futuRETRO brings together people interested in the creative use of historical computers and calculating machines. With futuRETRO 2025, we invite you to lectures, workshops, exchange, discussions and to experience historical hardware and software at the Faculty of Computer Science at Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg.

Two-day workshop with lectures, exhibition and user meeting on August 2-3 2025 at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg

We are looking forward to contributions (e. g. talks/lectures, workshops, exhibitions/user tables, etc.) on the following topics:

• First person games on historic hardware
• Historical and current hardware related to retro computing
• Current software developments around historical computing machines
• Creative use of (historical) technology, e. g.
  • Contributions from the demo scene (audio and video)

We also welcome contributions from neighbouring subject areas. If you have any questions, please contact us at futuretro@tha.de. Contributions in German or English can be submitted as a short summary in PDF format.

Dates

• Deadline for submissions: 2025-05-31
• Notification of acceptance: 2025-06-14

Submissions

Please submit your contribution via EasyChair:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=futuretro2025

Contact

futuretro@tha.de

Organisation

futuRETRO is organised by:

• Thorsten Schöler, Faculty of Computer Science, Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg
• Michael Strohmeier, Faculty of Computer Science, Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg
• Michael Spindler (https://www.a1k.org/, elrondmcbong)
• Herwig Solf, Staatliche Kastulus Realschule Moosburg a. d. Isar (https://www.a1k.org/, blindgerman)
• Mario Löser (https://www.a1k.org/, bcmdesign)
• Werner Brennecke (https://www.a1k.org/, gonzo)

Programme committee

• Thorsten Schöler, Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg (Chair)
• Michael Strohmeier, Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg
• Michael Spindler (https://www.a1k.org/, elrondmcbong, Programme Committee member)
• Herwig Solf, Staatliche Kastulus Realschule Moosburg a. d. Isar (https://www.a1k.org/, blindgerman, Programme Committee member)
• Mario Löser (https://www.a1k.org/, bcmdesign, Programme Committee member)
• Werner Brennecke (https://www.a1k.org/, gonzo, Programme Committee member)
• Christian Herdin, Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg (Programme Committee member)