LCD Soundsystem launches VR experience for new single
LCD Soundsystem, the beloved band that called it quits in 2011 only to come back five years later, has launched a WebVR experience with Google’s Data Arts Team for American Dream song “Tonite.” The experience, called Dance Tonite, is accessible to interact with via HTC VIVE or Oculus Rift, placing the user in a hyper-minimal dance party that echoes 1980s Miami vibes.
Dance Tonite resides on a single URL and depending on your device, gives users different roles within the experience. Without a VR headset (viewing on your laptop, for example), the default view is a bird’s eye perspective, and you can click and hold on individual dancers to see their POV. If you use a VR headset, like Daydream View, you’re in one of the rooms watching…
