What Realtime Department GmbH does

Realtime Department GmbH is a privately held German system-integration agency headquartered in Wuppertal that designs and delivers interactive installations, immersive environments, and corporate experience spaces for enterprise clients. Its portfolio spans interactive exhibits, real-time content creation, experience centers and corporate studios, industry journey visualizations, trade-show installations, and gamification, with technology stack coverage including naked-eye 3D, touch tables, projection mapping, transparent MUXWAVE LED, shift displays, VR/AR, kinetic and sensor-driven systems, and soft-edge projection. The firm is led by managing directors Torsten Hauck and Christoph Gockel, operates with a headcount of approximately 12, and serves anchor customers such as Siemens Energy, Porsche, EY, Wärtsilä, Opel, Sonepar, Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Nordrhein, and Biotec.

The company's productized surface centers on UNIQVUE, a proprietary digital experience framework functioning as an operating system for showrooms, experience centers and corporate studios, and on 'Realtime AI', which delivers real-time AI-generated animations for large LED walls and projections. A consumer-facing product, the Kick-o-mat, extends the brand into gamified brand experiences. The firm holds long-term technology alliances with Lang AG (12 consecutive years at ISE), Ventuz (alpha-tester and co-marketing partner), Samsung, ARRI, ICT AG, and EXACT Solutions, and has built a consecutive-year award record including the AV Award for Best Signage Project in 2024 and 2025 and The AVard 2025 for Best Corporate Integration for the Siemens Energy Factory Experience.

Commercially, Realtime Department operates a project-based, quote-priced professional services model, delivering custom integrations from consulting and conception through development, production, and media-technology integration. Go-to-market relies on direct enterprise engagement supplemented by a sustained flagship presence at industry events including ISE (Integrated Systems Europe), Euroshop, IAA Transportation, and InnoTrans. Revenue, ownership structure, and headcount are not publicly disclosed; no external funding, parent entity, or M&A activity is identified in the available sources.

Name

Realtime Department GmbH

Legal name

Realtime Department GmbH

Website

https://realtime-department.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Realtime Department GmbH is a German system integration agency that designs and delivers interactive installations, immersive experiences, and corporate studios for enterprise clients, combining media technology, software, and proprietary platforms like UNIQVUE.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Experiential Design and System Integration Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Real-Time Content & Engine Services (Unreal/Unity, Real-Time Rendering Pipelines) (MPADAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virtual Production & LED Volume Services (Stage Ops, ICVFX, Real-Time Camera/Tracking) (MPADAHAB), Cloud & Distributed Real-Time Production (Remote ICVFX, Multi-site) (MPAHADAJ)

Keywords

• Interactive installations
• Experiential design services
• Experience center design
• System integration agency
• Real-time content creation

Headquarters

HQ city

Wuppertal

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Project-Based System Integration Services: Custom interactive installation projects including consulting, concept development, production, and media technology integration. Projects are delivered for enterprise clients across experience centers, trade shows, and corporate studios. Revenue is generated through project fees, equipment rental, and ongoing maintenance services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Realtime Department GmbH is an agency for system integration that connects media technology, software, and content to create interactive installations, immersive worlds, and digital visitor experiences for enterprise clients. The company delivers end-to-end project services spanning consulting and conception, development and production, and media technology integration. Core offerings include the proprietary UNIQVUE Experience Framework (a digital operating system for showrooms and corporate studios), Realtime AI animations for LED walls and projections, and niche products like Kick-o-mat gamification hardware.

Product overview

Realtime Department GmbH is an agency for system integration that connects media technology, software and content to create immediate, immersive experiences. The company offers a portfolio of interactive installation services including Interactive Exhibits, Experience Centers, Industry Journeys, Shows & Events, and Gamification, supported by Consulting & Conception, Development & Production, and Media Technology & Integration services. The core product offering includes UNIQVUE Experience Framework (a digital operating system for showrooms and corporate studios), Realtime AI (real-time AI animation generation), and Kick-o-mat (gamification product). Projects utilize technologies including Naked-Eye 3D, Touch Tables, Projection Mapping, Transparent LED, Shift Displays, VR/AR, Kinetics & Sensorics, and Soft-Edge Projection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UNIQVUE Experience Framework Digital Experience Framework that serves as an operating system for showrooms, experience centers, and corporate studios. Enables real-time presentations, workshops, and collaboration from a single workstation with CI-adaptive 3D backgrounds, interactive content modules, template-based workflows, and color management integration.
• Interactive Exhibits Design, development, and integration of interactive exhibits for trade shows, museums, and corporate spaces, with installations that adapt to users in real-time, enrich with data, and provide automated reports or insights.
• Experience Center and Corporate Studios Design and implementation of data-driven experience centers and corporate studios with a human-centric approach, combining media technology, software, and content for visitor experiences.
• Shows and Events Large-scale show and event production service providing flexibility, speed, and perfect integration for corporate events and product launches, including soft-edge projection and live shows.
• Industry Journey Solutions Visualization of products and processes in industry settings with interactive installations, for industrial and manufacturing companies.
• Gamification Engaging and playful delivery of complex content through gamified interactive experiences and brand activations.
• Realtime AI Interactive real-time AI animations for events and installations on large LED walls and projections, controlled via precise camera tracking or intuitive touch table interaction.
• Kick-o-mat Interactive gaming experience reimagining the classic kicker table as a brand and event platform with smart sensor technology and haptic feedback. Team setup is configurable via API.
• Consulting and Conception Strategic advisory and concept development for interactive installations and experiences, from initial idea to final concept.
• Development and Production Creation of interactive experiences combining design, content, programming, and technology, including intuitive user interfaces, playful interactions, explanatory animations, functional exhibits, and virtual worlds.
• Media Technology and Integration Seamless integration of systems, content, and technology for flawless operation of interactive installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Awarded 'The AVard 2025' in Best Corporate Integration for Siemens Energy Factory Experience
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• Lang AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership for ISE trade show installations. Lang AG provides the LED infrastructure at ISE (transparent MUXWAVE LED) while Realtime Department provides realtime content and interactive experiences. 12 consecutive years of collaboration at ISE. Realtime Department conceived and realized interactive realtime experiences for Lang AG's AURA exhibit and other installations.
• VentuzcoreTechnology or IntegrationLong-term Ventuz users and part of the selected group of alpha testers. Joint AV Award 2024 winners. Partnership involves co-development and showcasing of realtime content solutions at Ventuz booth at ISE events.
• SamsungstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration at ISE 2025 for Samsung Corporate Broadcast Studio with ARRI. Realtime Department provides UNIQVUE Experience Solution with template-based workflow and 3D realtime motion design integration.
• ARRIstrategicTechnology or IntegrationPartnered with Samsung and Realtime Department for Corporate Broadcast Studio demonstration, providing color management integration.
• EXACT SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported EXACT Solutions at ISE 2025 for their booth presentation focusing on new radarTOUCH multi-touch solution.
• ICT AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with ICT AG for SPARK Corporate Studio in Frankfurt. Together they create unique interactive events using UNIQVUE as production environment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Giant Step: Toronto-based experience design and production agency specializing in interactive environments, immersive media and corporate experience centers — comparable scope (consulting through integration) and enterprise customer focus.
• Studio NAND: Berlin creative technology studio building interactive installations, real-time visuals and data-driven experiences for brands and cultural institutions — overlapping offering in real-time content, interactive exhibits and event installations within the DACH market.
• Random International: London-based experiential studio building large-scale interactive installations using sensors, kinetics and generative content — directly comparable technology stack and project typology (kinetic walls, sensor-driven interaction, brand and museum commissions).
• ESI Design: New York-based experience design firm (now part of Arcadis) designing interactive exhibits, corporate experience centers and visitor journeys — highly comparable in deliverable mix (interactive exhibits, experience centers, corporate studios) and customer types.
• INITION: UK-based immersive technology integrator working across VR/AR, projection mapping and interactive installations for brands, events and museums — similar agency-for-system-integration positioning and enterprise client base.
• Moment Factory: Montreal-based multimedia entertainment studio creating immersive experiences, interactive environments and real-time content for brand, cultural and public spaces — comparable scope and tech stack (real-time engines, projection mapping, interactive storytelling) though at much larger scale.
• Marshmallow Laser Feast: London-based experiential collective creating immersive, sensor-driven and VR/AR installations for cultural and brand clients — directly comparable in immersive, multi-sensory real-time installations and award-winning profile.
• Tamschick Media + Space: Berlin-based immersive media and experience design studio delivering interactive installations, projection mapping, and corporate experience spaces for enterprise clients — directly comparable in geography, offering mix and customer profile to Realtime Department.

Broad incumbents

• Tangity (NTT Data Design Network): NTT Data-owned global design and experience agency delivering interactive experiences, experience design and digital products — broader portfolio and significantly larger scale than Realtime Department, but overlapping in corporate experience and showroom work.

Regional players

• AVM Media: German AV and media-technology integrator serving DACH enterprise clients with installations, event technology and media integration — comparable DACH-based system integration focus but a more traditional AV-systems profile versus Realtime Department's content-led approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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