Magic Window

An AR choreographic piece integrating virtual dancers into the Aula des Cèdres.

Project Info

Client

Cie Gilles Jobin

Year

2019

Summary

Magic Window is an augmented reality choreographic piece created for the renovation of the Aula des Cèdres in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Using a mobile phone or tablet, visitors see the Aula des Cèdres in real time while virtual dancers appear within the space and unfold throughout the site.

For this piece, Artanim created 3D bodies of the dancers using body scanning technology and performed the motion capture and animation of the virtual dancers.

Credits

Choreography and AR application
Cie Gilles Jobin

Dancers
Susana Panadés Diaz, Diya Naidu, Maelle Deral, Gilles Jobin, Tidiani N’Diaye

Motion capture, 3D scanning and animation
Artanim