Immerea is an interactive media company based in Vienna, focusing on the development of virtual reality games and interactive installations.
Vienna, AustriaAt Immerea, we are passionate about pushing the boundaries of immersive and interactive technologies, offering unforgettable experiences. Through our projects, we aim to offer new perspectives on perception and interaction, delving into critical theories in games with high artistic quality.
News
Collaborations, events
FORBES 30 UNDER 30 !
We are thrilled to share that two of our three co-founders, Michael and Flavia, have been included to the FORBES 30 UNDER 30 Europe list of 2023!
Immerea @ SXSW 2023
We have been awarded by Advantace Austria and Vienna Business Agency with a special prize to attend this year’s edition of SXSW ! Furthermore, we are also participating as speakers as part of the “Beyond Play” panel organized by the New Dutch Wave.
Content Vienna Award 2022
We are happy to announce that our upcoming VR game “The Sound of Matter” has been awarded with this year’s Content Vienna Award and the SXSW special prize!
XRVienna
Manuel and Flavia from Immerea Studio are co-organizers of XRVienna, Austria’s biggest community of VR/AR professionals
Talks
Conferences, symposiums

25.05.2023 | Keynote Speech
Creativity Rules Festival 2023
City Cinema Hallein, Salzburg, AT
11.03.2023 | Talk
Beyond Play @ SXSW 2023
Event organized by New Dutch Wave, Austin, Texas, USA
18.11.2022 | Conference
Playing the Field III
Amerikahaus Munich, DE
17.11.2022 | Talk
Project Platform Vielfalt
encouraging diversity
Akbild Vienna, AT
15.11.2022 | Lecture
transarts institute
Die Angewandte Vienna, AT
03.11.2022 | Lecture
Experimental Game
Cultures Institute
Die Angewandte Vienna, AT
09.06.2022 | Talk
Interactive Heritage
Subotron Vienna, AT
08.06.2022 | Lecture
Faculty of New Media Art
Pjatk Warsaw, PL
13.05.2022 | Congress
“IMD 2022”
GBS St. Gallen, CH
16.03.2022 | Forum
“Online Forum”
FH St. Pölten, AT
04.03.2022 | Conference
“Culture at Play”
Uni Freiburg, DE
04.02.2022 | Conference
“Gamers4Nature”
University of Aveiro, PT
Workshops
Courses Seminars

SS 2023 | Workshop
VR and Digital Inclusion
University of Vienna, AT
SS 2023 | Course
VR/AR Prototyping and Implementation
FH St.Pölten, AT
SS 2023 | Workshop
Game Spaces
FH Hagenberg, AT
WS 2022–23 | Course
Digital Inclusion
Postgraduate Center
University of Vienna, AT
WS 2022–23 | Workshop
Transarts Institute
Die Angewandte Vienna, AT
WS 2022–23 | Workshop
Experimental Game Cultures Institute
Die Angewandte Vienna, AT
SS 2022 | Workshop
IMD 2022
GBS St. Gallen, CH
Gardenof Akori
VR game | in development

Sandbox and Exploration Game in VR
“Garden of Akori” is a creative sandbox and exploration game in VR where the player interacts with abstract digital organisms in a mysterious world. The game deals with a new materialist notion of energy and matter.

The sound of matter
VR Game | Prototype stage

Artistic VR Mystery Game
"The Sound of Matter" is a VR Mystery Game where you, a blind physicist, travel between fragments of time and space to find clues and solve a boycott. After an accident caused by a sabotage, you must travel through past, present, and future to discover who was behind it and make sure the event will not happen again.
Sketch Your Lamp
XR Installation | 2023

Developed for the XR company vrisch
Sketch Your Lamp (SYL) is a mixed-reality sketching tool. Users can design their ideal lamp by selecting a frame and using VR controllers as brushes. A holobox displays the process, and upon completion, users can print a QR code with an AR representation of their lamp.
Beyond My Skin
Interactive installation | 2023

A project by Flavia Mazzanti. Produced by Immerea.
"Beyond My Skin" is a real-time application and media art installation dealing with body, identity, and digital inclusion. The project creates a phygital space in which visitors can experience a new way of self-perception away from binary and social representations.
Sound: Brootworth
Technical Artist: Tobias Mayer
Programming: Catherine Joy Calupas, Michael Bonell
SympoieticBodies
Hybrid short film | 2020

Hybrid short film
“Sympoietic Bodies” is an artistic- philosophical project by Flavia Mazzanti presented through the medium film, which explores the disruption of the boundaries between the human body and its social and physical surroundings. The film experiments a post-anthropocentric scenario.
Re/Aktion
CGI short film | 2021

CGI short film from the Performance Series
“Re/Aktion” is a CGI short film from the performance series in public space (Re)Aktion. The project deals with the topics of homeland, human rights, young people who are invisible. A performative examination of one own’s history intended to create new connections.
In cooperation with SPEAKERAT — Verein für Kunstprojekte
Team
About us

An interdisciplinary team merging the areas of media art, architecture and programming.
Michael Bonell
Manuel Bonell
Flavia Mazzanti
Manuel Bonell
Co-founder and CEO
Project Management, 3D and game design

Manuel is an artist and architect based in Vienna. He is interested in procedural animation and design, interactive installations and virtual reality.
Flavia Mazzanti
Co-founder and CCO
Producer, art and research

Flavia is an artist and architect based in Vienna. Her work ranges from architectural-philosophical theories to media art and experimental filmmaking.
Michael Bonell
Co-founder and CTO
Programming and IT

Michael is a versatile programmer living in Graz. His latest projects are focused in the fields of media art, game and web development.
Catherine Joy Calupas
Programming

Catherine is a programmer currently studying media informatics and visual computing at the TU Wien. She graduated in media and game design at the HTL Spengergasse.
Career
Open positions
Currently no open position available
While there are no current open positions at the moment, Immerea is continuously looking for talented individuals to collaborate on diverse projects within game development, gamification, and virtual installations.
Don’t hesitate to send us an email at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!