A digital band placed on a digital present final weekend—and it was invisible to the bare eye.
Utilizing the ability of augmented actuality, Gorillaz lately premiered a brand new track for his or her followers in New York Metropolis and London. With assist from Google’s ARCore Geospatial API, the enduring animated band harnessed the know-how to host distinctive reveals in Instances Sq. and Piccadilly Circus, respectively.
As a part of the modern live performance expertise, which mixed real-world and computer-generated imagery, followers noticed gigantic avatars of Gorillaz interacting with monuments whereas they carried out the brand new monitor, “Skinny Ape.” Because the present needed to be skilled with a cellular machine through a bespoke app, followers have been inspired to maneuver round completely different vantage factors to get probably the most out of it.
The AR-powered performances have been directed by Gorillaz co-founder Jamie Hewlett and Emmy-nominated director Fx Goby. Whereas your likelihood to take part within the stay “Skinny Ape” reveals has come and gone, you possibly can nonetheless obtain the app and see them for your self till June 2023.
Try some footage from the reveals beneath.
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