Abduct Media

What a great experience talking at the latest #indieOutpost! The XR HUB Nürnberg invited me to recount my experience in founding our XR studio Abduct Media in Bavaria: The entire story, from Italy to Nürnberg. In 25 minutes I tried my best in advising anybody who might have interest in doing the same, from students to more experienced professionals. I was astonished to hear such good feedback, and I'm incredibly grateful to anybody who came and listened to me! Special thanks to Luca Kraus, Magdalena Bienefeld for the organization & invite; Anja Krendlinger from Games/Bavaria for the event support. To my fellow speaker Daniel Wiedemann from FIERY THINGS for the incredible work of data analysis. I enjoyed your talk very much; And to Boris Conrad Heisserer from K5 Factory GmbH for allowing me to see VR gamedev from a very different perspective! And of course, again - Thanks to all of you for coming!

Having a great time at gamescom! Meeting Publishers and fellow VR developers at the Home of XR booth such as Robin Pultera 🔜 gamescom working on Track Craft and Jesper Englin 🔜 Gamescom of Fast Travel Games working on Action Hero. Yesterday: Meeting with dozens of investors and VCs at the Gamescom Invest Circle.

🚨🚨 Publishers, Investors! We have just been selected to participate at the Gamescom Invest Circle! We are looking for publishers and investors to further develop our VR/AR title 'Interdimensional Mailmen': An accessible game with strategic gameplay depth, and an 8-30h playtime for native Meta Quest 2 & 3. Genre: Puzzle / Strategy / Simulation. A functional demo has been showcased in public events and the reception has been incredibly positive, even by non-gamers. Want to meet us at Gamescom? Let's schedule a meeting! Pitch Deck: https://lnkd.in/dFqFMJqc 1 Minute Teaser: https://lnkd.in/dVfbc8Qb

How did the first public showcase of our XR game "Interdimensional Mailmen" go? Looking back at the #XRDAY 2024: After traversing the unavoidable unexpected technical difficulties, I can proudly say: Lots of people had a lot of fun :) Watching people who never played with a VR headset instantly get into the game thanks to the accessibility of the Quest's 3 passthrough XR mode was incredibly encouraging. Seeing people smiling at every little ridiculous joke we put in, and asking us: "This is great, when will it be out? I think I'm getting a Quest 3." motivates us beyond words. It was great looking at the queue of people of all ages waiting for their turn to play, and watching and laughing at the gameplay streamed on the big screen. Thanks to everyone who dedicated their time to play our game and chat with us. Special mentions: Dr. Fabrizio Palmas for the kind words and warm support, Benjamin Keller from Meta for dedicating the very few minutes he had to take a look at our game, even when he *really* had to run to catch the train, the people from NeoBird GmbH & Co. KG for the friendly chats about VR and everything else, and Magdalena Bienefeld and Luca Kraus for inviting us to the event and setting up everything, as well as gifting us with a showcase of the funniest and most chaotic gameplay of the day. Thanks to XR HUB Nürnberg, XR HUB Bavaria, and the IHK Nürnberg für Mittelfranken for hosting the event, and as always, thanks to Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Digitales, the LfA Förderbank Bayern and FilmFernsehFonds Bayern for supporting our project up to this point. #xrhubnue #xrhub #NürnbergDigitalFestival Nürnberg Digital Festival NUEDIGITAL #DigitalBayern #Innovation #XR #Technologie #DigitaleMacher #FutureTech

Interesting conversation today in Nuremberg with Benjamin Lochmann, CEO of Pixel Maniacs (Winner German Studio of the Year Award at Der Deutsche Computerspielpreis | Der DCP 2024), Davide Maria Emanuel Cocchiara and Giovanni Cocchiara. These two brothers moved from Italy to Bavaria and founded Abduct Media after getting funding from FilmFernsehFonds Bayern. What a striking story, what a role model for Italian/ Bavarian cooperations! This story needs to be told! Abduct Media Pixel Maniacs VIGAMUS Group

I cannot thank the Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Digitales and Dr. Fabian Mehring enough for supporting our project "Interdimensional Mailmen". When months ago we applied with our proposal, we couldn't predict how many people would come together to help us make it a reality. Talking with all the people working in the background is always very insightful - I had wonderful chats with people from the LfA Förderbank Bayern, the FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, and the Digital Ministry. #DigitalBayern #Games #Gamesförderung #Innovation

Yesterday, we were visited by Christian Dickert, who mentored us a lot 8 years ago, when we had no idea about the games industry. Back then we were fully focused on our mobile and web projects and fell in love with making games during a ludum dare participation. Besides mentoring, Christian has also invested in several games projects and companies in the past. All companies in the office presented him the projects they are working on and got valuable feedback, thanks for that and for your visit! 🤘

Davide Maria Emanuel Cocchiara and Giovanni Cocchiara have founded their studio Abduct Media in Nuremberg today. The brothers came to Bavaria for funding opportunities, and indeed has already secured funding from the FilmFernsehFonds Bayern. The studio is moving into the co-working space of Benjamin Lochmann's Pixel Maniacs. With Hannah Mae M., they have already hired their first employee. https://lnkd.in/egvCPn-K

Everybody please give a warm welcome to Hannah Mae M. as she joins our ranks at Abduct Media! She's joining our team as our new full-time Unreal 3D Art Generalist here in our offices in Nürnberg. Hailing from Belgium, her addition continues to showcase Bavaria's appeal in attracting talent from all across Europe, making our team truly international. Thanks to FilmFernsehFonds Bayern for funding our project and to Games/Bavaria for hosting #GGBavaria and allowing us to connect!

Just back from the fascinating "Hello Apple Vision Pro" event hosted by XR HUB Bavaria in collaboration with Extended Reality Bavaria e.V.! It was a pleasure finally getting our hands on the new Apple Vision Pro as VR game developers and discussing with other VR enthusiasts. I'd like to especially thank Magdalena Bienefeld and Luca Kraus of XR HUB Nürnberg for guiding us through the event and connecting us with other professionals. It was also great to connect with other people working on Industrial XR applications outside the game industry. Special thanks to Dr.-Ing. Eike Wolfram Schäffer for the insightful conversation!