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Virtual production (VP) and extended reality (XR) technologies were always going to be tailor-made for the video game market and China’s biggest online gaming platform, Tencent Games, continues to exploit the potential of both.
This is driven by CDD Virtual Studio, with its ability to switch instantly between VP and XR shooting supported by equipment including Brompton Technology LED video processing and AOTO Electronics LED screens.
Set up in 2021 by Tencent Interactive Entertainment Group’s Content Development Department (CDD), CDD Virtual Studio has since worked on major productions including the 14th Anniversary of esports streaming event Crossfire, combing gaming with live virtual and on-stage action, and the 10th Tencent WE Summit.
More recently Tencent released its new film and game Chenhun Line, featuring three car chases shot using CDD Virtual Studio’s VP system, marking the first use of such technology in the filming of an interactive production in China.
“The technological advantages of virtual shooting in interactive film and game projects have just begun to emerge,” comments CDD VP technical manager Nornor Chen. “Non-temporal and spatially unconstrained virtual assets facilitate scene transitions in interactive films and games, opening up new possibilities for Quick Time Event (QTE) game play. As VP technology becomes more widespread, interactive film and game projects will certainly integrate this technology during project planning, allowing creativity to flourish without being restricted by the limitations of traditional filmmaking methods, ultimately making productions more diverse and engaging.”
The transition between VP and XR is made possible by CDD’s in-house designed dual-system automatic switching technology. The studio also features a 40 metre by 6 metre, 240-degree curved LED screen and a movable 12.5 metre by 11 metre LED ceiling covering more than 100 square metres.
This is made up of AOTO LED panels with a pixel pitch of 2.3mm, which are run by 12 Brompton Technology Tessera 4K SX40 LED processors and 24 Tessera XD 10G data distribution units. The AOTO RM2.3 panels were calibrated using Brompton’s Hydra measurement system, also making them ready for HDR operation.
Brompton Technology’s director of Asia-Pacific operations, Elijah Ebo, commented that the company was anticipating CDD Virtual Studio’s future adoption of its TrueLight colour control technology. “We have full confidence that these advancements will bring about a revolution in what can be achieved in facilities like CDD Virtual Studio,” he said. “We’re looking forward to witnessing the exhilarating new projects that will unfold at the studio.”
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