Virtual Gutenberg’s Printing Press

The exhibit installation “Virtual Gutenberg’s Printing Press” helps people to understand the Gutenberg’s invention using State-of-the-Art augmented reality technology. The functionality of the Gutenberg’s printing press is shown in a user-friendly way, with presentation technology completely hidden from visitor experience and using real objects as user interface. Visitors can simulate the book printing using only real world objects such as tweezers, letter case, coloring unit, and printing press. The installation consists of three main stations – setting, coloring and printing. Additionally there is a huge display in front of the stations showing the whole process using stereo projection. The main idea is to show the people, living in an information era, the principle of the invention that made it possible to widely distribute information for the first time – the book printing.