Well this was pretty incredible and unexpected… The Vivaldi 3.0 app we recently developed won Education Experience of the Year, Entertainment Experience of the Year, and Experience of the Year at the Polys Immersive Awards, and was even featured in Forbes! Amazing! What a lovely gift from our community for this beautiful passion project between ourselves, Andy Fidel, and director Carlos J. Ochoa.
Join world-renowned violinist Ara Malikian and the Escuela Superior de Mรบsica Reina Sofรญa on a visually stunning journey through the immersive universe of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” concerto. Experience the life and magic through fresh eyes and ears as you step through the time portals to transform the environment, enjoy each seasonโs musical movement, and play your own instrument to unlock the spirit of the season and relight its beacon. Once all beacons are lit, the home planets of each season will once again be connected through the magic of Vivaldi’s harmonic frequencies!
This unique narrative pushes the limits of XR by incorporating a wide array of elements from volumetric captures, 360 video, ambisonic audio recordings, and visual effects all on top of a lush interactive 3D environment.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐, a sponsored project of the Academy of Immersive Arts and Sciences, was held at the Microsoft Garage in NY this year!
Cause traveled to NY to join the live audience and other nominees, while Christi, Carlos and Andy joined the show virtually, beaming into the stage back wall as Cause hopped on stage to accept each trophy for the team in style!
(Oh hey check it out, our win was even featured in Forbes online!)
Unlock the Magic of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
A concept born from the fusion of ideas based on Vivaldi’s innovative work, the interpretation of the International Musician Ara Malikian, and a group of professionals in search of the natural evolution of the cycle of life. Integrating art, music, interpretation into the digital world, enhancing the values โโof humanity and nature, has been the fundamental key of this project.
-Carlos Ochoa
CREDITS
Carlos J. Ochoa, ONE XR Studio, project director
Andy Fidel, Spatial Networks, writer and producer
Austin Caine, Cause + Christi, programmer and designer
Christi Fenison, Cause + Christi, writer and designer
Morena Encarna, 360 cinematographer
ARfuture, 3D volumetric capture
Ara Malikian, featured violinist
Escuela Superior de Mรบsica Reina Sofรญa, orchestral performance
Vivaldi is currently being used in schools and on global tour but will available to the public soon! Look for our follow-up post soon for a deep dive into our work on this beautiful experience and more information on where you can access it!