New Media Funding: Over €1.3 Million for New Games and XR Projects
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Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg is funding more games and XR projects. More than €700,000 will go to five games and almost €600,000 to five XR projects.
At its summer meeting, the MBB's New Media funding programme is supporting 14 projects in the fields of games, XR experiences and serial formats with a total of around two million euros. More than 700,000 Euros will go to games and almost 600,000 Euros to XR projects. The games range from hidden object puzzles (Hidden Tales) to survival exploration games (Wanderburg), action role-playing games (Project Desert) and a point-and-click game (Later). Two XR experiences focus on serious topics: Eddie and I lets users experience the world of a deaf child, while Body/Memory deals with breast cancer. Both production companies presented other funded projects at Venice Immersive in 2023 (Reynard Films: competition winner Emperor, Daring House: Tales of the March).
Games
- 250,000 Euros in production funding for Hidden Tales by Litejoy Games (hidden object puzzles in interactive levels)
- 200,000 Euros in production funding for Wanderburg by Randwerk Games (a survival-exploration game with a wandering castle)
- 147,000 Euros in development funding for Project Desert by Stratosphere Games (sci-fi action RPG with a focus on class development and diversity)
- 100,000 Euros in development funding for Summer on Tidewind by Sudden Forest (cosy action adventure set on the island of Tidewind)
- 36,500 Euros in production funding for Later by GaHa Games (point-and-click hidden object game)
XR and other innovative audiovisual content
- 180,000 Euros in development and production funding for The Privilege Game Show by arkanum pictures (interactive game show in VR that questions privilege based on origin, gender and social status)
- 160,000 Euros in development and production funding for Eddie and I by Reynard Films (interactive VR experience with sign language learning)
- 160,000 Euros in production funding for Echoes of Mora by Selkies Interactive (VR adventure in an underwater world)
- 64,500 Euros in development funding for Body/Memory by Daring House (VR experience as a journey to self-awareness and empathy after a cancer diagnosis)
- 32,000 Euros in development and production funding for Cyrcadia by Jonas Jülch (VR godgame about astroids)
Serial Formats
- 350,000 Euros for Softies by UFA Fiction
- 280,000 Euros for Herbertstraße by MadeFor Film
- 90,000 Euros for Let's talk about Porn by Film Five
- 45,000 Euros for Vereint by The Imposters
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