When and where did this virtual concert take place?
DECEMBER 31, 2020 at 11:25 pm UTC+01:00
Jean-Michel Jarre performed live in the Studio Gabriel located near the Paris Cathedral, while his avatar played inside a virtual Notre-Dame de Paris.
Virtual live concert in Notre-Dame de Paris, New Year's Day 2020
SoWhen?, VRrOOm & Jean-Michel Jarre :
“VIRTUAL REALITY IS TO TODAY’S PERFORMING ARTS WHAT CINEMA WAS TO THEATER IN ITS EARLY DAYS, A CURIOSITY OF SORTS. I BELIEVE THAT TOMORROW VR WILL BECOME A MEANS OF EXPRESSION IN ITS OWN RIGHT.” JEAN-MICHEL JARRE
How could I have watched and participated in this virtual concert?
Several options were available for watching, listening, and participating in Jean Michel Jarre’s live virtual concert via virtual reality:
In total immersion via the social virtual reality platform VRchat, which is easily accessible via a PC, or in virtual reality for those equipped with VR headsets
Live on the social media platforms of the City of Paris, UNESCO, Jarre and his partners via PC, Mac, smartphone or tablet
Live audio broadcast on France Inter radio station
Live on the BFM Paris TV channel.
Some useful links:
– YouTube /jeanmicheljarre
– Facebook /jeanmicheljarre
– VRChat /hello.vrchat.com
– VRrOOm /vrroom.buzz
– City of Paris paris.fr
– UNESCO unesco.org
– France Inter Radio franceinter.fr
– BFMTV & BFM Paris www.bfmtv.com
Jean-Michel Jarre's virtual concert: what tracks were played?
The 45-minute concert featured tracks from his recent Grammy-nominated album Electronica, as well as newly reworked versions of his popular hits Oxygène and Equinox.
Jean-Michel Jarre praises SoWhen? as an innovative virtual reality startup.
Jean-Michel Jarre cited SoWhen? when explaining how his Welcome To The Other Side project collaborated with “extraordinary startups that are at the cutting edge of virtual reality innovation” (link here, from 2m56s).
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