Travis Scott Virtual Concert on Fortnite Breaks Record with 12M Attendees (techcrunch.com)

40 points by erikig 6y ago ↗ HN

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I’m hopeful that the virtual concert becomes much more commonplace at the end of all this. I’m a fan of tiny desk and KEXP live concerts, and think it would be great if musicians could earn money from online “live” music.

goodfight 6y ago ↗

It really seems like this global health crisis has helped push this to become an accepted reality. I love it

diebeforei485 6y ago ↗

This is happening again tonight at 9PM Pacific if anyone wants to join.

excalibur 6y ago ↗

Travis Scott is apparently a rapper, in case anyone else was wondering.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Scott

keiferski 6y ago ↗

He’s known for being particularly maximalist and experimental in his videos and media presence, which HNers might find interesting from a technical perspective:

https://www.travisscott.com/video/

[dead] overheadnoise 6y ago ↗

Thanks grandpa.

nerdbaggy 6y ago ↗

Think Epic could do this in near real time with like a motion capture suit or something? That way the artist can interact with the audience more than just kinda dancing.

britmob 6y ago ↗

A very similar event was done in 2019 with Lindsey Stirling and WaveVR, so the tech is certainly there.

https://vrscout.com/news/lindsey-stirling-vr-concert-400k-vi...