Tencent Interactive Entertainment Group’s Content Development Department (CDD) has been broadening the industry limits and developing new content production methods for China’s largest online gaming platform, Tencent Games; almost two years ago, they built up the Shenzhen-based CDD Virtual Studio, wich stands as the only virtual studio in the country equipped with CDD’s self-developed VP and XR dual-system automatic switching capability.

As the company explains, this allows for rapid system switching within one minute, enabling the facility to meet the high-end VP and XR system shooting requirements for large-scale productions in film and television. The studio utilises Brompton Technology LED video processing and AOTO LED screen as part of its latest technical setup.

With a LED setup that includes a 40m by 6m, 240-degree curved LED screen and a movable 12.5m by 11m LED ceiling spanning over 100 square metres, the studio utilises AOTO LED panels with a pixel pitch of 2.3mm, powered by 12 4K Tessera SX40 LED processors and 24 Tessera XD 10G data distribution units. To take advantage of the full potential of each LED, the AOTO RM2.3 panels were calibrated with Brompton’s measurement system, Hydra, unlocking Dynamic Calibration colour processing features and making the panels Brompton HDR-ready.

The first major production undertaken by CDD Virtual Studio was the esports live streaming event, CF （Crossfire）14th Anniversary Celebration. This project seamlessly blended gaming elements with virtual live activities, successfully visualising the dark urban setting from the game and integrating it with the live stage. Furthermore, the studio has applied its state-of-the-art technology to both internal and external press conference events, including the 10th Tencent WE Summit, OPPO Watch3 Series Launch Event, and BYD X Shenzhen Media Group (SZMG) Han Tang Double Flagship Super Launch Event. 

Other successful projects include Tencent Games’ QQ Dance 15th Anniversary Celebration project, with artist Wang Xinling performing alongside the virtual idol @Xing Tong（星瞳） at CDD Virtual Studio. Additionally, Tencent has recently released its latest film and game Chenhun Line, in which CDD Virtual Studio’s technical team was responsible for shooting three car chase scenes using VP technology. This also marked the first use of LED virtual production technology in the filming of an interactive film and game production in China.