{"id":7355,"date":"2024-03-28T16:33:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T15:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/discover\/virtual-art-gallery\/behind-the-scenes-a-look-at-the-backend-technology\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T18:24:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T16:24:39","slug":"behind-the-scenes-a-look-at-the-backend-technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/discover\/virtual-art-gallery\/behind-the-scenes-a-look-at-the-backend-technology\/","title":"Behind the scenes &#8211; a look at the backend technology","content":"","excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":{"alt":"Bird's eye view onto the virtual art museum. The square building can be seen from behind, with the sculpture park to the right. There are no streets, parking lots or similar features. 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The only change is that we have already fulfilled our long-standing wish for a white cube in the place of the lecture hall, at least digitally. This was initially implemented with OFFSPACE from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simple.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SIMPLE GmbH<\/a>. The browser-based, open source multi-user platform for digital 3D experiences is based on the open source software <a href=\"https:\/\/hubsfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mozilla Hubs<\/a>. Since mid-2024, however, we have been working independently with the community version on our own server, which is technically supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deteringdesign.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deteringdesign GmbH<\/a>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_accordion","akkordeon_default_open":true,"akkordeon":[{"titel":"Why this software? - Bringing the museum into the digital realm as a place of social experience and communication  ","inhalte":"<a id=\"technik_soziales_erlebnis\"><\/a>Building the Virtuelle Kunsthalle on a multi-user VR platform enables us to offer communication, interaction and collaborative design options. In concrete terms, this means that up to 30 users can be in our Virtual Museum at the same time. Represented by their respective avatars, they can also see each other directly, talk to each other live via the microphones in their devices and thus also act together, e.g. create works of art together. This creates a space that can be filled by a form of social interaction that transcends the physical boundaries of users and the museum.\n\nBut in order to be able to take advantage of this exciting opportunity, I also need to have someone with whom I can interact. It is particularly helpful for this that <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.hubsfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mozilla Hubs<\/a> is browser-based, so the Virtuelle Kunsthalle can be used largely independently of platform and hardware. Access works both via the standard Internet browsers of various devices in 2D and with VR headsets from different manufacturers. Registration is also not absolutely necessary. This creates the conditions for a large number of people to become part of the virtual museum experience easily and at no additional cost."},{"titel":"Why this software? - Sustainable digitalization of art education","inhalte":"<a id=\"technik_baukasten\"><\/a>Everything you can see, do and experience in the Virtuelle Kunsthalle is designed using the SPOKE modular system. This allows us to develop\/support the project in a more sustainable way and gives us the opportunity to develop the project in an agile way with you, the users.\n\nBased on the open source software <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.hubsfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mozilla Hubs<\/a>, larger features and functions can be adapted by technical partners such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simple.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> SIMPLE GmbH<\/a> before, while we can then combine them individually in-house and fill them with content. This is made possible by the visual programming in the backend. The Virtuelle Kunsthalle and its various uses, from internal exhibition planning to mediation and outreach tools, can thus be developed as harmoniously and efficiently as possible in correlation with your feedback and other workflows in the museum - or vice versa.\n\nDo you want to help develop the Virtuelle Kunsthalle? Then you can find out how <a href=\"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/discover\/virtual-art-gallery\/who-is-involved\/#co-kreation\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>."},{"titel":"The hardware","inhalte":"We currently own four Meta Quest 2 headsets in order to be able to offer events and further develop the Virtuelle Kunsthalle. These do not require any additional equipment apart from the two controllers. This means we can bring our virtual replica to you quickly and easily and make it accessible wherever there is a good, stable WLAN connection. However, as explained above, the Virtuelle Kunsthalle can also be accessed via other VR headsets and various internet browsers. However, we have not yet been able to make the first prototype freely accessible on the Internet. You can find out more about this <a href=\"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/discover\/virtual-art-gallery\/\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\n\nClick here for the <a href=\"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/discover\/virtual-art-gallery\/where-and-how-can-i-experience-the-virtual-kunsthalle\/\" rel=\"noopener\">next dates<\/a> where you can try it out for yourself. And if you are interested in us coming to your school, association or the like, please <a href=\"mailto:vr@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\">contact us<\/a>.\n\nWe are also working on new prototypes, if you are interested in participating, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/discover\/virtual-art-gallery\/who-is-involved\/#co-kreation\" rel=\"noopener\">find out more about how this is possible here.<\/a> "}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_sans_gross","text":"<a href=\"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/discover\/virtual-art-gallery\/why-a-virtual-kunsthalle-bielefeld-at-all\/\">But why a Virtuelle Kunsthalle Bielefeld at all?<\/a>"}],"gallerie":[{"bild":7154,"laufweite":34},{"bild":7140,"laufweite":66},{"bild":7138,"laufweite":61},{"bild":7146,"laufweite":50},{"bild":7136,"laufweite":50},{"bild":4412,"laufweite":50},{"bild":7134,"laufweite":50},{"bild":7150,"laufweite":70}],"subtitle":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7355\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunsthalle-bielefeld.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}