A tease from Billie Eilish throughout a latest live performance strongly suggests it was being filmed in 180° 3D for future viewing on Meta Quest headsets.
Partway by way of a UK efficiency of her ongoing Hit Me Exhausting and Tender tour on the weekend, Eilish instructed the gang that they “might have seen extra cameras than typical up right here”, and defined that whereas she “cannot say a lot” but, she’s engaged on one thing “very particular” with James Cameron in 3D, who she mentioned was within the viewers.
“Take that as you’ll”, Eilish teased.
Given the context, it appears extremely seemingly that this refers to an immersive recording of the live performance for Meta Quest headsets.
Again in December, James Cameron’s new firm Lightstorm Imaginative and prescient, which has the aim of “making stereoscopic know-how ubiquitous for all visible media by enabling stereoscopic 3D content material creation in as seamless a way as conventional 2D”, introduced an unique multi-year partnership with Meta to assist carry considerably extra 3D video content material to Quest headsets.
On the time, Meta mentioned this partnership will carry “world-class 3D leisure experiences spanning dwell sports activities and live shows, function movies, and TV collection that includes big-name IP” to its Horizon OS platform.
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This could be removed from the primary time Eilish has labored with Meta. Again in 2019 she launched a 180° live performance recording on Oculus Venues, although this was in 2D and the standard wasn’t nice.
Eilish additionally launched a Beat Saber music pack in 2021, spanning a number of albums and EPs. And earlier this month her 2024 hit Birds of a Feather was launched as a ‘Shock Drop’ for the sport, changing into the primary DLC to not be obtainable on PlayStation VR2.
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Given the lengthy manufacturing timelines for immersive video, it could take months for the Billie Eilish live performance to be obtainable.
Apple too has been releasing immersive live performance recordings for Imaginative and prescient Professional, together with 3 songs from Metallica’s newest tour, in addition to “Live performance For One” experiences from Alicia Keys and Raye.
