Alan Walker
’World of Walker’ xR performance

Co-produced by Norwegian music company MER, 80six and Super Bonfire, the “World of Walker” xR show by platinum DJ Alan Walker potentially marks a milestone in Europe’s xR entertainment history, opening the UK market to the creative possibilities in xR, previously tested in the US by shows like WHERE DO WE GO NOW by Billie Eilish or Kate Perry’s “Daisies” produced by XR Studios. 

This international tour de force production with teams spanning across the UK, Malaysia and China, came to life in just eight days of production, prompted by a brief that asked to create a mixed reality ‘alternative universe’ in line with Alan Walker's disruptive cinematic vision. 

The ambitious xR performance boasting more than 4 million YouTube views, skilfully merged 80six's leading extended reality expertise & experience in integrating real-time technologies with Super Bonfire's creative genius in delivering high-value multimedia content & disguise’s ground-breaking xR workflow.

Realized in collaboration with artists Au/ra and Torine for NIO day, the live performance features five songs in surrealist 3D virtual sets with interactive mixed reality elements such as emerald planets with AR drones, an icy rotating Moon embossed with the artist’s logo and other ethereal graphic elements synchronized to Alan’s beats. 

Filmed at Virtual Production Studios by 80six in a single day, the artists performed on the largest xR stage built to date by the 80six team, with a 15m wide ROE Black Marble LED floor structure, and 5m height surrounding walls by ROE Black Onyx HDR. The LED screens run on Brompton Technology and ROE Evision EV4 for image processing. 

The award-winning technology suite supporting the xR workflow was powered by disguise media servers: VX4s and RX2, Unreal Engine, Notch paired with the optical camera tracking system Mo-sys StarTracker and a Technocrane on which the SONY Venice camera was mounted. disguise's ground-breaking virtual zoom allowed to zoom in and out of each scene, shooting in a virtual space largely extended beyond the physical limits of the LED screens.   

“On this occasion, not only did we lead on the xR production, but 80six managed the entire production end-to-end. It was insane to turn around such a complex xR production in only 8 days, from building a bespoke xR stage to pre-light, and tech rehearsals. However, our team felt energized by the idea of creating something unique. The reason we opened our virtual production studios in Slough is to support such creative visionaries who challenge the way we integrate emerging and existing technologies", Dan Hamill, Co-founder & Commercial Director at 80six & Virtual Production Studios.