department, we view visitor experience as a multidimensional concept. Based on our experience, exhibitions featuring outstanding hands-on and minds-on installations provide an excellent foundation for engaging visitor experiences. However, even the most sophisticated high-tech installations have limited impact if usability is not integrated from the very beginning of the…
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3D Visualization
The special field Digital Media Technologies of the Institute of Information Management offers a wide range of services in the area of 3D. Besides simple 3D models and visualizations, we plan, design and produce interactive, virtual scenes and worlds, games and simulations. Furthermore, we use the newest technologies and approaches for human-computer interaction. We provide…
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Audio Production
We record audio with the highest quality in our recording studio. Voice recordings can be done with ideal sound and without noise interferences.
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Video Production
We produce video clips for interactive exhibits, for web presences as well as infomercials in our own facility. WE have a fully equipped green box and use state-of-the-art video equipment, for example to record in real 3D.
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Multimedia Developement
Whether the development of a single exhibit or the implementation of a hole exhibition – the special field digital media technologies is your professional partner in the area of multimedia development. With our long-lasting expertise in teaching, research and development we can offer the total package including state-of-the-art user interaction design, usability, user experience, accessibility,…
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Kinect for Windows
With the Kinect for Windows, it is possible to control interactive exhibits with the human body. We created a socket to communicate with the Kinect, which provided the data in an XML-format. For example, the Kinect is used in the projects NXP SmartCity (interactive flight through a city with RFID demos), WISP (multimedia information with…
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GameTrak
GameTrak is a 3D input device to capture 3D positions and movements. It is an attractive input device due to its little costs and the great power spectrum for applications in 3D and 2D. For example, GameTrak is used in projects in the field of game based therapy. It is the ideal input device to…
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Augmented Reality
Real and virtual rooms are merging in augmented reality (AR) applications. A good example for an AR application in the context of exhibitions is the Magic Book (exhibitions “The Human” and “discoverIT”). The information – which is printed in a real book – is used to enhance the book with 3D visualizations.
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Arduino
Customized exhibits for exhibitions and museums often need customized input devices. The Arduino microcontroller offers an open source hard and software platform, and allow the development of input devices for nearly every purpose. The ideal input device is -especially in the context of exhibits for exhibitions and museums with the demand for hands-on experiences – one major…
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Permanet exhibition – Natural History Museum
Permanent exhibition Natural History Museum, Joanneumsviertel, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria [2013|03 – ongoing] We created 20 exhibits for the permanent exhibition of the Natural History museum, which was opened 2013, in cooperation with Graz Children’s Museum Frida & freD, bogner.cc and the Universalmuseum Joanneum. One pivotal point for exhibitions with many multimedia exhibits is the…