AR-Walk Launch

A virtual journey through time begins in the centre of Linz's main square, where Marie Beutlmayr, Linz's first female councillor, speaks to you. She urgently needs help: important documents have disappeared. How can you help?

From 7 October 2025, this scenario will become reality. Via smartphone, we will meet women* from different eras exactly where they once worked. How does it work? With augmented reality (AR), the pioneering women* are brought back to the city through computer-generated images on the screen. The Augmented Reality becomes the Augmented Resistance Walk, a resistant walk in the footsteps of the militant women* of Linz.

On Tuesday, 7. October at 3 pm we invite you together with City Councillor for Culture Doris Lang-Mayerhofer and Women's City Councillor Eva Schobesberger to try out our AR-Walk in front of or in the Old Town Hall:

⏱ Tuesday, 7. October 2025, 15:00
📍 Hauptplatz 1, in front of the Old Town Hall & in case of bad weather in the foyer.

Making women* visible in the city's history

On 12 October 1915, Marie Beutner mobilised a group of women. On 12 October 1915, Marie Beutlmayr mobilised around 1,000 women to demonstrate on Franz-Joseph-Platz, today's main square in Linz - three years before women's suffrage came into force, triggering a small political revolution. You didn't know that?  

Or about Maria Lüftenegger (1784-1850), the first female master mariner in Linz, successful entrepreneur and pioneering visionary. Linz's Lüfteneggerstraße is named after her, but she went down in history as the "mother of the poor". Yet Maria Lüftenegger was much more than a charitable widow. It is precisely these historical ambiguities that the AR Walk focuses on.

The city as a stage

The first global boom in augmented reality came with Pokémon GO: suddenly, crowds of people were standing in public spaces with their smartphones in their hands and interacting with digital figures that were invisible to others. Today, you don't need your own app. Simply open the website ar-walk.at in your internet browser and off you go!"

"WebAR, Three.js, Babylon and the latest AI developments have helped to finally realise the vision for this game in 2025," explain Oona Valarie and Ufuk Serbest, who developed the game for FIFTITU%.

It's about much more than just visualisation: the players also share the experiences and lives of the protagonists depicted, follow clues and have to solve problems. The city itself becomes a museum that is open 24 hours a day. A visit is always possible for everyone - and free of charge.