What if a music video fosters a sense of community and connection?
Orbstellar Series:
Stellar Moments of Humankind
Music Video and 360° VR Metaverse
2022 / Hong Kong
Inspired by the literature "Stellar Moments of Humankind", the song captures pivotal moments in the lives of great figures who changed humanity. We aimed to frame the project as more than a music video - an entire 360° VR universe where fans can recreate these "stellar moments".
Therefore, in this project, we have the music video itself under XR production to visualize the themes of the song, and the 360° VR part for fans and NFT owners to fully immerse themselves within the virtual worlds inspired by the lyrics.
Music Video & XR Production
We designed multiple environments within Unreal Engine to represent different themes in the song's lyrics - a starry night sky, floating nebulae, shining planets - all illuminating the "truth" and "love" at the core of existence.
During production, the singer stood on a motion-activated LED stage that showed him the virtual worlds in real time.
Real-time graphics were tracked and composited into the scenes, allowing the singer to fully immerse himself as he sang and acted.
The immersive 360° VR Metaverse gives fans and NFT owners alike a chance to fully experience Orbstellar's song "Stellar Moments of Humankind" from within a virtual world. The 360° VR experience acts as a metaverse for bringing together the artist's fanbase and creating a shared virtual space for community.
360° VR Metaverse
We used a full 3D scanning sensor array to digitally reproduce the singer and other performers within the metaverse.
Their avatars mimic their likeness and movements in real time, allowing fans to experience an even more immersive and impactful performance through the avatars.
They are also provided an avatar customization page to access their avatar's traits, aesthetic, and online identity.
Avatars can then travel through the virtual storyscapes depicting pivotal moments in the lives of story characters in the music video universe.
Client
Music Nation
Starring
Jer Lau
Roles In This Project
Lead Designer — XR Design & Art Creation
XR Developer — Unreal Development
Teammates
Creative Director Chris Cheung
Technical Director Jeff Wong
Web Developer Jeff Wong
XR System / Hardware Jason Chan, Chris Mak from HPCL
Disguise Technologist Dicky Mok from HPCL