In the future, visitors to Darmstadt’s Mathildenhöhe will be able to delve into history with the aid of Aug-mented Reality. The application dARsein will be availa-ble for download on the iPhone from 3 June.

Four young scientists of Fraunhofer IGD convinced the international committee as authors at the Web3D Conference 2011 in Paris. Their “Best Long Paper” proves that science is easily accessible with comprehensible presentation and preparation.

At the booth of the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research in Hanover, Fraunhofer IGD shows how LifeBC has augmented the range of services for building planners, maintenance and service experts for buildings.

Smartphone technologies have become established in the consumer market. However, they also have great potential in the areas of maintenance, repair and service. In particular if demanding tasks need handling in factory halls, on aircraft or in large building complexes. Fraunhofer IGD will present suitable applications from Virtual and Augmented Reality at Hannover Messe.