Announced in a post on their site, Magic Leap and Spotify revealed that users can use augmented reality (AR) to design their own musical soundscapes with Magic Leap One. The experience lets Spotify Premium subscribers leverage the power of spatial computing and pin music players to specific locations around your home.
According to Magic Leap, users will be able to build content over time, allowing them to collect and curate soundscapes for every room in their spaces. The company also claims that Spotify is the first experience on Magic Leap to work with their Background Music Service (BMS), meaning that users can listen to music while they use different apps on the Magic Leap One.
“Our integration with Spotify brings a major streaming music platform to Magic Leap One for the first time,” said Magic Leap in their blog post. “If you’re a developer, you can use our BMS to build applications that play audio in the background, even when users switch to other apps. The app also works with Overture in Landscape, so you can quickly and easily control your music when you’re working in a different app.”
Magic Leap’s library of experiences for the Magic Leap One keeps building, with the first AR music “Out There” and the Game of Thrones series finale experience “The Dead Must Die.” However, what sets the Spotify experience apart from the rest is the fact that it aims to give people an easier way for them to multitask within AR. Many other experiences and headsets tend to restrict their users with a small number of tasks that they could still do just as quickly with traditional computing. With the design of this app, Magic Leap could be onto a methodology to change wearables’ perception towards being more than just a gimmick.
“This is just the beginning,” said Magic Leap. “The launch of Spotify marks an evolution in the way you can see, hear and experience the bands and artists that you love. It’s an exciting time for music. For musicians. For developers. And for music-lovers the world over.”
