showcap, the company behind the performance, created this virtual venue using the unreal engine, a platform # i quit pretending...# historically, motion capture and virtual production techniques have been used in the creation of blockbuster films, in big budget video games, but with cinematic quality computer graphics that can be rendered in real time, we're starting to really sort of explore the use of these things in live performance. jill‘s first palomar concert was broadcast online in november, but unlike many other performances we‘ve all watched over the last year, for me, something about this really stands out. it‘s more than just you performing in a space. you‘ve created a back story and a feeling around it. tell me about how that came about, and for example, why the palomar? the palomar also has this incredible history of hosting the likes of ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong and the mills brothers, billie holiday, and i thought how cool to continue that legacy and perform on the same stage that those artists graced back in the day. oh, that is so brilliant. that is just so brilli