Fulldome Festival Jena

The panel engages committed individuals from the Planetarium and Immersive Media scene in moderated conversations. Panelists are invited to introduce themselves with a sample of their work followed by panel discussion. 

The Science of Excitement

Moderated by Micky Remann  

How does science communication relate to a sense of wonder and the joy of exploring, when combined with hands-on experimentation?

Panelists:

• Dr. Helen Ahner
  The title of her book encapsulates the essence of this panel: »Planetariums: Wonders of technology - techniques of wonder«. In the German original »Planetarien: Wunder der Technik - Techniken des Wunderns«. Dr. Ahner works at the Max-Planck-Institute for Educational Research, Research area History of Emotions.
• Nils Merten
  Sound of the Future: Immersive Audio for Headphone . Nils Merten from the team of legendary audio pioneer Prof. Karlheinz Brandenburg discusses the creation of an immersive audio experience for headphones Brandenburg Labs takes on these challenges by developing cutting edge algorithms and using the latest research on psychoacoustics.
• Prof. Dr. Isabella Beyer
  Immersive Medien und Transmedia. Isabella graduated from the Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design in Kiel and completed her Master's degree at Monash University in Melbourne (Australia). She worked in numerous academic and private sector positions and completed her doctorate on the subject of »Le Passage - Towards a Concept of a 360° Knowledge Instrument« at Plymouth University, Plymouth, England.
• André Wünscher
  Dome Tools at the Speed of Thought. Imagine crafting fulldome content in real-time — easy, free, and collaborative! Introducing. Our plug-and-play package for Unity boosts both traditional cubemap rendering and a novel DomeWarp technique for maximum performance, and more control than ever before.
• Hendrik Huthoff
  Excitement in the Microverse! Hendrik initiated the fulldome film Into the Microverse-Journey through the Amazing World of Microbes, nominated for a JANUS-Award, The film’s objective is to edutain lay audiences of all ages and impress on them the message that the future of humanity depends on understanding and working together with the tiniest life forms on our planet: the microbes. www.microverse-cluster.de/en/