{"id":16340,"date":"2021-03-25T16:13:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T15:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/places-festival.de\/about-_-places\/"},"modified":"2021-09-29T15:08:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T13:08:16","slug":"about-_-places","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/retro.places-festival.de\/en\/about-_-places\/","title":{"rendered":"About _ Places"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221; equal_columns=&#8221;true&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;0%&#8221; visibility=&#8221;hidden-sm&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1616071513415{padding-top: 120px !important;padding-bottom: 150px !important;background: #dde600 url(https:\/\/places-festival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/header-2021-desktop.png?id=15936) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;stretch&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;big&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1616684567017{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #27215b;\">About _ Places<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221; equal_columns=&#8221;true&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;0%&#8221; visibility=&#8221;visible-sm&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1616071096155{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background: #dde600 url(https:\/\/places-festival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/header-2021-mobil.png?id=15938) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mittig&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;big&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1616684575886{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #27215b;\">About _ Places<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;layer1&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1616158544562{margin-top: -50px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;background-color: #27215b !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1616754694688{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Places _ Virtual Reality Festival is Germany&#8217;s first and largest freely accessible and free festival for virtual reality. The festival will enter its third round in 2021.The Places _ VR Festival is aimed equally at a professional audience, but especially at a broad public audience, and has been taking place in Gelsenkirchen-\u00dcckendorf since 2018. The festival is a meeting point for the German and European VR industry as well as a contact point for many people interested in VR.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;16384&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1617018100048{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]We make VR and AR technologies accessible to anyone. At the same time we are a place to test, learn and discover, exchange and network.<\/p>\n<p>A wide-ranging programme awaits you in extraordinary urban locations: from Experience _ Places to speakers, panels, talks, workshops and the Creative _ Places art-in-residence programme, the Places _ Hackathon to the DIVR Science Award. All this is waiting to be discovered at the Places _ VR Festival 2021.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1616748644453{margin-top: -100px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;background-color: #d60651 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1616761812523{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2>Programme highlights<\/h2>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">A diverse programme awaits you in extraordinary locations:<\/span><\/b>[\/vc_column_text][mk_custom_list style=&#8221;mk-icon-chevron-right&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243;]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/hackathon-2021\/\"><b><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Hackathon<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/divr-award-2021\/\"><b><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">University Award<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/experience-_-places\/\"><b><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Experience stations<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/places-talks\/\"><b><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Lectures<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/workshop2021\/\"><b><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Workshop<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/mk_custom_list][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;16333&#8243; img_size=&#8221;164&#215;200&#8243; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Review: Check out the 2020 edition&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:45|text_align:left|color:%2327215b&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q1-mCd2Ahp8&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;true&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Why Places _ VR Festival?&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:45|text_align:left|color:%2327215b&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alef%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1617018257281{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Extended Reality technologies offer more than entertainment and gimmicks these days. After the hype comes the added value &#8211; and this becomes visible and tangible at the Places _ VR Festival.<br \/>\nThe Places _ VR Festival 2021 makes VR and AR technologies experienceable, shows trends and offers a place for creative exchange and discussion in the middle of the Metropole Ruhr.<br \/>\nSince 2018, the festival has been an important platform for the German and European VR industry.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;14839&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1617018333471{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]In 2020, we had to break new ground and were able to organise a festival under strict hygiene regulations. That&#8217;s how we finally hostet one of the year&#8217;s most highly attended hybrid VR events. We will continue on this path of a community-driven festival in 2021 and invite active and diverse networks and communities from all over Germany to Gelsenkirchen.<br \/>\nThe third Places _ VR Festival will take place from 16 to 18 September 2021 &#8211; we look forward to seeing you and are excited for you becoming part of the Places _ VR Festival![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_blog style=&#8221;grid&#8221; column=&#8221;4&#8243; grid_image_height=&#8221;150&#8243; post_count=&#8221;4&#8243; transparent_border=&#8221;true&#8221; disable_meta=&#8221;false&#8221; pagination=&#8221;false&#8221; orderby=&#8221;none&#8221; cat=&#8221;57, 56&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1575895297840{background-color: #27215b !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;newsletter&#8221; id=&#8221;newsletter&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_row_inner is_fullwidth_content=&#8221;false&#8221; el_class=&#8221;newsletter&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;light&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1575973985994{margin-bottom: -5px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virtual _ Update<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You want to stay informed about the latest updates of the festival? 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