Thomas Wagner (designer)

Thomas Wagner speaking at the Art Directors Club Festival 2017, Hamburg
Thomas Wagner speaking at the Art Directors Club Festival 2017, Hamburg. Picture by Joern Pollex / Getty Images.

Thomas Wagner (born May 14, 1977) is a German video game designer, entrepreneur and professor. He is best known for his influence on the theme park industry as inventor[1] of Virtual Reality equipped ride attractions like roller coasters. For his work in creating VR experiences on ride facilities, he is also considered a relevant personality of the VR Industry.[2][3]

He is teaching as a professor in the study course of Virtual Design at the University of Applied Sciences, Kaiserslautern.[4]

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  2. ^ Wiegand, Kristian (2020-01-22). ""Virtual Reality - Schöne neue Welt?" phoenix plus". Phoenix, ARD, German National Television. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  3. ^ Ebmeyer, Stephan (2015-09-02). "tagesschau.de". Tagesthemen, ARD, First German Television. p. video timecode 00:25:28. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  4. ^ "Virtual Design - made in KL". hskl-virtualdesign.de. Retrieved 2020-02-23.