VIRGO reveals the inspirations behind the music and audio design of her debut VR experience, Water Planet.
Press release:
MIAMI, FL – 27th July 2017 – Music label and videogames publisher, The Revera Corporation and developer VIRGO, have revealed their latest ‘making of’ Water Planet developer diary video today, for their soon-to-be released VR adventure title. This latest developer diary segment is centred around VIRGO’s inspirations for the game’s audio design and accompanying sound track, and is the second video in the series, with one more due to land before launch.
Water Planet is a first-person VR adventure set in a mysterious, distant blue world and is the debut title of musician and game developer, VIRGO. Players must solve puzzles and explore sunken ruins in search of resources to fuel their interstellar ship. The whole experience is topped off with VIRGO’s other-worldly Ocean Tech sounds, which will take players on a journey through the ocean depths.
Follow VIRGO on Twitter and to tune into her regular Twitch stream for the latest news on Water Planet. Players can also join in the conversation on the game’s official Steam community hub.
About The Revera Corporation
The Revera Corporation is a music label and publishing house, founded in 2012 as a creative lab. Specialising in the intersection of music, art and technology, Revera boast a unique roster of interesting artists, including Miami star and self-professed elven alien traveler, VIRGO, whose talents transcend far beyond the realms of music alone. As well as a number of planned E.P. and album launches in the pipeline / Having launched VIRGO’s Water Planet E.P. to critical acclaim in 2016, Revera plan to launch VIRGO’s debut VR game, Water Planet, in summer 2017. For more information the The Revera Corporation, please visit: www.reveracorp.com.
About VIRGO
VIRGO is the electronic music project of Elizabeth Ann Clark, an audio/visual artist and game developer based in Miami, FL. With a deep affinity for the cosmos, subterranean worlds and the dimensions of human emotion—VIRGO blends space-age synthesis and crystalline vocals to form her introspective dance tracks. VIRGO’s sound combines elements from house, trance and future beats to create Ocean Tech*. Ocean Tech includes 909 and 808 kicks, atmospheric synths and drones, arpeggiated basslines, and dreamy vocals. Inspirations include: elves, the ocean and outer space. Her latest project and debut VR game, Water Planet, is set to launch in summer 2017. For more information on VIRGO please visit: www.reveracorp.com.
*Ocean Tech — otherworldly synths under dreamy vocals, with sci-fi elements and futuristic themes.
Jonas “O.J” Ek
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Tags: Adventure games, The Revera Corporation, VIRGO, VR, VR games, Water Planet