Digital media and interacitve design

Revitalization of the Chotěšov Monastery

The authors created a unique digital tour route in the partially revitalized Chotěšov Premonstratensian Monastery in the Pilsen region. This made it possible to officially open the building, which would otherwise have remained closed to the public. The common concept of the whole project is access to information in digital space, which primarily serves for the presentation and promotion of this monument. The form of the outputs responds to the current efforts of European institutions for digital transformation in the cultural heritage domain with the aim of protecting cultural values and promoting education for all of society.

The uniqueness of the realization lies in its digitized form, which is rarely used in this kind of monument in the Czech Republic. The contract research also included the creation of a custom application reflecting the requirements of the project. Thanks to the digital guide, the space remains visually and physically intact, respects the genius loci of the site and at the same time provides visitors with a rich interactive experience. The digital representation of each space is the work of a team of artists, designers and programmers, which draws on written historical sources, period photographs and interviews with local residents and is supported by a study of the surviving architectural and stylistic morphology.

The sightseeing route is accompanied by text and QR codes in three languages (Czech, English and German), which increases the attractiveness for foreign visitors in the long term.


Digital presentation outputs:
- time-lapse video documentary
- digital guide to the site with enhanced digital media content - audio / video / AR / VR
- virtual videomapping of the space of the exposition of Baroque sculptures

Valeč

The Faculty cooperates closely with galleries, museums and entities managing properties or other monuments under state protection. In particular, the Department of Audiovisual Art is the main provider of contracts and the author of projects in the field of cultural heritage protection and is involved in a number of digitisation projects in heritage care. Outputs include a wide range of digital and physical forms of presentation, such as mappings, projections, VR/AR, digital trails, mobile apps, sound and light design, interactive works and installations. Physical outputs also include the scenography of spaces or, for example, exhibition systems for museums and galleries. Successful film production plays an equally important role. Since 2019, the Faculty has installed a number of audiovisual works in cooperation with conservation authorities. For example, the revitalization of the Chotěšov Monastery, the implementation of the exhibition and digitalization of the Jesuit Church in Klatovy, the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Přeštice or the Valeč Castle.

Planeta Kampus

In addition to their own original work, design majors and students specialising in fine art also engage in public space. Implementations include building designs, sculptures and artworks in public space and urban furniture designs. In graphic design, this involves the complex development of visual identities for cities and municipalities, means of transport or wayfinding systems in cities or for specific public buildings. From the perspective of landscape sustainability, we can mention the implementation of environmentally friendly green buildings from the work of Prof. Ing. arch. Zdeněk Fránek, such as the Trail in the Clouds Świeradów-Zdrój, the Mefou Primate Rescue Station, the Neratovice Church and other outputs of multidisciplinary projects based on direct interaction with nature and alternative materials, such as land art projects or the Planeta Kampus interdisciplinary project.