A GUIDE TO THE GERMAN GAMES INDUSTRY

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VIRTUAL REALITY AS A GROWTH MARKET As mentioned above, the PC is traditionally the dominating gaming platform in Germany, hence there's a correspondingly high interest in Virtual Reality (VR). The previously mentioned study by YouGov also examined what internet users in Germany think of the VR devices that are available of lately. The result: Almost one in two internet users in Germany (46 percent) has heard of VR devices, and one in three users (32 percent) intends to use such headsets for gaming in the future. This represents over 21 million people in Germany. Already about one in five internet users (21 percent) in Germany considers it possible to buy a Virtual Reality headset. Crytek, one of the pioneers of the German developer scene, is already active in the field of VR right now. They have already delivered AAA quality for this new medium with their games "The Climb" for Oculus Rift and "Robinson: The Journey" for PlayStation VR. Exozet from Berlin usually implements client projects for German public TV channels ARD and ZDF or for Telekom and offers consulting services in areas like marketing, app and game development. But the Berlin-based agency has recognized the potential of VR (and AR) as well and built a team of experts around Thomas Bedenk, which assists them with regard to devices and areas of application. Young developer talents are also more and more trained towards this new technology. Colleges like SRH University Heidelberg and Kunsthochschule Halle (University of Art and Design Halle) (see page 33) offer study programs specifically focused on VR, and at other colleges, too, Virtual Reality is becoming part of the educational program, as shown by the VR game Wake Up which was created by a student group of Mediadesign Hochschule Berlin. Other important locations for research and development in the field of VR and AR are the University of Hamburg (Prof. Steinicke) and the University of Würzburg (Prof. Dr. Latoschik). Great interest in Virtual Reality headsets Share of German internet users who have already heard of special VR headsets Share of German internet users who intend to use VR headsets for digital games © 2016 BIU/YouGov 16-24 years old 25-34 years old 35-44 years old 45-54 years old 55+ years old 22
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