InterMedia BA
Student projects
YouTube Poolbar Takeover
Digital Life/ E-Skills
App concept for the brand Vorarlberg
In the specialisation field “Digital Life / E-Skills”, 20 students engaged with the vision of the Vorarlberg brand – the vision of an app that allows people living in or visiting Vorarlberg to experience the region in new ways. Ten interactive stations were created, each designed to encourage reflection, community, personal development or creative expression.
A wide range of multimedia approaches was developed to present and communicate the diverse themes. Topics such as biodiversity were made accessible in augmented reality for both children and adults, while the history of Vorarlberg was conveyed through audio guides, games and animations. Talk formats in virtual reality were also created, where well-known historical figures from Vorarlberg conversed with their contemporary counterparts.
Current topics were addressed as well, such as community building for greater inclusion or work–life balance. At the station “Schaffa, Schaffa, Schnufa”, for example, users can collect industrial sounds in nature and in the AR space, and then compose their own soundscapes at the end of the experience.
Sustainable Systems
Sensors for a self-constructed algae reactor
Building on a systemic analysis of global challenges related to food systems, the course “Sustainable Systems” explores how alternative food systems can be designed. Participants delve into the history of extractivism and develop theoretical perspectives for sustainable development.
Methods such as collecting, measuring, archiving, mapping, analysing and interpreting form the foundation of the design-based research process. The insights gained feed into the development of prototypes, which ultimately lead to the design of a model for a self-sufficient food system.
Various biological organisms, plants, animals, interfaces and sensors can be used in the process, and materials may be developed, recycled or repurposed in new contexts.
One group is developing an algae bioreactor, while other projects focus on mushroom cultivation, composting and the climate relevance of peatlands in Korea and Austria.
InterStella
InterStella - Music video
Design project 2
As part of Design Project 2 in the second semester of the InterMedia programme, an impressive collaborative design project was realised. Together with their instructors, 50 students produced a music video in collaboration with the Stella Music Academy in Feldkirch.
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Design project 2
International Cooperation Project HOWEST
Design Principles
Design Principles 1 | Video | Winter semester 2023/24
Design Principles 1
In the first semester of the InterMedia programme, students immerse themselves in the fields of photography, audio and moving images in the course ‘Fundamentals of Design 1’. Insights into these creative and experimental works can be found here as a playlist:
Workshop with Uwe R. Brückner
Workshop with Uwe R. Brückner
Design principles 3
As part of the Design Fundamentals 3 course in the winter semester of 2023, students of the Intermedia programme at the Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences held a workshop with renowned German architect, scenographer and stage designer Uwe R. Brückner. Inspired by Ottavia, a short text from Italo Calvino's ‘Invisible Cities’, this was read to the students at the beginning, after which they created a joint image in the underground car park without verbal communication.
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Workshop with Uwe R. Brückner
Design principles 3
Under Brückner's guidance, the students developed their artistic vision and created a unique art installation on the concrete walls. This creative collaboration not only emphasised the diversity of artistic talents, but also the connection between theory and practice.
SOAK Biomimicry 2025
Game Changing Games
Idea Circle
