Adding the last elements, color temperature, atmosphere, some painterly textures and a couple more elements. The holographic screen cought the attention of some curios wannabe musicians, perhaps? And also some camels that enjoy the shadow and the brezze from the slow motion of the helix.

Immersive Music is a Non-Profit Organization, created to unite musicians from all over the world. It's a  physical platform where they can play live and remotely thanks to the low latency provided by the new 5G technology, merge their styles and cultural influences and at the same time raise awareness about our past mistakes so as not to repeat them again. For that matter the places for their stage/drones are specially chosen for their cultural, historical and/or educational value, to raise awareness aiming at a global society with an open mind and in harmony with the environment. It's like an archaeological trip to resignify these places and not just bury them into a dangerous oblivion.

Immersive Music provides a series of stage platforms equipped with holographic projection drones, condenser microphones to capture ambient sound, and heat and temperature sensors for an immersive 4D experience. You will be able to connect with your VR glasses and equipment and play your instrument in front of the sensor that will capture your movements and project them on the IM (Immersive Music) platform. You'll also be able to use your custom avatar or NFT if you prefer, but instead of being immersed in a metaverse, the holographic projections and sensors will bring the action into the real world and you'll be able to see and hear your bandmates playing on the platform locations all over the world. And who knows, inspire aspiring little musicians. The IM platform is a lightweight, solar-powered platform that uses drone technology for navigation to be as unobtrusive as possible to the environment.

Some of these places carefully curated are abandoned military bases from a warlike past that we do not wish to repeat, the ship graveyard in the Aral Sea, a failed test for trying to change the watercourses, the train graveyard in the Salar de Uyuni, the historical wonder of Machu Picchu and other abandoned or difficult or limited access places. Imagine playing your guitar in a remote, abandoned and/or forgotten place, sharing melodies with your musician friends from other parts of the world. You can also share the experience with other users who can live it through your eyes and your instrument. All this is Immersive Music, bringing musicians closer, growing awareness.

Back to the main image, here's the band! I was working some more on the textures, the atmosphere and the space, trying to communicate the vastness of the place. I'm gonna get some sleep and finish it up with some elements I have in mind and finishing touches.

I'm taking a little break from the final piece to introduce you to the founding members of the band "Immerse". Be right back!

Ok, let's get the party (or rehersal) started. We had the stage here, the musicians are going to connect and go live in a bit, everyone is at their country, tunning their instruments, warming up and preparing the setlists. In the meantime, let's add some textures, colors and wait for them with a the nicest layout posible!

Now I have this render as a base for the perpective and placement of the elements. I think I'm gonna be moving some stuff around anyways.

So, trying some compositions in these thumbnails and getting the references of the desert and the look and feel I'd like to achieve in this moodboard. Next step, some quick layout in 3d to establish the shot! 

Here are some settings I was interested in researching, both for their historic importance and derelict aethetics. In this places (among others) is where the stages will be situated and musicians will get together to enjoy the places and learn about their history. 

Evaluating the sketches for the drones and the platform, I decided to go with this design and model the platform in ZBrush to have a base for the final illustration. So here is the design and some of the characteristics of the Stage Drone where the members of the band will be playing all synched up!

Helloooou again!

I'm now working on the design of the stage/drone/platform where the magic will happen. The idea is that it will be working with drone technology and function so it has to be light. In fact, since all the musicians will be holographic projections, the structure will just need to support it's own weight and just a small part of the equipment that a normal stage will need. So here are some ideas...

Here are some silhouette explorations for the drones, both the sensors and the stage platform. From here I'll choose a couple and go deeper into the design. Then I'll go further into the elements and functionalities of these props.

Well, well... hello tribe! I'm glad to participate again in the challenge. I'll be sharing my creative process, I hope you enjoy it and all your comments will be most welcomed!

When I was researching a little more about the benefits of 5G, one of the words that appeared and triggered the idea on which I am going to base this project was "latency", and particularly latency in music. Latency is the delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer, and in music, it's crucial to have a low latency to hear the sounds you play nearly at the same time you play them after all the digital process has taken place inside a computer or pedal. Nowadays, 4G technology has a latency of 200 milliseconds, and 5G is expected to reduce it to 1 millisecond. This is less than the latency that you have when you play live from your amp to your ear. Acceptable latency is between 10-12 milliseconds. This is a huge opportunity for musicians to jam or play at the same time from different parts of the world. Imagine having a band or a side project with musicians from other places and everything that could musically enrich this project. You could even perform recitals in the metaverse! The day after considering these ideas, my brother had to travel 150 km to Montevideo to rehearse with our band and return to the coast where he was staying that week. I guess he could have benefited from this technology. And it is in relation to this idea that I am going to develop my entry for THU 2022

 

 

God mode is nice but this time I am going to try a mode that I like more and it is the entrepreneurial mode. 4G technology was created in 2009 (fun fact, Uruguay was the first country in America to have it) so it is taking about 10 to 15 years to change the technology. Considering this, we will place the year for this project in 2030, before a possible new change in network technology, but where we can see advances in today's developments.

Immersive Music is a Non-Profit Organization, created to unite musicians from all over the world so that they can play live and merge their styles and influences and at the same time raise awareness about our past mistakes so as not to repeat them again. Immersive Music provides a series of platforms equipped with holographic projection drones, condenser microphones to capture ambient sound, and heat and temperature sensors for an immersive 4D experience. You will be able to connect with your VR glasses and equipment and play your instrument in front of the sensor that will capture your movements and project them on the IM (Immersive Music) platform. You'll also be able to use your custom avatar or NFT if you prefer, but instead of being immersed in a metaverse, the holographic projections and sensors will bring the action into the real world and you'll be able to see and hear your bandmates playing on the platform locations all over the world. The IM platform is a lightweight, solar-powered platform that uses drone technology for navigation to be as unobtrusive as possible to the environment.

And these places are specially chosen for their cultural, historical and/or educational value, to raise awareness aiming at a global society with an open mind and in harmony with the environment. Some of these places are abandoned military bases from a warlike past that we do not want to repeat, the ship graveyard in the Aral Sea, a failed test for trying to change the watercourses, the train graveyard in the Salar de Uyuni, the historical wonder of Machu Picchu and other abandoned or difficult or limited access places. Imagine playing your guitar in a remote, abandoned and/or forgotten place, sharing melodies with your musician friends from other parts of the world. You can also share the experience with other users who can live it through your eyes and your instrument. All this is Immersive Music, bringing musicians closer, growing awareness.

Deliverables:

- Drone Design

- Platform design

- Instrument Design

- Clothing and avatar design

- Design of environments