XR Get-Together@gamescom 2025

Name: XR Get-Together@gamescom 2025
Start: 2025-08-20T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-08-20T18:00:00+02:00
Location: gamescom

Schedule

Wed Aug 20 2025 at 05:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

gamescom | Cologne, NW

This is an invitation to the international XR community to meet up for this year’s XR Get-Together at Gamescom 2025 on Wednesday, August 20th at 5 pm.
Invitation:
In Cologne there is a saying: After three times it’s tradition! This is why we are excited to invite all XR professionals to our third informal Gathering at this year’s Gamescom!
We, the community of Spatial Realities and DLR Projektträger started this Event three years ago to establish an event where professionals in XR find a regular and trustworthy place to meet-up during Gamescom. The EDFVR has always been supporting the Get-Together. This year they took an active part and started the initiative early.
We are happy to welcome the EDFVR e.V. as a third Initiator of this year’s meet-up. And we are growing! More partners can join us. Therefore please write an email to [email protected]
The get-together will consist of a short welcome of the initiators and sponsors. The rest will be fully committed to networking. Cold beverages will be provided, with as well as without alcohol.
After the Get-together you are invited to join us for The Cologne Gamescom Business Mixer.
Target Group:
Everybody working in XR and related industries. Everybody who is interested in the subject of XR and wants to connect. Everybody is welcome, no matter of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, or socioeconomic status. We provide a save space as good as we can.
Tickets:
To participate you do not need an additional ticket besides your ticket for the business area of Gamescom trade fair on Wednesday which you take care by yourself.
Location:
The Get-Together will take place at the "Welcome to NRW"-booth (Hall 04.1, A061G - B070G) in the business area.
The collaborators:
About Spatial Realities
Spatial Realities is the project of Cologne tech journalist Thomas Riedel. The project consists of a bi-weekly podcast which started in 2021 and a quarterly meetup gathering up to 100 XR professionals regularly in NRW.
About EDFVR e.V.
The EDFVR operates as a collaborative platform for the XR industry, representing its interests through national and EU-level networking and lobbying, and actively works on defining open standards and interfaces to foster innovation and a self-determined digital ecosystem. Furthermore, it drives industry development by championing qualification and training programs, including new apprenticeships for immersive media designers, and by fostering synergies between academic research, educational institutions, and businesses to advance immersive technologies.
About DLR Projektträger
DLR Projektträger is a project management agency that supports research, innovation, and education initiatives across various fields, including space, energy, transport, and security. As part of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), it manages public funding programs and provides expertise in project planning, implementation, and evaluation.
About United XR Europe
Augmented World Expo (AWE) and Stereopsia unite to launch the most powerful XR event in Europe: United XR Europe. From 8 to 10 December 2025, Brussels will host the #1 hub for XR innovation, industry leadership, and next-gen immersive experiences, to accelerate the European immersive ecosystem towards mainstream adoption. This new event replaces AWE EU and Stereopsia Europe, building on the combined 32 years of success and leadership of the co-producers in the XR industry.
We also thank our Partners:
About KölnBusiness
KölnBusiness is the Economic Development Agency of Cologne, established in 2019 as a municipal subsidiary of the City of Cologne, dedicated to supporting companies, founders, investors, and project developers. KölnBusiness informs, networks and mediates in all questions relevant to business and administration. Its goal is to actively foster networks between academic, research, and corporate entities to ensure Cologne’s continued attractiveness and prosperity as an economic hub.