The Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung, BMBWF) has approved the proposal for the establishment of a Mixed Reality Lab at TU Wien. The MR Lab is conceptualized and coordinated by Prof. Hannes Kaufmann, head of Research Unit Virtual and Augmented Reality (E193-03), and will serve as a center for collaboration and interdisciplinary research in Austria. The MR Lab will provide to the participating partner institutions the technological basis for conducting basic and applied research in areas ranging from Industry 4.0 to Physics, Civil Engineering, Archaeology, Biology, Architecture and other fields.
Draft Sketch of the MR Lab
Equipment
The research equipment in MRLab contains a high-quality spatial audio simulation system, a 3D-capable LED Wall, and a large-scale tracking and motion capture system. We plan to install a 3D LED CAVE system in summer 2026 and acquire a range of head-mounted displays. TU Wien has already acquired a high-precision Riegl scanner and a Boston Dynamics Spot robot that is also the part of the MR Lab.
Pictures of the MRLab
Stereoscopic 3D LED wall. The curved LED wall is based on passive polarization technology to deliver immersive visualization experiences, particularly in combination with the tracking system.
192-channel audio system with speakers build-in the walls and ceiling.
Cameras of the Qualisys tracking system that enables precise tracking in the MRLab space.
Mixed Reality Lab with its stereoscopic 3D LED wall and tracking system.
Partners
Austrian Academy of Sciences Acoustics Research Institute
Research Group Visualization and Data Analysis, Universität Wien
Center for Molecular Biology (Max Perutz Labs), Universität Wien
VRVis GmbH – Vienna Research Center for Visual Computing
Location
The MR Lab will be located in the ground floor of the building of the Faculty of Informatics, Favoritenstrasse 9-11.
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