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GIF courtesy of Or Fleisher and LIVYATANIM
Virtual reality and music make for a fruitful combination, and a new spatial audio piece by Or Fleisher and Aviv Meshulam sees Meshulam’s band LIVYATANIM performing live using binaural sound to add an extra level of immersion to the VR experience. The pair have previously collaborated on Myth, an audiovisual VR film that let users explore music as topographical world populated by glitching whales and birds.
For this new venture, SONO, Fleisher and Meshulam wanted to captured a live performance in a unique way one that not only immersed the viewer but also featured a number of audio-reactive visuals. As LIVYATANIM perform, they appear to be floating in space on a small rock (“We chose the moon as our venue,” notes Meshulam) while celestial happenings, reacting to the music’s rhythm, take place around them.
“We decided to use lights that react to each musician’s musical role,” notes Fleisher. “Emphasizing it and visualising the spatial audio element in the experience. We used the musical parts to drive the environment in the form of non-realistic massive celestial events.”
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You can experience SONO online here. Download LIVYATANIM’s new album here, and learn more about Phenomena Lab’s work at their website.
Source: Thecreatorsproject Vice