Please allow me a moment to geek out.
This article is less about Arcade Fire’s latest album, The Suburbs, which is fine in its own right, and more about their experimental film created by Chris Milk. The film uses HTML5, the latest revision of the HTML web language, plus the band’s song We Used to Wait to tell an immersive story. As you watch the film, you’ll find multiple windows opening, moving and resizing to choreographed points in the song, plus custom Google maps (which should look familiar) featuring animated composites and more. It’s a great demo of both technology and people’s ingenuity.
But enough talk. Head over to www.thewildernessdowntown.com to see experience the film for yourself. One caveat: you should install Google’s Chrome browser for the best performance.
