The European Researchers’ Night (ERN) is the largest science outreach event in Europe, running in 460 European cities in 2025. Among them is Rijeka, where ERN was organized on September 26th by the University of Rijeka in the Art Kvart Rijeka.
One of the stations was held by the Faculty of Maritime Studies Rijeka, where Pilot Study 1 – Improved fire evacuation virtual reality (VR) model of a ship engine room, of the INNO2MARE project, was presented.
This year, visitors had a chance to immerse themselves in mixed reality (MR), trying to extinguish virtual fire in the real surroundings using a VR headset and a specially designed firefighting nozzle. The nozzle was developed by the team of the Faculty of Maritime Studies Rijeka, implementing digital controls in a specially designed 3D-printed housing. The event lasted from 5 pm to 10 pm, and the station was visited by more than 100 visitors trying on the MR simulator.
