Originally from the Humanities, Nico Patz has been working in collaborative research projects for more than 20 years with a focus on Innovation of Media and Journalism. The needs of journalists and content creators in the wide spectrum of content creation and interaction, in recent years especially in Immersive Experiences and Extended Reality, are a strong motivation. As Innovation Coordinator of the XReco Consortium, Nico thrives to connect the many loose threads in the XR Media Ecosystem in a challenging and ambitious new project.