Projects

Every project of the Immersive Reality Lab, running and completed.

€5.139 million in third-party funding across 23 projects and 10 funding lines, raised by our director since 2015 — at TU Berlin before he came to HSHL in 2021, and here since.

Current projects (7)

• Meisterstück Digital – Zukunft der Ausbildung im Metallbau
  Meisterstück Digital – the future of training in metalworking
  2026–2029
  Meisterstück Digital is a hands-on learning and assistance platform for metalworking companies and vocational training in South Westphalia.
• Immersive Theatre Training (ITT) für Sicherheit & Kompetenzen im Theater
  Immersive Theatre Training (ITT) for safety & skills in theatre
  2026–2028
  The project 'Immersive Theatre Training (ITT)' represents a groundbreaking innovation in the field of education and training for theatre and event technicians and managers.
• Adaptive XR-Trainings for Human-Centered and Functional Safety Cases - XRT-HuFuSa
  2026–2028
  The project develops an extended reality (XR) training platform that combines digital twins (DTs), real-world data, and AI-driven personalization to enable practical qualification measures in…
• International Network for Future Universal Skills Education
  2026–2028
  The INFUSE – International Network for Future Universal Skills Education project at Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences (HSHL) addresses a fundamental challenge: more than 60% of HSHL…
• Transfer von Digitalisierungskompetenz in die Region Südwestfalen
  Transfer of digitalisation expertise to the South Westphalia region
  2023–2027
  The Virtual Institute for Virtual and Augmented Reality (VI VR/AR) is a collaborative network of experts from South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences and Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied…
• Entwicklung einer Systemlösung für das kontinuierliche sensorbasierte Monitoring bettlägeriger Patienten in der Pflege
  Development of a system solution for the continuous sensor-based monitoring of bedridden patients in care
  2025–2027
  The SilentBedMonitor project aims to develop an innovative health monitoring system that integrates discreet, high-precision weight sensors into bed frames to detect even subtle changes in a…
• XR-Wissensnetzwerk
  XR knowledge network
  2025–2027
  The XRwise Knowledge Network is building a learning platform that makes sharing knowledge more sustainable, eases access to knowledge, and helps make teaching at universities more intuitive.

Completed projects (12)

• SDK für eine hochpräzise, multimodale, AR-integrierte Fußgängernavigation
  SDK for high-precision, multimodal, AR-integrated pedestrian navigation
  2024–2026
  ARiadne (08/2024–07/2026) developed an open-source software development kit and demo app for augmented reality (AR) pedestrian navigation, together with SWCode GmbH.
• DIgital DYnaMic and respOnsible twinS for XR
  2023–2025
  The vision of DIDYMOS-XR is to enable realistic and dynamic XR applications using AI.
• Erhöhung der Zukunftsfähigkeit des Schienenpersonennahverkehrs durch Sensoren, künstliche Intelligenz und geteilte Datennutzung
  Increasing the future viability of regional passenger rail transport through sensors, artificial intelligence and shared data use
  2023–2025
  The DigiOnTrack project is developing a cost-effective, wireless monitoring system for tracks and vehicles, based on simple retrofit solutions.
• MIA-PROM: Multimodale interaktive Assistenz zur digitalen Erhebung von Patient-Reported Outcome Measures
  MIA-PROM: Multimodal interactive assistance for the digital collection of patient-reported outcome measures
  2022–2025
  Collecting patient feedback is essential for evaluating medical treatments.
• XR Emergency Training for Military Fast Jets
  2024–2025
  The XR Emergency Training project focuses on the evaluation of immersive training methods for emergency procedures in military aviation.
• Voice Adaptive Training for older adults with Aphasia
  2018–2021
  Advances in digital technology development for aphasia rehabilitation offer hope for those affected, even though an aging society increases the likelihood of strokes.
• Voice Adaptive Training for older adults with Aphasia
  2020–2021
  After COVID-19, social distancing rules will have a decisive impact on the tourism industry; fewer trips and tickets will be sold, access to attractions and museums will be restricted, and overall…
• Occupational Health Management in Nursing
  2020–2021
  A quarter of people in need of care in Germany currently live in full-time residential long-term care facilities (Federal Statistical Office 2018).
• Digital health research to enhance mobility and participation in rural ageing populations
  2018–2021
  Especially in rural areas, the integration of resources from health services and from personal care networks is crucial for maintaining mobility and autonomy in old age and thus for ensuring…
• DemTab – Tabletgestützte ambulante Versorgung von Menschen mit Demenz: Leitlinienbasierte Behandlungsplanung, individuelles Krankheitsmanagement und Vernetzung
  DemTab – Tablet-based outpatient care for people with dementia: guideline-based treatment planning, individual disease management and networking
  2018–2021
  In Germany, the care of people with dementia is predominantly provided by general practitioners, sometimes with the involvement of specialists.
• Technology for More Quality of Life Despite Dementia Care Needs
  2015–2018
  The aim of the project is to develop a transferable model for technology-supported care and activation, and to scientifically evaluate the use of PflegeTab.
• Neurotechnologies for improving intuitive and efficient human–machine interaction
  2008–2014
  Neuroscientific results can be exploited for developing robust real-world applications with major potential for industry.