Schertenleib, S.Gutierrez, M.Vexo, F.Thalmann, D.2007-01-162007-01-16200410.1109/MMUL.2004.5https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/239202WOS:0002227196000075414The virtual orchestra is a multimodal system architecture based on complex 3D sound environment processing and a compact user interface. The system architecture supports high-performance sound content for VR (virtual reality) applications, and the user controls the performance with a magnetically tracked handheld device. The objective of this work is to give music amateurs the opportunity to conduct a group of musicians and produce a new kind of multimedia experience. To explore this idea, the authors developed a semi-immersive virtual reality system, based on a large projection screen, designed to create an entertaining multimedia experience for nonexpert users. They decided to implement a music performance simulator, a VR system where several virtual characters play different musical instruments and adapt their performance according to the user's instructionsentertainmentmultimedia computingmusicuser interfacesvirtual realitytext::journal::journal article::research article