The Eyes
Free-Roam VR Cinematic Experience, 2023
“The Eyes” is a free-roam VR cinematic experience. Accommodating 1 viewer at a time, this VR experience immerses the viewer into a fictional ritual that seeks the lost spiritual eyes of humans in a world of wars, deaths, and chaos. The viewer walks freely within this ritual performed by a group of virtual spiritual dancers and musicians, as they hope the god of the spiritual eyes will reappear and revive the spirit of humanity.
Trailer / Excerpt / Behind the Scenes
Another Excerpt from the VR Experience
Screenshots
Behind the Scenes
Choreographer Chloe Wong & dance performer Evains Lui
Motion capture with dance performer Evains Lui
Motion capture with composer/music performer Olivier Cong
Motion capture with composer/music performer Olivier Cong
Facial capture with composer/music performer Olivier Cong
Technical Setup for the Free-Roam VR Experience
Credits
Project Lead, Concept Development, Digital Art Production
Alan Kwan
Concept Development, Technical Research, Digital Art Production
Kachi Chan
Composer, Voice, Music Performer for Motion & Facial Capture
Olivier Cong
Choreography
Chloe Wong
Dance Performer
Evains Lui
Performer for Motion Capture Experiment (Dance)
Ho Tsz Kwan Jessica
Performers for Motion & Facial Capture Experiment (Acting)
Ma Hiu Ying, Mo Hiu Shan
Reception
Tang Tsz Tan
Bodypaint Texture Artist
Golu Tushar
Music
The Response
Composed by
Olivier Cong
Strings, Piano & Voice by
Olivier Cong
Cello lead by
Harmony Chuh
Mixed & Mastered by
Anthony Yeung
Words
Excerpts from The Hollow Men by T.S. Eliot
Funded by
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts'
Building An Interdisciplinary, Intercultural And Internationalised Campus Fund
Supported by
Department of Media Design and Technology
School of Theatre & Entertainment Arts
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Special Thanks (in alphabetical order)
Allen Fung
Apple Wong
Chan Ho Ming
Dave Wu
Doi Chan
Ivor Houlker
Joseph Yan
Leung Po Wing
Tai Nga Chun
Yuen Cheuk Wa
Digital Assets & Sound Effects
Piano: Grand Piano Free 3D model by blarb (https://www.cgtrader.com/blarb).
Available for use under the Royalty Free License (https://help.cgtrader.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015124437-Royalty-Free-License)
Fire: Close Up Of Random Fire Flames On Dark Background from Videezy.com
at https://www.videezy.com/abstract/54979-close-up-of-random-fire-flames-on-dark-background
Night Ambience Sound: Night Ambiance - 44.1k, 16-Bit Depth.aif by DidntGoToFilmSchool (https://freesound.org/people/DidntGoToFilmSchool/)
Available for use under the CC0 1.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
at https://freesound.org/people/DidntGoToFilmSchool/sounds/248103/
Boom Sound: Cinematic Boom Impact Hit 2021.wav by EminYILDIRIM (https://freesound.org/people/EminYILDIRIM/)
Available for use under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
at https://freesound.org/people/EminYILDIRIM/sounds/553418/
No changes were made.
Whale Sound: whale song.wav by muri_kuri (https://freesound.org/people/muri_kuri/)
Available for use under the CC0 1.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)