Milkroom Studios
A Multiplatform Production Company
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- Founded
- 2015
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About Milkroom Studios
Milkroom Studios is an independent German digital production and interactive software studio founded in 2015. Based near Munich, with a creative branch in Pennsylvania, it combines visual effects production with real-time development for virtual reality, augmented reality and video games. Its work spans entertainment attractions, mobile experiences, educational games and scientific applications.
The studio provides concept-to-completion development alongside art direction, character design, 3D environment creation and digital asset production. Its film, television and commercial services include VFX supervision and post-production. Across interactive projects, its capabilities extend from game mechanics and gamification systems to technology integration, technical consulting and remote support for real-time applications.
Immersive entertainment
Milkroom develops experiences for consumer devices and physical attractions, including theme park rides, water slides and enterprise brand activations. It created launch VR content for the Galaxy VR Waterslide at Therme Erding and contributed to the Voletarium: Sky Explorers mobile and VR ride experiences associated with Europa-Park’s Alpenexpress Enzian coaster.
Its mobile augmented reality work includes Knightfall AR, co-developed with Spectral Games, and Hot Wheels Track Builder. These projects connect licensed entertainment properties and consumer brands with interactive experiences. Other applications include an immersive corporate foresight experience for Munich RE and an interactive AR/VR experience for the Bavaria Filmstadt visitor center.
Educational and scientific applications
Historical research informs the studio’s serious games. Epic Palace: Knossos, released on Steam in 2021, translates Minoan Bronze Age archaeology into a strategy and city-building game. Bronzeon explores Bronze Age society through an educational historical simulation, extending the company’s work in learning through play.
Milkroom also develops medical and scientific VR applications. Its collaboration with ophthalmic gene therapy company Vigeneron uses immersive simulation environments to evaluate the effects of therapies on everyday vision. This work applies the studio’s interactive development capabilities to clinical research, alongside its broader activities in education, cultural heritage and enterprise simulation.
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Founders and leadership
Robert Hoffmeister and Joachim Sturmes founded the company. Sturmes became sole managing director in June 2019, succeeding Hoffmeister, who held the managing director role from 2015 to 2019.
Operating model
The report describes a boutique core team that scales through a network of contract 3D artists, academic researchers and external co-development studios.
Research partnerships and recognition
- Archaeologist Prof. Dr. Philipp W. Stockhammer of LMU Munich collaborated on the studio’s historical games. Epic Palace: Knossos received support from Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, while Epic Palace: Rise of the Bronze Age Kings received federal game funding in 2020.
- Bronzeon was co-produced with elfgenpick and LMU Munich with VolkswagenStiftung support. The German Academy for Children’s and Youth Literature named the game App des Monats in October 2023.
- The Galaxy VR Waterslide collaboration brought together Milkroom, Samsung, Ballast VR and Wiegand.Maelzer, combining studio content with attraction and VR hardware expertise.
Notable credits
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Where Milkroom Studios is based
- Bavariafilmplatz 7, Gebäude 49, 82031 Grünwald, GermanyGrünwald, Bavaria, Germany
Grünwald office
HeadquartersCompany headquarters within the Bavaria Film Geiselgasteig production campus.
- GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington St, Reading, PA 19601, USAReading, Pennsylvania, United States
Reading office
Direct US branch, creative studio and VR lab supporting VR/AR development.
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