Experience a Fun VR Adventure Quiz About Chemnitz, the 2025 European Capital of Culture, on Your Own Phone
Use your knowledge about the city’s sights, history and culture to cross a virtual-reality rope bridge, in a quiz developed by students and staff at Chemnitz University of Technology
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Graphic: Bridge of Knowledge
What is the ‘Nischel’? How often was Karl Marx in Chemnitz? Which famous actor graduated from high school in Chemnitz? Which landmark inspired the shape of the ‘Fit’ dishwashing liquid bottle? These and more than 70 other quiz questions about the city's culture, history and sights were devised by students and staff at the Department of English and American Studies at Chemnitz University of Technology, so as to familiarise visitors with the 2025 European Capital of Culture in an entertaining way using a smartphone app – anywhere in the world, in English or German.
“The quiz is a level of the adventure learning app ‘Bridge of Knowledge’, which we developed to add a bit of fun and excitement to learning,” says Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer, Professor of English and Digital Linguistics at Chemnitz University of Technology. The aim of the game is to cross a virtual rope bridge by correctly answering ten multiple-choice questions in a row. “Otherwise you fall into the chasm – but that's actually quite fun, and you float in the air,” says Sanchez-Stockhammer. If a person answers incorrectly, they can learn the right answer and then immediately use their newly acquired knowledge on their next try. “And players with a fear of heights have the option to cross a calm river, without falling,” explains the linguist.
The quiz is for anyone who wants to test or expand their knowledge of Chemnitz in a fun way. The app is available free of charge and ad-free on all Android and iOS devices. If a person plays the game with VR goggles – made of cardboard, for example – they may feel a tickle in their stomach when they fall; similar to the sensation experienced when a person is sitting on a motionless train and feels as if they are moving when it is actually a train on an adjacent track. By tilting and turning their smartphone, users of the app can also play the game without a cardboard viewer.
Information about the app ‘Bridge of Knowledge’: https://www.bridgevr.de
‘Bridge of Knowledge’ on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.LMU_LRZ.bridgevr
‘Bridge of Knowledge’ on the Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bridge-of-knowledge-vr/id1552164117
For any questions, please get in touch with Prof. Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer, tel. +49 (0)371 531-32444, email christina.sanchez@phil.tu-chemnitz.de.
Mario Steinebach
12.02.2025
