VIDEO: Google And Cirque du Soleil Work Together To Create Movi.Kanti.Revo

By: Kevin Green  |   October 2nd, 2012   |   Gadgets, Google, News, O Canada

Movi.Kanti.Revo is an incredible new experiment from the Google Chrome team. The name Movi.Kanti.Revo is taken from the Esperanto words for moving, singing and dreaming. The sensory experiment was actually first showcased at Google’s 2012 I/O developer conference. Google had partnered up with the proudly Canadian Cirque du Soleil to created an incredible imaginary world where users navigate using voice and gestures.

 

According to Google, “In the experiment, you can follow a mysterious character through a beautiful and surreal world to encounter enchanting Cirque du Soleil performances and live an emotional journey made of love, doubts, hopes and dreams.”

 

The interactive navigation function utilizes the device’s webcam and microphone to receive inputs thereby allowing the user to move through the landscape. Once within the ecosystem, you will see and hear interesting performances and scenes that have been made possible by the development team at Subatomic Systems. The team used HTML, CSS, 3D transitions and HTML5 APIs to create Movi’s full effect. Google also states that the webcam interface was “made possible using the getUserMedia feature of WebRTC, a technology supported by modern browsers that, with your permission, gives web pages access to your computer’s camera and microphone without installing any additional software.”

 

The experience is best viewed in Google’s own browser, Chrome, but most modern internet browsers should be able to handle the experiment. Mobile and tablet browsers can also be used with the webcam being replaced by the device’s accelerometer. Furthermore, if the user does not have a webcam they can use the mouse to navigate. Check out the promotional video below and experience Movi.Kanti.Revo here.

 

Source: PSFK