PatchWorld shows power of multiplayer VR music, integrates with Ableton Live

VR music has quietly evolved from fringe experiment to serious, fun musical tool – and it’s done so entirely through one app, PatchWorld. Released publicly last summer, it’s gotten steadily more capable and reliable, including on Meta’s affordable Quest 2 headset and HTC’s VIVE. But most recently, on top of additions like Ableton Live integration, PatchXR has added a true killer app: multiplayer.

Put that magic spell on me: Jim Henson’s Labyrinth is coming to Oculus Quest in minigolf form

Sure, maybe you weren’t sold on the metaverse, but what if you had 36 holes of Labyrinth-themed minigolf in VR?

Peter Kirn - March 1, 2022

VR becomes a fluid medium, a music video you can play, more, in PatchXR Patchathon

Imagine VR not as passive experience, but as the ability to “play” all those immersive elements – from 3D forms and architectures to spatial sound – live like an instrument. That sums up what has made the Patchathon artist intensives with PatchXR so engaging. Here’s the newest work from late this year, made in just days by invited artists, live in VR.

Peter Kirn - December 25, 2021

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