Lab Project #1
AI-personalized training experiences in MR environments
Partner
ZIM (Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand)
2024 - 25
Technologies in Focus
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Mixed Reality (MR)
Imagine being able to further your education autonomously – with learning content tailored specifically to your individual situation.
Whether you’re a visual learner, prefer concise explanations, or enjoy playful approaches — in a world where smartly applied technology is beginning to replace the one-size-fits-all mentality across nearly all areas, we raise the question of deeply personalized training content.
Shouldn’t the way we learn evolve with technological possibilities? Shouldn’t we each be orchestrating our own unique access to global knowledge?
Research Question in Focus
This very question marked the beginning of our latest research project:
How can AI in MR environments adapt training experiences to individual learning preferences (interests, skills, needs) — and thus positively influence learning motivation?
Personalization through AI in MR environments
Our current research project explores how training content in MR environments can be individually adapted using AI.
The world of MR gives you the opportunity to experience content in the way that works best for you — whether by touching, watching, listening, or a mix of these modalities.
At the heart of it all is AI: it enables a sustainable personalization of the user experience through continuous analysis and provides content that aligns potentially perfectly with the individual users' preferences.
Best Practices and Methodological Approach
We analyze AR, VR, and MR concepts as well as AI-based best practices to distill the most promising approaches regarding personalized MR training from the wide range of possibilities.
The Design Studio Workshop as a catalyst
To fully harness the potential of AI in XR environments and design personalized training experiences based on individual learning preferences that sustainably boost learning motivation, we decided to conduct a Design Studio Workshop.
In this creative format, we combined divergent and convergent thinking to generate innovative ideas in a short amount of time and to further develop a shared vision.
From Idea to Application
The result? Concrete approaches that advance our research in a practical way – with a clear focus on user needs and the optimal use of AI in immersive learning environments.
“When learning feels like it’s yours – that’s when AI finally does what it’s supposed to.”
Lydia Amaruch - UI/UX Designer
Final question: Who adapts to whom?
How can immersive AI and XR technologies be used to create individually tailored and consistently motivating training content that adapts to the users – rather than the other way around?
First milestone
To adequately initiate our research process, we conducted an initial Design Studio Workshop in which we defined our research focus more concretely.By the end of the session, we had made significant progress, familiarized ourselves with the technical aspects of MR, and were able to continue looking ahead with a visionary perspective.
