philip lelyveld The world of entertainment technology

22Mar/17Off

Concerts in Virtual Reality — Becoming More Social

1*87aAH3um53z4xnUnZMNEDgIt did seem as though the musicians seemed even smaller than the previous concert. From what I’ve heard from VR filmmakers, it seems this is a technology limitation related to the proximity of the cameras. Fortunately, it did seem an adjustment was made after the first band causing the artist to be a bit larger.

It was really fun to experience the same show at the same time- while we were 3000 miles apart. And yes, I did gloat a little that I could see Stanton Moore playing drums, from BEHIND the drum kit. As concerts in VR become more social, the appeal to see music in VR will certainly become even greater.

Regarding the sound, there was a single sound source that, while clear and comfortable, was a little disconcerting as the views change from camera to camera. As one point the singer encouraged everyone to scream and, since perspective at that point was in the audience, but the screams weren’t surrounding me, presence was broken. Recently Tim Gedemer, CEO of Source Sound gave a talk on the the complexities of sound capture for VR — over time technology improvements should enable an easier match with perspective.

See the full story here: https://virtualrealitypop.com/concerts-in-virtual-reality-becoming-more-social-b4fb6909a44b#.qg3n09blk

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