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 ====== Willkommen, Welcome, Bienvenido, أهلاً وسهلاً, ברוך הבא, स्वागत है, 欢迎, … :-) ====== ====== Willkommen, Welcome, Bienvenido, أهلاً وسهلاً, ברוך הבא, स्वागत है, 欢迎, … :-) ======
  
-You somehow found your way to this website — maintained by the Creative Technologies Lab’s [[about:team:overview|team]] around [[about:team:felix-beck|Prof. Felix Hardmood Beck]] and [[about:team:leonie-winkelmann|Leonie Winkelmann]] at [[https://www.fh-muenster.de|FH Münster]] in the beautiful Münsterland region of North-Rhine Westphalia. Not only is NRW home to scenic landscapes and excellent coffee, it also happens to be one of Europe’s strongest economic powerhouses, with 18 million inhabitants, over 700,000 SMEs, and more universities, research hubs, and incubators than one could reasonably visit in a week. Happy reading!+Bonvenon((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto)). You somehow found your way to this website — maintained by the Creative Technologies Lab’s [[about:team:overview|team]] around [[about:team:felix-beck|Prof. Felix Hardmood Beck]] and [[about:team:leonie-winkelmann|Leonie Winkelmann]] at [[https://www.fh-muenster.de|FH Münster]] in the beautiful Münsterland region of North-Rhine Westphalia. Not only is NRW home to scenic landscapes and excellent coffee, it also happens to be one of Europe’s strongest economic powerhouses, with 18 million inhabitants, over 700,000 SMEs, and more universities, research hubs, and incubators than one could reasonably visit in a week. Happy reading!
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 The lab is small, but cool! You will enter a hands-on environment where ideas are not only realized but also critically examined and refined. The lab is a research-driven space where creativity is intentionally purposeful and innovation is grounded in rigor. You will have the opportunity to develop solutions and sharpen your skills in fields such as human-computer interaction, media systems, and interactive design. Projects range from designing interactive installations for museums to creating IoT-enabled devices for sustainable living or augmented reality (AR) applications for preserving cultural heritage. Here, experimentation and failure are embraced as valuable parts of the learning process, equipping students with practical experience to contribute to transformative projects and //positive futures// that address tangible challenges. The lab is small, but cool! You will enter a hands-on environment where ideas are not only realized but also critically examined and refined. The lab is a research-driven space where creativity is intentionally purposeful and innovation is grounded in rigor. You will have the opportunity to develop solutions and sharpen your skills in fields such as human-computer interaction, media systems, and interactive design. Projects range from designing interactive installations for museums to creating IoT-enabled devices for sustainable living or augmented reality (AR) applications for preserving cultural heritage. Here, experimentation and failure are embraced as valuable parts of the learning process, equipping students with practical experience to contribute to transformative projects and //positive futures// that address tangible challenges.
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 +We have been organizing the [[teaching:summerschool:dti:dti-2026#dti_26_summerschool_in_muensterland|DTI – Design, Technology & Innovation Summer School]] since 2022. The programme takes place every summer and brings together students and lecturers from different countries and disciplines to work on interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of design, technology and innovation.
  
 Since the winter semester 2026/27, the Bachelor's degree program [[https://www.fh-muenster.de/de/studiengaenge/creative-technologies-bachelor|Creative Technologies]] has been offered. Check out the semester overview [[https://ct-lab.info/modulplan-create-en/|in English]], in [[https://ct-lab.info/modulplan-create/|in German]], in [[https://ct-lab.info/modulplan-create-ms/|in Malay]]. Since the winter semester 2026/27, the Bachelor's degree program [[https://www.fh-muenster.de/de/studiengaenge/creative-technologies-bachelor|Creative Technologies]] has been offered. Check out the semester overview [[https://ct-lab.info/modulplan-create-en/|in English]], in [[https://ct-lab.info/modulplan-create/|in German]], in [[https://ct-lab.info/modulplan-create-ms/|in Malay]].
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 +Update: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, …) has been installed in D215, D219, D220. Please remember to first register in myFH-Portal using your FHM credentials.
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 ===== How do we work? ===== ===== How do we work? =====
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 Whether addressing pressing issues, developing concrete applications, or uncovering unforeseen possibilities through experimentation, our process equips students and researchers with the skills and mindset needed to drive innovation and tackle the challenges of the future. Whether addressing pressing issues, developing concrete applications, or uncovering unforeseen possibilities through experimentation, our process equips students and researchers with the skills and mindset needed to drive innovation and tackle the challenges of the future.
  
 +Check out the following essays on the prediction of how a typical workday of several Creative Technologista will look like in the year 2035. Read about [[creative_technologies:a-day-in-the-life-of-kim|Kim]], or [[creative_technologies:a-day-in-the-life-of-konrad|Konrad]]. ((Whenever there is more time Felix might also write about [[creative_technologies:a-day-in-the-life-of-…|Aylin, Mara, Jonas, Samira, Leonie, and Malik]]…))
  
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 Read also a longer version of this paragraph in German: [[extras:wissikon:lehre:mindt|MINT wird MINDT]], and this article on a broader understanding of knowledge production: [[extras:wissikon:lehre:ntro|Non-Traditional Research Outputs (NTROs)]], which recognizes research outcomes beyond conventional academic publications. Read also a longer version of this paragraph in German: [[extras:wissikon:lehre:mindt|MINT wird MINDT]], and this article on a broader understanding of knowledge production: [[extras:wissikon:lehre:ntro|Non-Traditional Research Outputs (NTROs)]], which recognizes research outcomes beyond conventional academic publications.
  
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