Artificial Intelligence (AI) Escape Room in Luckenwalde – AI.CUBE moves to the TH Wildau and FH Potsdam

After a successful start at the Babelsberg Media Innovation Centre (MIZ), the AI.CUBE is moving to the University Presence of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) and Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau (THWi) in Luckenwalde. Over 300 citizens played the escape room on the topic of artificial intelligence at MIZ Babelsberg from November 2021 to March 2022. Thanks to the cooperation with the university's main office, the project is now also accessible to people in Luckenwalde and the surrounding area.

"Artificial intelligence is already shaping our everyday lives much more than many of us realise. One of our tasks is to make citizens media literate – and that includes teaching them how this new technology is used in journalism and the media world, for example," says Volker Bach, Managing Director of MIZ Babelsberg. "We have a strong partner at our side with the Luckenwalde University Office," adds Hermance Grémion, Director of MIZ Babelsberg. "We are delighted to be able to offer the AI.CUBE on the premises of the university's main office and thus reach even more people – in the region and beyond the media city of Babelsberg."

"At the University Representation Centre Luckenwalde, we want to communicate current research topics and study content in a low-threshold, vivid and interactive way at the interface between universities and the region. We are therefore delighted to welcome the AI.CUBE as a suitable programme. In addition, the innovation potential that lies in the cooperation between university teaching and external partners can be experienced here," says Prof. Dr. Tobias Schröder, Vice President for Teaching and Learning at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and project manager of the University Office Luckenwalde together with Prof. Dr. Antje Michel (FHP) and Prof. Dr. Dana Mietzner (THWi).

Playful approach to the topic of artificial intelligence

The offer was developed by the Media Innovation Centre Babelsberg (MIZ) in collaboration with Dr. Katrin von Kap-herr's "AI Escape Room" seminar. The idea: to make a complex topic such as AI and the potential and challenges of the technology for the media world accessible in a playful way. The AI.CUBE was honoured with the Audience Award of the Potsdam Prize for Science Communication by the proWissen Potsdam association at the beginning of June 2022.

Booking for dates in Luckenwalde started

Interested members of the public can now book an appointment for the AI.CUBE via the university's website. The escape room will be open in Luckenwalde from the 17^th of October 2022 to the end of December 2022. The visit is free of charge, each game is played by two people together and lasts around 90 minutes.

Exclusive advance appointments are available for members of the press on the 10^th of October 2022 from 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm and from the 11^th to the 13^th of October 2022 from 11.00 am – 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm. These are available on request at anmeldung@miz-babelsberg.de

Accompanying workshop programme in cooperation with the Brandenburg Future Centre

The AI.CUBE in Luckenwalde will be accompanied by a free workshop programme on the topic of artificial intelligence, organised by MIZ Babelsberg in cooperation with Zukunftszentrum Brandenburg. The workshops are aimed at all citizens who want to learn more about AI and gain a deeper insight into the technology with the help of experts. They will take place on a total of four dates

• 27^th of October 2022, 10.00 am – 12.00 pm: AI compact – Artificial intelligence explained in an understandable way
• 10^th of November 2022, 10.00 am – 1.30 pm: Ideas workshop: Uncovering AI potential in the company
• 24^th of November 2022, 10.00 am – 1.30 pm: Practical workshop: Introducing AI technologies in the company
• 8^th of December 2022, 10.00 am – 12.00 pm: AI compact – Artificial intelligence explained in an understandable way

About the MIZ Babelsberg

MIZ Babelsberg is the centre of innovation for journalism and media in Berlin and Brandenburg. As an institution of the Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg (mabb), it promotes innovative media projects and media competence in the region in order to strengthen media diversity, local journalism, information and news competence and to combat disinformation.

About the Luckenwalde University Head Office

In 2019, FHP, THWi and the city of Luckenwalde joined forces to create a place for dialogue and cooperation between universities and regional stakeholders in the form of the University Presence Centre in the Gewerbehof Luckenwalde. The services offered at the presence centre are aimed at prospective students, citizens, companies and other local and regional stakeholders. With a co-working space, a makerspace and a showroom for research topics and projects, ideas and visions for the future in the fields of "maker movement in rural areas", "participation and citizen science" and "future perspectives of Brandenburg's cities" are developed, tested and realised together on site on 1000 m².

Joint press release by the Babelsberg Media Innovation Centre, the local office Luckenwalde, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and the University of Applied Sciences WIldau