Ausländer Micro has been designed as an interface through which each of its four acts can be explored. Various forms of navigation are provided where the user encounters numerous combinations of text, graphics and sound.

The opera follows the afterlife of an Eastern European refugee, a foreigner in every country. In a squalid camp, he passes away in a camp. Years of restless travel and ruthless persecution are thought to be laid to rest, but in death freedom is as allusive as it was in life.

Ausländer Micro was conceived by Andrew Garton and produced in collaboration with John Power, Bruce Morrison and Justina Curtis at Toy Satellite, Melbourne. v1.2 was produced with Andrew Sargeant who assisted with the implementation of Flash. This provided for more depth and interactivity with sound.

Ausländer Micro v1.2 was produced by Toy Satellite in association with the Australian Film Commission and the Centre for Animation and Interactive Media (Department of Visual Communication, RMIT University).