Prototyping-Lab

The next.media Hamburg regularly organizes an exciting project: the AI/VR Prototyping Lab. After great successes in recent years, there are usually five media partners who want to create a prototype on the topic of Virtual Reality (VR) or Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) together with you.

What is it?
Media companies are looking for innovative solutions in the fields of VR and ML. Students from various universities (HAW, University of Hamburg, FH Wedel, Hamburg Media School) come together to develop apps and prototypes on the themes of the media partners in an interdisciplinary team. The process is described on the project page: https://www.nextmedia-hamburg.de/programm/prototyping-lab/

Why is it cool?
• You work in an interdisciplinary team from various universities
• Your clients are real media companies, giving you valuable insights and interesting contacts
• You work with real data sets and engaging problem statements
• You will receive 9 credit points for the elective area (as base.camp project)
• Since it is an intensive project, you will be funded with a monthly stipend for 3 months
• The prototype belongs to you! If there is mutual interest, you can sell it to the media company or further develop the prototype under your terms
• There is intensive support from next.media, the media companies, and the universities

How can I participate?
You apply directly with next.media through an online form. Your application should include a short motivational text, indicating which projects (VR or ML related) you are best suited for. The number of spots is limited to a maximum of 5 students, with UHH students being considered as IT experts for the projects. Therefore, the project is especially suitable for MA students or BA students with good programming skills and ideally project experience in the field of VR or AI/ML.

The application deadline is October 05, 2025. You can apply for a place.
We are looking forward to your application!

You can find a presentation about the Prototyping Lab here.