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The Grimes fairy AR character at Coachella 2022

The Grimes fairy AR character at Coachella 2022

Pixela Labs refined and delivered high-quality real-time animation for the Grimes fairy AR character at Coachella 2022, turning raw mocap into a living digital performer synced to music and Unreal Engine.

At Coachella 2022, one of the world’s most innovative live shows blended augmented reality with stage performance at an unprecedented scale. Among the key AR elements was The Grimes fairy a real-time animated avatar brought to life through Unreal Engine. In collaboration with Xite Labs, Pixela Labs contributed motion refinement, animation cleanup, and real-time engine integration, helping transform raw mocap data into a seamless, emotionally expressive performance.

2022

Year

Live Events / AR / Real-Time Animation

Industry

Mocap Character Cleanup

Scope of work

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Background

Xite Labs brought Pixela Labs on board at a critical stage to handle the entire motion pipeline — from raw mocap processing to Unreal Engine-ready animation.
The Grimes fairy required not only technical polish but also performance nuance: any animation glitch or delay would break immersion during the high-resolution AR broadcast. Pixela Labs executed motion layer cleanup, skeletal refinement, gesture polishing, and final retargeting — all in close sync with Xite Labs’ real-time visual production workflow.

What We Did

Mocap cleanup

Motion refinement

Character retargeting

Unreal integration

AR performance prep

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Outcomes

Live-ready, clean animation

Flawless Real-Time Motion

Subtle, story-driven movement

Emotionally Expressive Character

Engine-ready skeletal integration

Seamless Unreal Retargeting

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Image and video courtesy of Xite Labs

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