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Students walk along a tree-lined path on the North Campus in summer, passing a sculpture with large red gears. © Roland Baege​/​TU Dortmund

Recap of our DiWoDo workshop

The landscape-format photo captures a presentation taking place in a bright, modern seminar or meeting room. On the right side of the image, a male presenter stands in profile, facing left towards the audience. He has short, curly brown hair, wears glasses, a blue blazer over a white shirt, and blue jeans. He is gesturing with both hands whilst holding a presentation clicker in his right hand. Behind him is a large digital flat-screen display mounted on a rolling stand. The slide being presented features the green headline "Virtuelle Gärten – Einsatzmöglichkeiten" (Virtual Gardens – Application Possibilities) and shows the logo of TU Dortmund in the top right corner. The slide content is divided into four quadrants displaying images and graphics related to Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) applications on smartphones and computer monitors. On the left side of the image, the audience is seated at a configuration of white tables. In the immediate foreground, with their back to the camera, is the head of a person with reddish-brown hair tied in a bun, wearing a black sweater. Further back sits a man with grey-flecked hair and a beard, wearing a grey hoodie, who is looking attentively at the speaker. A glass water carafe and several glasses are placed on the table in front of him. In the background on the far left, another man wearing glasses and a blue shirt is seated on a dark grey sofa. The room is functionally furnished: in the background, a white shelving unit holding silver cases and yellow stacking bins is visible, alongside a large green houseplant (Monstera) in the corner. Framed pictures hang on the white walls, and long fluorescent light fixtures are mounted on the ceiling. © Dana Hofmann​/​TU Dortmund
Prof. Wiesche at the Workshop
As part of Digital Week Dortmund (DiWoDo), we held a workshop at the Chair of Digital Transformation at TU Dortmund University, where participants not only learned about current research projects, but also had the opportunity to try them out and help shape them.

Immersion in extended reality

Using a voxel app from our FlowAR research project, iPads were transformed into creative tools: participants designed their own Minecraft-style augmented reality content. Participants also had the opportunity to use our Wizard tool to repair a Lego crane using AR instructions and to create their own repair instructions. Another highlight of the workshop was the use of HoloLens 2. This allowed participants to experience how plants “came to life” before their eyes. The joint experimentation impressively demonstrated how low-threshold and playful AR can become a creative but also useful medium.

Smart Home – Comfort and Control in Everyday Life

In the workshop, we also addressed the topic of smart homes. Using practical examples – from lighting control to intelligent assistance systems – we demonstrated how digital technologies can make our everyday lives easier. At the same time, participants critically discussed the issue of data sovereignty: How can we enjoy the benefits of convenience without relinquishing control over our personal data?

To sum up..

Our workshop offered participants the opportunity not only to learn about technologies in theory, but also to experience them in practice and reflect on them together. The combination of creative design, immersive experiences, and social discussion made it clear that digital transformation means much more than technological innovation – it challenges us to actively think about our digital future.

We would like to thank all participants for the inspiring discussions and look forward to continuing these topics in future events.

The photo captures a presentation or workshop scenario inside a brightly lit seminar room. The central figure is a male presenter standing to the right of a large flat-screen monitor mounted on a stand. He is wearing glasses, a blue blazer over a light-colored shirt, and jeans. He gestures with his right hand toward the screen while maintaining eye contact with the audience. The screen displays a presentation slide with the green headline "Herausforderungen in der Praxis" (Challenges in Practice). The slide features logos for TU Dortmund and "dt," a green bar chart on the left, a quote in the center, and a technical image (likely Augmented Reality hardware) on the right with specifications such as field of view and weight. In the right foreground, two audience members are seated in profile, attentively watching the presentation: on the far right, a man with short gray hair, glasses, and a light blue shirt, and next to him, a woman with reddish-brown hair styled in a bun, wearing a black top with a yellow collar or scarf. The room has a functional design with a suspended grid ceiling containing long fluorescent lights. On the left side of the image, a black power outlet cube hangs from the ceiling on a chain, positioned above a white shelf unit holding several silver metal cases. To the right, behind the presenter, a flip chart and a potted plant stand in front of large windows that offer a view of a cloudy sky and a cityscape. Water glasses and a smartphone are placed on the white table in the immediate foreground. © Data Hofmann​/​TU Dortmund
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