Inspiration
I’ve been a DJ for the better part of my life, and sharing music in unique ways has always been a huge motivator for me! I was tired of streaming culture, the 1 directional way of consuming artists on the internet. I built this world, with the idea of bringing the show, the personality and the experience to your headset, where the community and culture of production music and creativity can thrive in an interactive way
What it does
The world is currently a spatial time loop, players can explores sonically driven areas, where samples, drones, loops and firey horns interact together in a musical tapestry that moves and evolves as players explore. Sound interact with the space and can be moved through sonically treated objects
How we built it
Instead of using my 3d models to “grow” my mushroom world, I opted to use metas own generative AI, to synthesize a surreal imaginative fantasy world, that still resembles and represents a familiar concert goingnexperience
Challenges we ran into
My lack of TS knowledge and remedial coding knowledge left for a sharp learning curve, I’ve delved into bits of code block, and have prompted some interesting mechanics to the experience through the generative AI as well. I used tagging and a simple TS script to sync the beginning of game load to the audio experience so that all loops and sounds ovcur in realtime to one master “clock”
Accomplishments that we're proud of
My proudest accomplishment was building a soundscape external to meta horizons using Ableton and a variety of soft synths to create an interactive and moving spatial and auditory experience. I’ve been told by many users, that they’ve never experienced this game mechanic before
What we learned
I have learned of the usefulness of code blocks, as a workaround to my TS limitations. I’ll be building a gem collector mechanic to create an in game economy that will be exchanged for music and merch, as well as in game props, costumes, and music to enhance the user experience
What's next for Chaotic Vibrance: Stream of Consciousness
This world is the first in a series of worlds, that will act as portals to each other, the experience of jumping through a portal into a new sonic landscape is the ultimate goal, this week I’ll be streaming my twitch DJ set into this Meta horizon world by using a Voice emulator to pipe external audio, the goal is to create an interactive DJ set that can accommodate dancing, visuals, live requests, and player commentary in the world - just like any festival or concert
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