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I think the most exciting thing

about working with Porter Robinson

and his team

is really the connection

that he has with his fans.

It's really unique

that I've seen from a recording artist.

He really brings people in

and he really cares about the experience

and what people are thinking

and what people are feeling throughout.

Secret Sky definitely succeeded our expectations

because there was a lot of really

genuine connection that was happening.

Mux as a platform is very flexible.

It gives us the ability

to basically get direct access

to the video feed

and plug it into a 3D environment.

We actually sample the video

multiple times to do all these

like crazy color effects.

It has basically a light show going off

that is completely powered

by the live stream.

We researched a few different options,

and Mux was the best as far as cost

and we realized, Oh,

it's actually really developer friendly,

like we can actually build

a whole bunch of stuff on top of this.

We sort of integrated

it deeper into the platform.

So now

all the video in the platform

is powered by Mux.

And I think that definitely

turned a light bulb on

how do we kind of like bridge

the virtual experience

into physical experiences

so that it's not just isolated

to being an online thing, you know?

So the Dream Portal,

this installation we're doing here

is one of our first efforts

to bridge the gap between the physical

and the digital space.

And this is a new bit of technology

that we've been building for the platform

that enables people

at the real festival

to connect and chat to people

inside the virtual festival.

People at the physical festival

can walk up to the screen.

We're using a kinect azure

body tracking technology

to basically track the users

so they can spawn

little particles and dance

and do fun stuff like that.

There's also going to be a microphone

so you can talk to the attendees

on the virtual side and then vice versa.

People in the virtual side

are going to see a screen pop up

kind of out of nowhere -

that's basically gonna be a live feed

into the Second Sky Festival.

The screen,

which is a 3D screen

similar to, you know, 3D movie,

we built a new renderer to be able

to pipe straight into that screen.

So we render the world two times

one for each eye slightly offset.

And then people put on glasses

and each side of the lens

blocks out certain pixels,

and it creates a 3D stereoscopic image,

so you feel like you're seeing it in 3D.

It was just really fun

coming in and being like,

Oh, what is this?

And then suddenly like, you know,

you realize like,

Oh my god, can they see us?

Can they see us

just start to interact with them?

It’s like the best thing.

Brazil I saw a lot Texas,

Texas I saw a lot, couple of people from Japan,

which was super cool.

There's a guy even right now in Mexico.

A virtual event in my mind or,

you know, in our mind

isn't

something happens

and you watch it. A virtual event is

how are we bringing people together?

And what are they feeling?

What are they taking away?

Something beyond

just watching something on screen.

And that's what I feel like

this is all really about, right.

Getting people

that might not be here physically

for whatever reason,

like have the experience.

So...all for it.