diff --git a/front/dist/index.tmpl.html b/front/dist/index.tmpl.html
index 6264bbbb..112588e0 100644
--- a/front/dist/index.tmpl.html
+++ b/front/dist/index.tmpl.html
@@ -126,6 +126,15 @@
                     <div id="audioplayer" style="visibility: hidden"></div>
                 </div>
             </div>
+            <div id="videoplayerctrl" class="hidden">
+                <div class="videoplayer">
+                    <div id="videoplayer"></div>
+                    <label id="label-videoplayer_decrease_while_talking" for="videoplayer_decrease_while_talking" title="decrease background volume by 50% when entering conversations">
+                        autoreduce
+                        <input type="checkbox" id="videoplayer_decrease_while_talking" checked />
+                    </label>
+                </div>
+      </div>
             <div class="audio-playing">
                 <img src="/resources/logos/megaphone.svg" />
             </div>
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
index 9192e533..cd83a0a5 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ import {waScaleManager} from "../Services/WaScaleManager";
 import {peerStore} from "../../Stores/PeerStore";
 import {EmoteManager} from "./EmoteManager";
 import { InteractiveLayer } from "../Map/InteractiveLayer";
+import {videoManager} from "../../WebRtc/VideoManager";
 
 export interface GameSceneInitInterface {
     initPosition: PointInterface|null,
@@ -721,6 +722,19 @@ export class GameScene extends DirtyScene implements CenterListener {
         }
     }
 
+    private playVideo(url: string|number|boolean|undefined, loop=false): void {
+        if (url === undefined) {
+            videoManager.unloadVideo();
+        } else {
+            const realVideoPath = '' + url;
+            videoManager.loadVideo(realVideoPath);
+
+            if (loop) {
+                videoManager.loop();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private triggerOnMapLayerPropertyChange(){
         this.gameMap.onPropertyChange('exitSceneUrl', (newValue, oldValue) => {
             if (newValue) this.onMapExit(newValue as string);
@@ -866,6 +880,13 @@ ${escapedMessage}
 
             this.popUpElements.set(openPopupEvent.popupId, domElement);
         }));
+        this.gameMap.onPropertyChange('playVideo', (newValue, oldValue) => {
+            this.playVideo(newValue);
+        });
+
+        this.gameMap.onPropertyChange('playVideoLoop', (newValue, oldValue) => {
+            this.playVideo(newValue, true);
+        });
 
        this.iframeSubscriptionList.push(iframeListener.closePopupStream.subscribe((closePopupEvent) => {
             const popUpElement = this.popUpElements.get(closePopupEvent.popupId);
diff --git a/front/src/WebRtc/VideoManager.ts b/front/src/WebRtc/VideoManager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0f7425f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/front/src/WebRtc/VideoManager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+import {HtmlUtils} from "./HtmlUtils";
+import {isUndefined} from "generic-type-guard";
+
+enum videoStates {
+    closed = 0,
+    loading = 1,
+    playing = 2
+}
+
+const videoPlayerDivId = "videoplayer";
+const videoPlayerCtrlId = "videoplayerctrl";
+const animationTime = 500;
+
+class VideoManager {
+    private opened = videoStates.closed;
+
+    private videoPlayerDiv: HTMLDivElement;
+    private videoPlayerCtrl: HTMLDivElement;
+    private videoPlayerElem: HTMLVideoElement | undefined;
+
+    private volume = 1;
+    private muted = false;
+    private decreaseWhileTalking = true;
+    private volumeReduced = false;
+
+    constructor() {
+        this.videoPlayerDiv = HtmlUtils.getElementByIdOrFail<HTMLDivElement>(videoPlayerDivId);
+        this.videoPlayerCtrl = HtmlUtils.getElementByIdOrFail<HTMLDivElement>(videoPlayerCtrlId);
+
+        const storedVolume = localStorage.getItem('volume')
+        if (storedVolume === null) {
+            this.setVolume(1);
+        } else {
+            this.volume = parseFloat(storedVolume);
+            //HtmlUtils.getElementByIdOrFail<HTMLInputElement>('videoplayer_volume').value = storedVolume;
+        }
+
+        //HtmlUtils.getElementByIdOrFail<HTMLInputElement>('videoplayer_volume').value = '' + this.volume;
+    }
+
+    private close(): void {
+        this.videoPlayerCtrl.classList.remove('loading');
+        this.videoPlayerCtrl.classList.add('hidden');
+        this.opened = videoStates.closed;
+    }
+
+    private load(): void {
+        this.videoPlayerCtrl.classList.remove('hidden');
+        this.videoPlayerCtrl.classList.add('loading');
+        this.opened = videoStates.loading;
+    }
+
+    private open(): void {
+        this.videoPlayerCtrl.classList.remove('hidden', 'loading');
+        this.opened = videoStates.playing;
+    }
+
+    private changeVolume(talking = false): void {
+        if (!isUndefined(this.videoPlayerElem)) {
+            this.videoPlayerElem.volume = this.naturalVolume(talking && this.decreaseWhileTalking);
+            this.videoPlayerElem.muted = this.muted;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private naturalVolume(makeSofter: boolean = false): number {
+        const volume = this.volume
+        const retVol = makeSofter && !this.volumeReduced ? Math.pow(volume * 0.5, 3) : volume
+        this.volumeReduced = makeSofter
+        return retVol;
+    }
+
+    private setVolume(volume: number): void {
+        this.volume = volume;
+        localStorage.setItem('volume', '' + volume);
+    }
+
+
+    public loadVideo(url: string): void {
+        this.load();
+
+        /* Solution 1, remove whole video player */
+        this.videoPlayerDiv.innerHTML = ''; // necessary, if switching from one video context to another! (else both streams would play simultaneously)
+
+        this.videoPlayerElem = document.createElement('video');
+        this.videoPlayerElem.id = 'videoplayerelem';
+        this.videoPlayerElem.controls = true;
+        this.videoPlayerElem.preload = 'none';
+
+        const srcElem = document.createElement('source');
+        srcElem.src = url;
+
+        this.videoPlayerElem.append(srcElem);
+
+        this.videoPlayerDiv.append(this.videoPlayerElem);
+        this.changeVolume();
+        this.videoPlayerElem.play();
+
+        /*const muteElem = HtmlUtils.getElementByIdOrFail<HTMLInputElement>('videoplayer_mute');
+        muteElem.onclick = (ev: Event)=> {
+            this.muted = !this.muted;
+            this.changeVolume();
+
+            if (this.muted) {
+                HtmlUtils.getElementByIdOrFail<HTMLInputElement>('videoplayer_volume_icon_playing').classList.add('muted');
+            } else {
+                HtmlUtils.getElementByIdOrFail<HTMLInputElement>('videoplayer_volume_icon_playing').classList.remove('muted');
+            }
+        }
+
+        const volumeElem = HtmlUtils.getElementByIdOrFail<HTMLInputElement>('videoplayer_volume');
+        volumeElem.oninput = (ev: Event)=> {
+            this.setVolume(parseFloat((<HTMLInputElement>ev.currentTarget).value));
+            this.changeVolume();
+
+            (<HTMLInputElement>ev.currentTarget).blur();
+        }*/
+
+        const decreaseElem = HtmlUtils.getElementByIdOrFail<HTMLInputElement>('videoplayer_decrease_while_talking');
+        decreaseElem.oninput = (ev: Event)=> {
+            this.decreaseWhileTalking = (<HTMLInputElement>ev.currentTarget).checked;
+            this.changeVolume();
+        }
+
+        this.open();
+    }
+
+    public loop(): void {
+        if (this.videoPlayerElem !== undefined) {
+            this.videoPlayerElem.loop = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public unloadVideo(): void {
+        try {
+            const videoElem = HtmlUtils.getElementByIdOrFail<HTMLVideoElement>('videoplayerelem');
+            this.volume = videoElem.volume;
+            this.muted = videoElem.muted;
+            videoElem.pause();
+            videoElem.loop = false;
+            videoElem.src = "";
+            videoElem.innerHTML = "";
+            videoElem.load();
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.log('No video element loaded to unload');
+        }
+
+        this.close();
+    }
+
+    public decreaseVolume(): void {
+        this.changeVolume(true);
+    }
+
+    public restoreVolume(): void {
+        this.changeVolume(false);
+    }
+}
+
+export const videoManager = new VideoManager();
diff --git a/front/style/style.css b/front/style/style.css
index bb6fe54a..3a5872ea 100644
--- a/front/style/style.css
+++ b/front/style/style.css
@@ -581,6 +581,30 @@ input[type=range]:focus::-ms-fill-upper {
     background: #FFFFFF;
 }
 
+#videoplayerctrl {
+  position: fixed;
+  width: 25%;
+  top: 0;
+  right: 75%;
+  transform: translate(50%, 0);
+  padding: 0.3rem 0.5rem;
+  color: white;
+  transition: transform 0.5s;
+}
+
+/*
+ * sollte eigentlich in den aspect-ratio teil ..
+ */
+#videoplayerctrl.loading {
+  transform: translate(50%, -90%);
+}
+#videoplayerctrl.hidden {
+  transform: translate(50%, -100%);
+}
+
+#videoplayerelem {
+  width: 100%;
+}
 
 .game-overlay {
     display: none;