Computer scientists build avatars to experience Magic Butterfly opera in VR
The latest motion capture technology has been used to create an immersive virtual reality opera experience that is touring venues across England and Wales.
Computer scientists from CAMERA, the University of Bath’s motion capture research centre worked with award-winning VR/AR content production agency, REWIND, on the project for Welsh National Opera (WNO).
Visitors enter a specially designed shipping container and don a Google Daydream View VR headset to be immersed into scenes from the operas Madam Butterfly and The Magic Flute.
Dubbed as the Magic Butterfly VR Experience, it combines high quality imagery and sounds to allow viewers interact with the performance in 3D.
The project involved capturing body and face motion data from world renowned soprano, Karah Son, whilst she performed the much-loved aria, ‘Un Bel Di,’ from Puccini’s opera, Madam Butterfly.
The capture involved finding a solution to capturing the fluttering movement of the sleeves on the digital Madam Butterfly avatar’s kimono.
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