Heed – AWS re:Invent Keynote – UFC Data Visualization

In collaboration with The Windmill Factory…

Dirt Empire was commissioned to design and execute the large scale data visualization of a stream of AI insights from a mixed martial arts fight. 

It was a live display of Heed’s AI-backed analytics of sensor data from a live sports event. Put on display during Werner Voegel’s keynote for AWS re:Invent 2017 it was hosted by Heed’s founder Mati Kochavi on a 140-foot 12,000 x 2000 LED wall at the MGM Grand Arena in front of 15,000 people.

Dirt Empire interpreted multiple real data streams and whitepapers into a two-minute animation experience. The fighters were as 3D point cloud data using Scatter’s RGB DepthKit and manipulated as live avatars that reacted dynamically to data events from the live fight.

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140′ x 20′ x 40′ Performance

Concept/Director/Choreography: Jon Morris

Animation and Art Direction: Nicholas Rubin & Bobo Do

Animation Studio: Dirt Empire

Producer: Ana Constantino

Animators: Bobo Do, Nicholas Rubin, Peter Panton, Eddy Katt, Elizabeth Lee and Julian Pepe

Original Music and Sound FX: Dave Hodge & Finger Music 

3d DepthKit Capture: Andrew Gant

Motion Capture: Zach Shukan

Designer: Matthias Kaeding

Technical Assist: Eric Chang

Keynote Designer: Mikhail Gervits & Kari Mullholland

Fighters: Edson “JR” Barboza & Marc “Bonecrusher Diakiese

Announcers: Maya Tuttle & Sky & Soliel

Fight Director: Michael Duffey 

Stage Manager: Vicki Shenk

Video Control: Tommy Crews

Special Thanks: Boris Kizelshteyn, the Heed team, Clementine Seely, Will O’Hare, Joe Trombino, Mathew, Leah Siegel, & Cameron Thompkins.

 

 


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