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:
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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