Posted On: 09/29/2015 12:31:57 PM
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Re: Krisandtilly #33477
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L.A. Philharmonic goes virtual
The Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra is trying to get more people to experience classical music concerts, almost as if they were there, by putting on a virtual reality headset.
As part of "Van Beethoven," the orchestra is sent a decked-out truck around the L.A. area to give locals a bite-sized taste of classical music — Beethoven's Fifth Symphony — as if they were in the concert hall.
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Wearing either the Oculus or the Samsung Gear virtual reality headset, listeners can see a 360 degree video of the orchestra as it plays inside L.A.'s Walt Disney Concert Hall. Besides seeing the audience's perspective, though, you are taken down to the orchestra floor, so close to conductor Gustavo Dudamel that you can almost reach out and touch him.
Virtual reality is a "great opportunity to help people see things they wouldn't see," said Amy Seidenwurm, director of digital initiatives at the Philharmonic. For people who have been to the concerts, she added, VR can show new perspectives.
The Philharmonic is also launching free virtual reality apps for the headsets.
L.A. Philharmonic goes virtual
The Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra is trying to get more people to experience classical music concerts, almost as if they were there, by putting on a virtual reality headset.
As part of "Van Beethoven," the orchestra is sent a decked-out truck around the L.A. area to give locals a bite-sized taste of classical music — Beethoven's Fifth Symphony — as if they were in the concert hall.
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Wearing either the Oculus or the Samsung Gear virtual reality headset, listeners can see a 360 degree video of the orchestra as it plays inside L.A.'s Walt Disney Concert Hall. Besides seeing the audience's perspective, though, you are taken down to the orchestra floor, so close to conductor Gustavo Dudamel that you can almost reach out and touch him.
Virtual reality is a "great opportunity to help people see things they wouldn't see," said Amy Seidenwurm, director of digital initiatives at the Philharmonic. For people who have been to the concerts, she added, VR can show new perspectives.
The Philharmonic is also launching free virtual reality apps for the headsets.
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