VIRTUAL DJ SHOW
VIRTUAL DJ SHOW
VIRTUAL DJ SHOW
BACHELOR PART II
BACHELOR PART II
Project Overview
This second part of my Bachelor’s thesis expanded the project into a live virtual DJ performance realized in Unreal Engine 5. Using OptiTrack motion capture, real-time performance data was streamed directly into a custom-built digital environment. The DJ was photogrammetrically captured and recreated as a MetaHuman, performing within a dynamic world that transitioned seamlessly from sunset to night. Music-reactive lighting and multiple cinematic camera perspectives, including a tracked virtual camera and a virtual drone, were used to capture and shape an evolving audiovisual experience that merged live performance with real-time technology.
Responsibilities
I handled all creative and environmental aspects: conceiving and building the virtual environment, implementing the day-to-night transition, developing the music-reactive lighting system, and controlling the tracked virtual camera during the live performance. My collaborator, Moritz Till, managed technical execution, data live-streaming, and general camera system implementation.
A live virtual DJ performance in Unreal Engine 5 with a MetaHuman DJ in a music-reactive, real-time environment.
(Client)
Bachelor Thesis II
(Software)
Unreal Engine 5
Speedtree
Gaea 2
Substance Painter
Davinci Resolve
Motionbuilder
Optitrack
(Year)
2023
(Services)
Art Direction
Virtual Production
Environment Design
Content
Motion Capture
Project Overview
This second part of my Bachelor’s thesis expanded the project into a live virtual DJ performance realized in Unreal Engine 5. Using OptiTrack motion capture, real-time performance data was streamed directly into a custom-built digital environment. The DJ was photogrammetrically captured and recreated as a MetaHuman, performing within a dynamic world that transitioned seamlessly from sunset to night. Music-reactive lighting and multiple cinematic camera perspectives, including a tracked virtual camera and a virtual drone, were used to capture and shape an evolving audiovisual experience that merged live performance with real-time technology.
Responsibilities
I handled all creative and environmental aspects: conceiving and building the virtual environment, implementing the day-to-night transition, developing the music-reactive lighting system, and controlling the tracked virtual camera during the live performance. My collaborator, Moritz Till, managed technical execution, data live-streaming, and general camera system implementation.