Surge
House of Secrets is one of the leading studios for computer and VR animation in the Netherlands. We excel in character animation, realism and virtual reality applications. Our services range from immersive experiences for museums and brands to full-scale virtual reality productions. With 12,5+ years of experience in visual effects and animation, having worked with international brands and Dutch television stations alike, House of Secrets now focuses on in-house animation productions for (interactive) immersive experiences.
musicvideo, music, video, VR, oculus, vive, animation, virtual reality, virtual, 360, reality
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Surge

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About This Project

Surge is one of the first real-time VR music videos created for the new generation VR headsets. It gives an amazing insight in the possibilities of VR as a medium for music videos.

 

The seamless fusion between music and visual effects come to life in an overwhelming experience which transports the viewer into a world caught in a permanent sunset, inhabited by mysterious abstract creatures. You have to see it to believe it.

 

As our first Real-time VR musicvideo, Surge has been crazy successful in the VR industry. We first launched it on the Oculus Share page where Surge quickly climbed the ranks and remained in the top 3 apps for months. It got featured in dozens of articles and was shown at festivals where it won several awards. Today, the experience is available for free on Steam to be used with the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift.

Screenings and Awards

Surge screened at
  • Kaleidoscope VR Film Festival 2015, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Montréal, Toronto, New York, Austin, August-October 2015
  • Sundance Film Festival 2016, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, January 21-31 2016
  • Kaleidoscope VR Worldwide Tour 2016, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Cologne, Berlin, Stockholm, Tel Aviv, Melbourne, Pangyo and Tokyo, March-April 2016
Surge won

Audience Award at the Kaleidoscope VR Film Festival 2015

Proto Award for Best Score at the Proto Awards 2015

Director

Arjan van Meerten

Music

Arjan van Meerten

Production

House of Secrets

Category
Animation, Unreal, VR