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A Playground for Virtual Spaces

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About us

At expanding focus, located in the Westwerk complex in Leipzig, Germany, we specialise in the conception, production and distribution of Virtual Reality experiences and cinematic VR content.

We conceptualise and create our own productions, as well as team up with other creative partners to co-produce VR content. We also provide VR and 360° camera services and studio space for third parties. We work with different mediums such as documentary, fiction, installations, music and games via the exciting universe of VR and 360° content and experiences.

We have a vast network of experts in the field such digital artists, programmers, directors, 360° DOPs and strategic partners for events, installations and exhibitions – many of them on-site in Leipzig.

Team

Alexander Herrmann

Head of Development & Co-Founder
I grew up in Lörrach, in the southwest of Germany. After living in Munich, New Orleans, Dubai, Shanghai and Berlin I settled in Leipzig and founded expanding focus in 2016. I am Head of Development, Co-founder, owner and Managing Director. I hope that through fiction and VR worlds we can create new ideas for a beautiful future, bring people together, try out ideas and mechanisms that are not (yet) possible in the analogue world, but which inspire and drive them forward. To start my day right I always need a cigarette and some fruit juice.

Thomas Bernhardt

Production Manager & Producer
I was born in the country side in Büttstedt, Thuringia. I moved to Leipzig in 2011 and have been at the company since 2017. I am the Production Manager and Producer. My ideal VR world would be diverse, colourful, peaceful and open minded. A place with no racism, no homophobia and no exclusion, sustainable and fair to all living beings. I always need a shower, a cup of coffee and a cigarette to start my day right.

Julia Jochheim

Social Media Manager & Translator
I was born in Zurich and grew up in Cape Town, South Africa for most of my life. I've been in Leipzig since 2018 and at expanding focus since 2020. I am the Social Media Manager and in-house Translator (German and English) at the company. My ideal VR world would be underwater where I can swim with whales and discover new crazy organisms that live at the bottom of the sea. I always need a strong cup of coffee and good music to start my day right.

Burkhard Schütz

Website & Printdesign, PR and IT
I come from Thuringia and moved to Leipzig in 2015. I have been with expanding focus since 2018. I am responsible for all kinds of tasks in the area of IT administration, design and maintenance of websites, design of brochures and product information and occasional PR activities. My ideal VR world would be a field of experimentation for a collaborative environment which would resemble a freely designable model building world - a bit like Minecraft but less angular and edgy. I always need exercise to start my day right.

Robert Dorn

Unity Developer & Programmer
I was born and raised in Leipzig and I've been with expanding focus since 2019. I am the Unity Developer in charge of programming, TechArt, shader and 3d modelling at the company. My ideal VR world would be a small tropical island with turquoise waters and a beautiful beach. I always need a cup of coffee to start my day right.

Violeta Garkova

2D & 3D Artist
I am originally from Sofia, Bulgaria and have been with the company since October 2020. I am a Multimedia Design Master graduate of Burg Giebichenstein KHS in Halle. At the company I am responsible for 2D conception and 3D visualisations. My ideal virtual world is colourful, animated and full of adventure. To start my day right I need a cup of coffee and good music and I am 'ready to go'. In my free time I like to illustrate and create my own comics.

Alexander Herrmann

Head of Development & Co-Founder

Thomas Bernhardt

Production Manager & Producer

Julia Jochheim

Social Media Manager & Translator

Burkhard Schütz

Website & Printdesign, PR and IT

Robert Dorn

Unity Developer & Programmer

Violeta Garkova

2D & 3D Artist

Services

VR Gear for renting

If you would like to rent some of our gear and phones with VR content
for your upcoming event(s), then contact us today.

We can offer you:
Oculus Go & Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung GearVR,
Google Daydreams and Samsung/Google Pixel phones for playback.
info@expanding-focus.de

Contact

Don’t hesitate to contact us.

We are always in search of new partnerships, cooperative projects and opportunities to get together with innovative people and create beautiful content. So get in touch with us today!

expanding focus GmbH
Karl Heine Straße 93 a–c
04229 Leipzig, Germany

+49 175 94 84 906

GM: Alexander Herrmann

SN: 232/108/10528

HRB: 32794

info [at] expanding-focus.de

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