Description: Interactive Performance, Dance, Video
I have often felt that the power and flexibility of a game engine like Unreal Engine can be very helpful if used in performances. I worked with Company E this week in Abu Dhabi at the Cultural Center for The Pearl Diver’s Daughter. I created most of the visual design but built scenes in Unreal and rendered them as video files. It is remarkable that, unlike video, if I want to change a scene or add elements, it is pretty easy to do, provided you understand Unreal. However, it is not hard to wrap your head ar
The challenge was how long it could take to render a scene and the occasional error where it would glitch, the camera would move, or a particle would only be seen part of the time. I did have a few late nights, but all in all, everything was finished on time.
I asked ChatGPT to choreograph a dance for me, and this is what is said.