I was already confused for the Abba digital concert and with Kiss I’m still confused. What do they mean by avatar and why would I go to a “concert” of a prerendered game sequence instead of watching a video of the original band on YouTube at home?
Kiss say farewell to live touring, become first US band to go virtual and become digital avatars
Submitted 11 months ago by ZeroCool@feddit.ch to technology@lemmy.world
https://apnews.com/article/kiss-digital-avatars-end-of-road-finale-37a8ae9905099343c7b41654b2344d0c
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jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 11 months ago
AnonTwo@kbin.social 11 months ago
Because the audio quality would be really good?
There's already tons of concerts that are done virtual.....
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Sorry but if you actually want audio quality you don’t get it at live shows with people screaming all around you.
KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 11 months ago
If they’re too old to keep performing, they should just stop.
elbarto777@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Oh, so it would be just a 3D animated movie?
The only way I maaaay consider watching such concert is if I knew that the actual band is still playing and interacting with the audience behind the avatars. They could be playing sitting down, in their pajamas if they want. But the sound must be live to be okay in my book.
Otherwise, no thanks.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
No. I think they created the avatars from them wearing motion capture suits. I don’t believe they will be using them any longer.
It specifies this in a roundabout way in the article by mentioning how kiss did not show back up on stage when the avatars were sent out because “that’s the point”.
They didn’t go ran into the backstage area and put on motion capture to send out their fake avatars. Plus, why would they?
MossyFeathers@pawb.social 11 months ago
It wouldn’t necessarily be prerendered; they could do gigs in VRChat for an example. It would take some effort and money, but they’ve got money and they could pay someone else to put in the effort so that all they have to do is strap on some fbt trackers and grab a guitar that’s been modified with fret sensors and then play concerts from their living rooms.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
Nope. It’s actually terrible. CGI on a big screen. Here’s the concert. CGI starts at 2:14:00
XeroxCool@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You go to a virtual concert for the same reason you go to the movies. Or the same reason you don’t.
jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 11 months ago
Ah, that makes total sense, I agree.
5in1k@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I’ve heard enough interviews and stories about the members of this band that I can’t listen to their music. They’re just real assholes.
August27th@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
I guess now they are virtual assholes too.
LifeLikeLady@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I remember when I saw them on their farewell tour on September 12th 2000 in pine knob.
Dudes have been retiring for decades.
JdW@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Kiss. Pretending to be a real band and becoming more of a joke every year after year since the 70s. Still, an impressive new low for them.
JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee 11 months ago
ABBA is the original ABBAtar band. They built an arena in London and are selling out concerts coming up on the third year. All movements are their movements, especially newly recorded with careful detailing of appearance, in costumes during their peak years.
I would love to go see them. They might be bringing the show to Las Vegas.
I saw Kiss live twice in the 1970’s. They were fantastic. If they do this well, like the investment of time, artisanship, and materials, I think it could be fantastic! Just like ABBA’s production. Shout it out loud! Also a shout out to c/ABBA.lemm.ee
dhork@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The article says that ILM is involved in this, and they are also involved in the ABBA thing, so I think the KISS thing will end up very similar
Jay@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Here is the official announcement: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl5PGoy5X6g
If anyone had asked me which rock band would be the first to come out with this kind of crap, I would have said KISS anyway.
vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 11 months ago
Looks like a dodgy modded version of Guitar Hero.
ripcord@kbin.social 11 months ago
What does?
Were there pictures of the virtual band thing in the article that I'm missing?
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Yeah sounds right up their alley
theodewere@kbin.social 11 months ago
sorry but KISS has always been a virtual band
ArugulaZ@kbin.social 11 months ago
Kiss... coming soon to a Chuck E. Cheese near you!
BertramDitore@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Not if Big Makeup has anything to say about it…
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
Starts at 2:14:00
I thought it would at least be some 3d hologram stuff. Instead it’s just a cgi video on a big screen. Lame.
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 11 months ago
Sounds about right for Kiss
Kabloink@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I might be interested if they had Ace Frehley and Peter Criss avatars instead of their replacements.
ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Thank you. The OG 70s version was the only one I ever liked or listen to anymore.
jordanlund@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Entering the “Part of Every Day” stage of their career. :)
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 11 months ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden.
During their encore, the band’s current lineup — founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons as well as guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer — left the stage to reveal digital avatars of themselves.
The avatars were created by George Lucas’ special-effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, in partnership with Pophouse Entertainment Group, the latter of which was co-founded by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus.
The two companies recently teamed up for the “ABBA Voyage” show in London, in which fans could attend a full concert by the Swedish band — as performed by their digital avatars.
In order to create their digital avatars, who are depicted as a kind of superhero version of the band, Kiss performed in motion capture suits.
And for those who couldn’t make the Madison Square Garden show — stay tuned, because a Kiss avatar concert may very well be on the way.
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ZeroCool@feddit.ch 11 months ago
…This feels like a punishment…
olympicyes@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I saw KISS a few years ago. Paul Stanley led the crowd in the pledge of allegiance because “patriotism is cool”. I want to know if they incorporate that into their avatar show.
Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Sooo… They are right wing dickbags? TIL
casmael@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Wow fuck kiss
casmael@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Wow fuck kiss
RememberTheApollo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Stanley seems like a real tool. A quick trip searching his name and controversy nets some interesting info.
Regarding him being a right wing dbag, it certainly seems possible.
rollingstone.com/…/right-wing-media-anti-trans-gr…
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
Lol. This is the most “Kiss” thing they could do. Of anyone who would try to make a band of avatars to take over, kiss would be my most ex0ected to do so.