VR/AR Innovative Applications for Example Companies 2025
How to Apply?
First of all, please register yourself in our DEE system to be able to access our “Event Planner” service. You will find instructions on how to create an account in the Attached Guide.
As soon as you have your account and you are logged in, you be able to find the event page of our VR/AR Block Week 2025 under this link.
Please if you are interested in joining our event register yourself as soon as possible by clicking on DEE system.
NOTE: Amount of seats is limited
Important additional information about/for BIP registration
Name: Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Faculty/Department: Computer Science
Erasmus code: D DORTMUN02
Administrative contact person: Ekaterina Hermann (ekaterina.hermann@fh-dortmund.de); position: international projects coordinator
Responsible person for signing the learning agreement: Thorsten Ruben (thorsten.ruben@fh-dortmund.de); position: international master studies coordinator
BIP title: VR/AR Innovative Applications for Example Companies
BIP ID: 2024-1-DE01-KA131-HED-000208976-3
Time frame: The BIP VR/AR Innovative Applications for Example Companies 2025, organised by the University of Applied Sciences Dortmund spans over five consecutive calendar weeks (CWs). It starts with a virtual phase (CW 10), followed by a presence phase of two weeks (block week CW 11 and CW 12 from 10th to 21st of March ) and a virtual phase (from CW 13 to CW 14) Content of the virtual component: Forming teams and getting to know each other, preparing the physical preparation for the physical visit, getting to know the partner companies, recap after the physical visit finalisation of the documentation for the partner companies.
Course number for Learning Agreement: MOD-E15
Course title for Learning Agreement: Trends in Embedded and Mechatronic Systems
ECTS: 6
Introduction
With the mass market availability of Virtual Reality Headsets like the Oculus Rift and with technologies like LIDAR in current smartphones Virtual and Augmented have made the transition from being a niche technology to a being available for the major part of the population.
As those technologies still have a certain novelty factor and are considered “eye catchers”, one of the many application areas is marketing.
Learning Content and Methods
In this 2-week BIP the students will create a working prototype of a virtual or augmented reality application. For this the students will go through different phases of brainstorming, conceptualisation and implementation. For each of those phases students will learn the appropriate tools and methods to support them. The students will work in interdisciplinary teams to cover areas like project management, marketing, software engineering.
The use case for the applications will be provided by a partner company.
- Characteristics of VR/AR application
- Application areas for VR/AR
- User experience & Interaction
- Technology stack & Devices
- Frameworks & Tools
- I3, International, Interdisciplinary and Intercultural: Students from different countries, cultural backgrounds and disciplines will be working together in teams.
- Creativity: To find and create the application concept students will learn and directly apply a number of different techniques, like brainstorming, conceptualisation, 3D-modeling/prototyping.
- Management: For their case study students will be introduced to a number of managerial methods and apply them, like project planning, budgeting, marketing plan, going to market strategy, operations plan, business model canvas.
- Software engineering methods: For a prototypical implementation of their application concept students will learn about different architectures for VR/AR, modeling & prototyping.
- User Experiences Design methods: To create a VR/AR experience that is tailored to a specific target group, students will use personas, user stories, storyboards and learn about different interaction techniques in VR/AR.
Organizational Framework
The BIP spans over seven consecutive calendar weeks (CWs). It starts with a virtual phase, followed by a presence phase of one week (block week) and a virtual phase as shown in the table below:
| CW | Mon – Fr | Phase | Content |
| CW 10 | 3-Mar – 7-Mar | Virtual Phase | Introduction/Lecture |
| CW 11 | 10-Mar – 14-Mar | Presence Phase/Block Week | Mini-Lecture/Project Concept |
| CW 12 | 17-Mar – 21-Mar | Presence Phase/Block Week | Mini-Lecture/Prototype Development |
| CW 13 | 24-Mar – 28-Mar | Virtual Phase | Lessons Learned/Documentation |
| CW 14 | 31-Mar – 04-Apr | Virtual Phase | Scientific Context/Documentation |
The schedule for the block week is planned as follows:
| Monday March 10th | Tuesday March 11th | Wednesday March 12th | Thursday March 13th | Friday March 14th | |
| 09:00-10:30 | Welcome &Introduction Intro to VR & AR Applications | Mini-Lectures Personas, User Stories, Concept Building | Mini-Lectures Development Process & IT-Operations | Mini-Lectures Pitching | Mini-Lectures Unity, 3D-Modelling |
| 10:45-12:15 | Project Intro to Case Study | Project First ideas, Brainstorming | Project Selection of three ideas per team | Project Prepare three pitches | Project Prep & Start Development |
| 12:15-13:30 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 13:30-15:00 | Mini_lectures VR/AR Systems | Excursion Company Visit | Mini-Lectures Business Model Canvas | Project Pitching/Selection | Project Prep & Start Development |
| 15:30-17:00 | Project eVRy Lab | Excursion Company Visit | Project Three ideas per team | Project Pitching/Selection |
| Monday March 17th | Tuesday March 18th | Wednesday March 19th | Thursday March 20th | Friday March 21th | |
| 09:00-10:30 | Mini-Lectures VR & AR Interaction i | Mini-Lectures VR/AR User Tests i | Mini-Lectures N.N. | Mini-Lectures N.N. | Project Final Presentation |
| 10:45-12:15 | Project Development & Planning | Project Development & Planning | Project Testing | Project Development & Planning | Project Development & Planning |
| 12:15-13:30 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 13:30-15:00 | Mini-Lectures VR & AR Interaction ii | Mini-Lectures VR/AR User Tests ii | Mini-Lectures N.N. | Project Development & Planning | Closing Ceremony Thanks & Certificates |
| 15:30-17:00 | Project Development & Planning | Project Development & Planning | Project Development & Planning | Project Development & Planning |
Student Competence Requirements
- Computer Science / Software Engineering (basics in 3D mathematics, experience in programming with C# or another object oriented language)
- Management / Business (project management, planning and budgeting, marketing, e-business)
- Design (3D modelling)
- 2D Design / 3D Modeling
- Virtual Reality Environments (e.g. Unity or Unreal Engine)
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Location
Directions to Emil-Figge-Str. 42 (EFS 42):
By plane
From Dortmund Airport (DTM):
Take the “Airport Shuttle Bus” towards the direction of Holzwickede station. From there, take the train in the direction “Dortmund HB”, then take the “S-Bahn S1” towards the direction of “Bochum”. Exit at “Universität”.Follow the map on the right to get to the EFS 42.
From Düsseldorf Airport (DUS):
Take the “S-Bahn S1/S21” towards the direction of Dortmund. Exit at “Universität”.Follow the map on the right to get to the EFS 42
By train (S-Bahn)
By train (S-Bahn):
From Dortmund main station: Take the “S-Bahn S1” towards the direction of “Bochum”. Exit at “Universität”. Follow the map on the right to get to the EFS42.
By subway (U-Bahn) and bus:
Take the metro U42 from the stop “Reinoldikirche”, direction Hombruch. Exit at the stop “An der Palmweide”. You can take several buses from there to campus (445, direction Otto-Hahn-Straße, 462, direction Huckarde Bushof) and 447, direction Huckarde Bushof. Exit at the stop ‘Emil Figge Strasse’ or ‘Dortmund Universität’.
Please, remember that when you go by bus in Dortmund in order to get off, you have to push the red button BEFORE your stop. Otherwise, the bus may not stop at all at the stop you need. All stops are announced.
By car
The campus is closely located to the autobahn intersection “Dortmund West”, where the autobahn A45 crosses the autobahn B1/A40. Take the exit “Dortmund Dorstfeld” on B1/A40 from where road signs lead you to the Technical University (TU Dortmund), FH Dortmund is located in the same area.
Info Guide
In the Info Guide you can find information about:
- accommodation possibilities;
- public transportation;
- places to eat and entertain;
- other additional hints.
Contact us
Event Coordinator:
Ekaterina Hermann
ekaterina.hermann@fh-dortmund.de
Content-related questions:
Prof. Dr. Christian Reimann
christian.reimann@fh-dortmund.de