The following 360° projects were realised:

in mechanical engineering:

• Save Europe's Energy – Escape Game
  The serious game offers prospective students the opportunity to experience energy research at TU Darmstadt and the Department of Mechanical Engineering up close in an immersive 360° panoramic environment.

in the Departement Civil and Environmental Engineering:

• Virtual 360° Tour for Study Orientation
  Two 360° tours provide insights into the Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering programmes.

TU-Extern:

• A 360° virtual reality tour by GSI and FAIR
  A 360° campus tour was created to give the widest possible audience low-threshold access to research at GSI and FAIR in Darmstadt. By going through the tour with a VR headset you can get a spatial impression of the GSI campus.

The following new MR projects were realised:

From the fuels team of the e-learning group:

• Development of the “.werkzeug” Editor
  A tool for designing linear teaching-learning scenarios for Extended Reality (XR) learning environments

In Mechanical Engineering:

• Standard Operating Procedure in the CiP Learning Factory
  Learning to work on the ‘Deckel Maho DMC 50H’ milling machine with the help of the ‘HoloLens 2’ head-mounted display

ARtemis, the tool for developing AR learning environments, has been further developed:

From the fuels team of the e-learning group:

• Workflow development and elaboration of the toolkit around ‘ARtemis’
  The ARtemis toolkit is extended by photogrammetry software. Supplemented by a supporting training programme, this enables a low-threshold entry into the development of AR learning environments.
• ARtemis 2.0 – update and new functions
  Tangible support and accessibility for AR

The following 360° projects were realised:

At the Center for Educational Development and Technology, Team Key Skills:

• Room design in tutorials
  Tutors at TU Darmstadt can explore a classic tutorial room in a digital 360° university environment, try out different seating arrangements and consider which scenario is suitable when and which opportunities and challenges result from this.

In the Department of Biology:

• Immersive 360° lab tour for pupils
  Virtual learning in biology lessons – A pilot project in which year 7 pupils immerse themselves in a digital 360° laboratory environment with the help of VR headsets to familiarise themselves with the equipment and its handling in the Merck – TU Darmstadt learning laboratory of the Department of Biology.

In the Department of Materials Science:

• New approaches in study orientation with TUDa Campus Quest – Mission Metal Memory
  A game to get to know Materials Science has been released as the first part of a series of 360° browser games. – Prospective students can playfully learn what it’s like to study Materials Science at TU Darmstadt. Those who manage to get out of here will have experienced the university as a place for learning and leisure and have become acquainted with a special field of study.

In the Departement of Physics:

• Conducting Experiments in VR Escape Room Format
  Since physical experiments in schools and universities are often limited – whether due to time constraints or safety concerns – the virtual reality environment offers a safe and comprehensive simulation. Players experience realistic experiments across various escape room levels.

In addition, the focus was on developing a tool for the low-threshold integration of 3D objects in AR environments for teaching.

The following AR projects were implemented

• Development of the App “ARtemis”
  Tool for integrating 3D objects into augmented reality environments

Further 360° projects were also implemented:

Within the fuels Team of the E-Learning Group:

• Serious game in Escape Room format for study orientation
  Pupils can experience a complete study day at TU Darmstadt to get to know their desired study program and the university.

In the Department of Biology:

• Digital 360° – VR lab tour
  The Merck – TU Darmstadt learning laboratory of the Department of Biology can now be visited virtually as a 360° application not only via the PC desktop, but also via a VR headset.

In the Department of Human Sciences:

• Escape game at the virtual ComputerStudienWerkstatt (CSW)
  Concept for an escape game within the virtual VR environment of the CSW

In the Departement of Physics:

• Virtual learning space for induction theory in the basic physics practical course
  Prototypical implementation of a learning space in virtual reality, in which a real existing experiment of the basic physics practical course can be simulated in its entirety and carried out collaboratively.

In the Center for Educational Development and Technology

• Getting to Know Each Other Remotely with the Four-Corners Method in Virtual Space
  To make methods from in-person teaching also experienceable and testable in virtual environments, the fuels team at TU Darmstadt has conceptually adapted the classical didactical method “Four-Corners Method” for use in virtual live collaboration scenarios.

Several prototypical scenarios were didactically planned and technically realized or accompanied by the fuels team of the E-Learning group at the TU Darmstadt. All projects have been put into practical use in teaching for the winter semester 2022/23.

The following 360° projects were implemented

In the Department of Biology:

• Serious Game in the Format of Escape Room
  in a digital 360° laboratory environment for students who would like to visit the Merck – TU Darmstadt biology learning laboratory

In the Department of Physics:

• Equipment Training and Orientation Scenario
  in a digital 360° environment to prepare the demo internship
• Serious Game “PhysicsLife” in the Format of Escape Room
  in a digital 360° environment (incl. 360° video) to prepare the student laboratory

In the Directorate VII International Affairs:

• Familiarisation and Orientation Scenario
  in a digital 360° environment (incl. 360° video) around the International Student Service (ISS) offer in Karo5

In addition, the following initial VR prototype was implemented:

In the Department of Human Sciences:

• Virtualisation of the ComputerStudienWerkstatt (CSW)
  with Mozilla Hubs to promote the examination of learning space concepts from a media pedagogical point of view.

Experimentation: Onboarding design for the use of VR technology

An experimental onboarding workshop was held in September 2022 to gain experience of how getting to know and trying out VR technology should be organised for beginners. The main focus of this workshop was to prepare the ground for collaborative work in VR – from correctly putting on VR glasses (Meta Quest 2) to trying out virtual spaces together in the engage application. The first helpful insights in the areas of room situation, technical requirements, starting level of the participants, immersion as well as the role and importance of the teachers and methodical work in VR were developed and reflected upon, which will be integrated into the following concepts on the topic of onboarding.

Modelling of the fuels taxonomy

Furthermore, the fuels team of the E-Learning group developed a taxonomy that offers the possibility of didactic classification of Future Learning Spaces and finds its application in the new development of 360°, AR, and VR learning scenarios or in the counselling context. The taxonomy model is being continuously developed.