Immersive Tech & Digital Trust Lab

In October 2025, we proudly opened the doors of our brand new Experience Lab, a place where technology meets curiosity. The lab invites visitors to discover, test, and explore the future of digital innovation. From the latest VR headsets and 3D scanning technologies to the fast-evolving world of Web3, our lab is designed as an open playground for experimentation, learning, and collaboration.
Contact us for more info, or join us at our monthly inspiration moment:

📅 25/11/2025

⏰ 13u - 15u

📍Rijselstraat 5, Brugge

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Brand new inspiration lab
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Free admission
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25/11/2025 - 13u
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Rijselstraat 5, Brugge

Bridge the gap between cutting-edge technology and real-world applications

The Experience Lab is a dedicated research and exploration space created to bridge the gap between cutting-edge technology and real-world applications. Visitors can immerse themselves in new realities through advanced VR systems, experiment with 3D scanning to capture and recreate objects in digital form, and gain insights into the opportunities and challenges of Web3. By combining hands-on testing with knowledge exchange, the lab fosters innovation, inspires collaboration, and helps shape the digital solutions of tomorrow.

Discover the possibilities for SMEs

The Experience Lab is a specialised research and exploration space created to bridge the gap between cutting-edge technology and real-world applications.

Visitors can immerse themselves in new realities through advanced VR systems, experiment with 3D scanning to digitally capture and reproduce objects, and gain insight into the opportunities and challenges of Web3. By combining hands-on testing with knowledge sharing, the lab stimulates innovation, inspires collaboration and contributes to shaping the digital solutions of tomorrow.

You will be introduced to our various projects related to immersive tech and digital trust, and of course, the possibilities these technologies offer for SMEs.

The Metaverse & Web3 Experience Lab includes:

Workstations (rendering, processing of 3D scans)
High-end extended reality headsets
Body tracking for state-of-the-art VR environments
Equipment for digitising objects and converting them to 3D
Digital fitting via high-end webcams
Use of Metahumans + accurate face tracking
Augmented reality: smart “mirror” design for e-commerce
Web3 infrastructure and blockchain servers/nodes, used for Digital Trust applications

Are you a researcher and would you like to use the lab infrastructure?

Click here to go to the booking page. After you have requested a booking slot, a Howest employee will contact you to confirm the booking.

With the support of VLAIO, the Flemish Agency for Innovation & Entrepreneurship