Mediasphere For Nature

Mediasphere For Nature

The Mediasphere For Nature is the multimedia application laboratory of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. The Mediasphere is based on the museum’s digital media, which are created as part of the digitisation of the collections or through the museum’s research activities. These may include image and audio files, as well as digital 3D models.

The core mission of the Mediasphere is to build bridges between research, business, education and the creative industries. In its role as a driver of innovation, the Mediasphere serves as a point of contact at the Museum für Naturkunde for the development of knowledge-based projects and product innovations. 

Having emerged from an externally funded project, Mediasphere For Nature is now an established part of the museum and, since 2017, has realised numerous projects, collaborations and events, as well as supporting partner developments. In doing so, Mediasphere can draw on the expertise of the museum’s various specialist departments. 

Selected activities of Mediasphere For Nature

Selected activities of Mediasphere For Nature

Product and prototype development in collaboration with industry

• Touch-sensitive crocodile with sensors and audio feedback, in collaboration with werk5 GmbH
• Augmented reality app for the historic Bird Hall, in collaboration with NEEEU Spaces GmbH
• Responsive beetle touch model, cooperation partner: werk5 GmbH
• Insect touch table application, cooperation partner interactive scape GmbH
• Beetle design poster, cooperation partner: Mediendesign Michael Scheuerl 

Collaborative projects and developments in the field of education

• Transforming patterns from snail shells into sounds, cooperation partner TU Berlin, Science Communication Project Laboratory
• Museum data as a creative catalyst, cooperation partner: ifs – International Film School Cologne; learnings from the project can be read here
• Development of exhibits for the exhibition on the research vessel MS Wissenschaft:
  • 2019 with an exhibit on the topic of AI
  • 2022 with an exhibit on our collection cataloguing
• Contribution to an accessible exhibition for environmental education

VR and multimedia projects

• Participation in the award-winning cross-media project MYRIAD, in collaboration with the Interactive Media Foundation, Filmtank, Miiqo Studios and Artificial Rome; find out more about the project at https://myriad.earth/de/
• Participation in the award-winning virtual reality collaboration project Inside Tumucumaque, in partnership with Interactive Media Foundation/Filmtank/Artificial Rome; more on the project: https://vimeo.com/270886703
• Participation in the music video production MONOH – With Attitude; cooperation partners: relative.berlin
• Caveman VR prototype, collaboration partner: TRIAD Berlin Projektgesellschaft mbH