SPACE collaborates with universities, adult education institutions, research institutes, NGOs, and international consortia on EU projects, integrating immersive storytelling methods in scientific research and communication.
Research Collaborations and Projects with Science
1. Revive (Erasmus+ Project – Plan)
- Research Focus: Addressing sustainability and social inclusion through arts-based interventions.
- Partners: University of Malta, University of Istanbul, TIB.
2. Perception Rewired, immersive and mixed reality art addressing social change (Creative Europe Project Plan)
- Research Focus: Neuroscience, perception, immersive experiences.
- Partners: Agnes Bakk, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME), Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas), Ars Electronica.
3. BEYOND.AI (Erasmus+ Project PLAN)
- Research Focus: Future-proofing adult education through strategic AI integration, storytelling methodologies and serious gaming.
- Partners: TIB, Bildungszentrum Salzkammergut Austria.
4. Common Ground Dialogues (CGD)
- Research Focus: Depolarising storytelling methodology addressing social change, inclusion, and equity. Handbook
- Partners: VU Amsterdam, Plurality University, Subjective Values Foundation, Divadelná Nitra Association.
5. Nursery of Interfaces (PLAN)
- Research Focus: Immersive experiences using sensory storytelling to reconnect with overlooked realities, applying both high-tech and low-tech immersive approaches. This is and interdisciplinary and cross sector initiative
- Partners: Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME), Ars Electronica, Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas)
6. Zip-Scene
- Research Focus: Immersive storytelling and transmedia experiences, audience engagement research.
- Partners: Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME), Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas), Ars Electronica.
- Research Focus: Ethical and societal implications of AI implementation
- Partners: Prof. Riikka Koulu, University of Helsinki Legal Tech Lab.
8. Legal Design Workshop Munich
- Research Focus: Immersive storytelling and performative methods to explore what legal design is and what are it’s potentials in changing paradigms.
- Partner: Prof. Dr. Christian Djeffal, Professor for Law, Science, and Technology, Technical University of Munich.
9. Collaborations with MCAA (Marie Curie Alumni Association)
- Research Focus: Enhancing science communication through immersive storytelling, improving academic environments.
10. Nursing AI (Erasmus+ Project)
- Research Focus: Ethical and practical integration of AI in nursing and healthcare education.
- Partners: TIB, Hanzehogeschool Groningen, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Frenetti, and other medical associate partners.
11. ReMO 2024 (EU COST Action)
- Research Focus: Power structures and academic well-being through arts-based science communication.
- Publication: Raising Awareness on the impact of narrative structures through experiencing immersive co-creative storytelling
12. Oeduverse (Erasmus+ Project)
- Research Focus: Ownership of academic narratives, storytelling frameworks for researchers.
- Partners: TIB, Trinity College Dublin, University of Siegen.
13. Amsterdam Living Lab
- Research Focus: Local stakeholders’ involvement in crisis management, community engagement, and resilience.
- Partners: VU Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Veiligheidsregio Amsterdam-Amstelland, Institute for Societal Resilience.
- Publication: Exploring the potential of local stakeholders’ involvement in crisis management. The living lab approach in a case study from Amsterdam
