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AR App BE Backstage

A fascinating look behind the scenes of Berliner Ensemble with augmented reality.

Visitors experience a multitude of AR Stations, which give them insights in the theatre’s eventful history and present.

2023
The Berliner Ensemble, one of Germany's most renowned theatres, has created an important component of its digital transformation with an Augmented Reality walk.

It provides new target groups with individualised access to content and background information that was previously not available to visitors.

As an app for Android and iPhone, users are offered a virtual tour of three-dimensional spaces with exciting insights narrated by actress Katharina Thalbach.

Storytelling

Summarising the history of the Berliner Ensemble in five worlds of experience, each with its own individual technological compositions: image collages, animations and virtual rooms supplemented with audio elements tell entertaining and informative stories which can be experienced interactively. On site, Google's new ARCore Geospatial API gives users the additional opportunity to see the stories in their actual context and experience them in the real place.

The 3D scan of the hall serves as a time portal, inviting users to embark on a journey through its rich and vibrant history.

The 3D model of the requisite room. Here, each prop unfolds an intriguing story, adding a layer of depth and fascination to the experience.

The concealed space beneath the revolving stage transforms into a virtually accessible realm in AR, offering users an exclusive backstage pass.

Try BE Backstage yourself!

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Technology

The "BE backstage" app was created in Unity3D. There we bundled various elements such as 3D scans, archive images and soundtracks into individual interaction points between which can be moved freely.

BE Backstage in the Press

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Insa Hollenberg

Head of Strategy

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Credits

Supported by Kulturstiftung des Bundes, Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien and Programm Kultur Digital