Virtual Reality and Live Music

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We all know the joy and excitement of going to a concert of your favorite musical artist. In today's day and age, however, tickets have become harder and hard to buy. With popular artists, the tickets could sell out in mere minutes. Additionally, concerts are quite expensive, especially if you have to buy the tickets on resale. Well, virtual reality could be the new way to see your favorite artists.

MelodyVR, a virtual reality company, specializes in bringing musical perforces to VR headsets. Since its founding in 2018, MelodyVR has been able to work with a variety of different artists. MelodyVR allows users to switch locations while streaming the concert, whether they want to view from the crowd, backstage, or with the band.

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The whole concept sounds pretty cool. I do wonder how virtual reality will change our perception of the world in the future. In theory, we could never have to leave our home to experience musical performances, travel destinations, or other forms of entertainment. This is yet another example of technology changing the way we live on a daily basis.

I believe virtual reality could have implications on how we communicate as well. If VR gets to a place where we are constantly wearing a headset, then face to face communication will decrease significantly. I am not saying that VR will get to that point, but it is definitely something to think about. In the meantime, I am going to look into MelodyVR and see if some of my favorite artists are available to watch.

Sources:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/27/tech/vr-live-music-intl/index.html