The idea of collaboration between the UNSW's Music Performance Unit and thus the UNSW Orchestra and Choir and our Immersive Team to create an innovative VR experience around their performances is exciting for all involved. No longer just putting you in a virtual audience the co-creation explored new ways to bring the audio, visuals and interactivity together.
Project Details
Even early work-in-progress versions of the OrchestraChoir VR experience were enthusiastically experienced at events like UNSW OWEEK and the Scientia Circle donor event. The experience allows the viewer to be immersed in the soundscape captured during the UNSW Orchestra and Choir's combined performance of several pieces. The player is surrounded by vast floating video cubes where they can hone in on particular footage as the visuals pulse and evolve with the music.
TECHNOLOGY & DEVELOPMENT
The active design and development of the project continues as more musical performances and viewing use-cases are explored. The staff and work integrated learning student developers are using the Unity game engine to bring together all the elements and deliver the VR experience using our Meta Quest 3 headsets. The capturing and editing of the audio and video used in the experience also requires the Media Team's expertise
Get Involved
There are internal Teams Channels, Miro Boards and working groups covering the development collaboration with the Music Performance Unit. To find out more, join the team, get a demo or have your class or promotion use-case included just get in touch.
- Email: [email protected]