[mhh__]

I "attended" the Fortnite Travis Scott event; I was actually quite impressed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYeFAlVC8qU (undersells it because it's a cinematic view not how you actually see it in game)

It reminded me of demoscene programs in a way although not as intellectually stimulating. It's early days for the medium but as VR gets cheaper I can't see why it won't become a normal thing in the west to have virtual gigs (I think people around me wouldn't be surprised if they saw something like it in Asia already)

[shrugthug]

Can you describe what this experience is like for the attendees? Are all of the attendees transported into all of these environments with full control of their character given constraints like being underwater, flying through the air, etc? I've played video games my entire life, but not Fortnite, so I find this absolutely fascinating as a future medium.

[mhh__]

You wait in a loaded area and then the game locks you into an area of the map then the enormous Travis Scott figure appears and dances about.

You can still move around in the game but the game applies external forces to you to throw you around and put you in the different environments etc.