Alongside the larger events covered in our other recent posts, from our visit to Klinikum Lippstadt, our booth at the BMWE Innovationstag Mittelstand in Berlin, and our school event at Stadtlabor Soest, the Immersive Reality Lab hosted several smaller visits and workshops between mid-June and mid-July 2026. Here's a quick round-up of four of them.
Lab Tour for Lippstadt Residents (June 19, 2026)
On June 19, 2026, we welcomed a group of Lippstadt residents for a guided tour of the lab, including our CAVE, and an overview of our current research. It's always a good reminder of how many people in the city have never set foot in a CAVE before, and how quickly that changes once the door closes and the projection starts.
“Erlebe die VR”: A Workshop for Graf-Bernhard-Realschule
As part of a three-hour tour of the university, we presented the lab to a computer science course from Graf-Bernhard-Realschule as part of the workshop “Erlebe die VR” (“Experience VR”), giving students a first hands-on impression of what immersive media looks like in practice.
Unity Crash Course at the RE:SKILL Future Skills Day (July 3, 2026)
On July 3, 2026, as part of the RE:SKILL Future Skills Tag, we hosted a Unity crash course in the lab, a compact, practical introduction to building interactive 3D and VR content in the engine we use for much of our own prototyping.
Hanse-Kolleg Lippstadt Visits the Lab (July 14, 2026)
On July 14, 2026, students from Hanse-Kolleg Lippstadt visited the lab for an introduction to the basics of immersive media, what it is and where it is used, followed by hands-on VR and AR demonstrations on different devices and a look at our CAVE.
They also got insight into an ongoing area of our research: the use of immersive technologies for exposure training, for example for people with a fear of public speaking. It connects to a broader line of work in our lab on VR-based exposure approaches for speech-related anxiety, which we've also explored in published research.
A Season of Open Doors
Four very different groups, one common thread: opening the lab's doors and letting people try immersive technology for themselves, rather than just hearing about it.
If you'd like to arrange a lab tour, workshop, or class visit, we'd love to hear from you.
First published on the Immersive Reality Lab blog.