Studio Multimedia

Multimedia Studio, MediaLab * is a specialized space within the Department of Visual Communication, VŠVU in Bratislava. It creates a technological, theoretical and human background for the study of important phenomena such as time, interactivity, multimedia in (visual) communication.

MediaLab * was created on the direct initiative of the designer and pedagogue of the department Ján Šick, who in 2005 started to realize workshops and presentations with students focused on VJing and animation. MediaLab * addresses the practical issues of working with technology, but also discusses the broader context of multimedia culture. In the context of the Department of Visual Communication, it covers border areas and thematic overlaps of graphic design.

The studio with professional subjects Multimedia and Working with Microcontrollers creates an ecosystem aimed at extending the forms of visual communication with elements of new media.
The subject Multimedia acquaints students with the basics of creating an audiovisual work and within the exercises it focuses on the creation of cartoon and computer animation, short spots, video clips or stop-motion videos.

The subject Work with microcontrollers covers the area of ​​physical interaction with the digital environment, the so-called physical computing. It is about enriching the physical world with interactive properties and its connection with the digital environment. The study extends the basics of working with microcontrollers, sensors, electronics and programmable media, the use of open source and DIY tools, which are available in the laboratory. The goal can be the humanization of technology, the extension of visual communication with additional layers of sensory perception and the multisensory user experience.