In this mixed-reality installation, a tiny virtual character standing on a ladder looks out through a window into the real world. It describes the scenery, occasionally uses hand motions to depict the outline of an object and reflects on the state of the world.“The Ladder” produces virtual presence in a real space; at the same time, the virtual character longs for physicality.

The Ladder has received significant funding from The Arts Council of Ireland and is a co-production of the Ars Electronica Futurelab, Austria and the Banff New Media Institute, Banff, Canada.

Team: Robert Praxmarer,Werner Pötzelberger, Erwin Reitböck, Chris Sugrue, Florian Berger, Nina Valkanova, Jakob Edlbacher, Helmut Klar, Yvonne Hauser, Stefan Mittlböck-Jungwirth, Marcel Mohab, Christoph Scholz
Produced in collaboration with the Ars Electronica Futurelab

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