The third Places _ VR Festival was also a real success and attracted 6000 visitors on- and offline. Meaningful XR” was also the focus of our festival this year. At Places _ 2021, the present already showed how XR positively influences our future – be it in business, health, social, design or sustainability. But with the 2021 edition of the festival, “Places” is also entering a new phase. We have put Gelsenkirchen on the map of the VR scene with the festival, but in the future we want to be more than just an event and industry meeting place. The goal is to establish VR & AR as a branch of industry in our city and, for example, to establish a VR Lab that serves as a platform for young developers and start-ups. To the Review