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German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck tries out the environment simulation pod DIVE+, a novel simulator that combines virtual reality and environmental simulation developed by the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HKA), at the booth of the southern federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, during his visit at the Gamescom video game fair in Cologne, western Germany, on August 24, 2023. The university describes the simulator as a tool with that "both hyper-realistic and abstract virtual scenarios can be implemented in a real, tangible way". According to the fair's organisers, around 1,100 exhibitors from 53 countries will be presenting their products during the fair running until August 27, 2023. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) / ALTERNATIVE CROP (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)