From August 14th to 17th, the first World Humanoid Robot Games, jointly hosted by the People's Government of Beijing Municipality, China Media Group, the World Robot Cooperation Organization, and the International Council of the Asia-Pacific Robot World Cup, was grandly held in Beijing. This is the world's first comprehensive sports event with humanoid robots as the participating subjects. The theme of the games is "Compete with Wisdom towards the Future". 280 participating teams from 16 countries of five continents presented an unprecedented visual feast of the integration of technology and sports to the audience. Invited by the games' organizing committee, teachers Wang Jingyuan and Zhang Chao from the School of Music and Recording Arts of Communication University of China (CUC) led a group of undergraduate and postgraduate students to jointly create the theme promotion song "Light-Year" for the games. Since its release on August 15th, the song has received positive social responses.
Wonderful Performance: The "Light-Year Symphony" of Technology and Humanity
During the song-creation process, the student-teacher creation team conducted in-depth discussions on the current development status and future trends of humanoid robot technology, integrating a sense of technology, a vision of the future, and humanistic care into the music creation. They created a theme work which is both technologically forward-looking and artistically appealing.
The lyrics of "Light-Year" fully reflect the concept of the conference "Compete with Wisdom towards the Future". Lines such as "My code flows with your expectations" and "Your palm passes on my energy" skillfully combine human emotions with technological elements, showing the deep connection between humanoid robots and humans. Paragraphs like "The light-year symphony, competing with wisdom towards the future" and "A brand-new chapter co-written by humans and machines" are the sublimation of the conference's purpose of promoting the development of humanoid robot technology and jointly creating a better future. The melody of "Light-Year" is melodious, with its structure progressively arranged. It skillfully combines electronic music elements with traditional music composition techniques, successfully creating a musical image that is both technological and full of humanistic warmth.
Innovative Breakthrough: Co-singing by Humans and AI, Interpreting the New Future of Human-Robot Symbiosis
The most groundbreaking innovation of "Light-Year" lies in its "human-robot co-singing" performance form. The warm and moving human singing perfectly blends with the virtual voice generated by AI, creating a sound experience that crosses the boundary between reality and virtuality. This innovative performance is not only an artistic interpretation of the conference's purpose of "harmonious coexistence between humans and robots" but also shows the cutting-edge explorations of the students and teachers from the School of Music and Recording Arts in the integration of sound technology and art.
Wide Influence: Highly Concerned by Mainstream Media, Stunningly Screened at the Venue
Since its release, "Light-Year" has received extensive attention from the whole society due to its profound creative concept and exquisite production level. More than 10 authoritative mainstream media, including People's Daily, People's Daily Online, Beijing Daily, the official account of Beijing Economic and Information Technology Bureau, the official account of the World Humanoid Robot Games, and Nanfang Plus, have reposted and reported on it. More than 20 media accounts have reposted and commented on the song's MV. As of September 5th, the relevant content has been read for more than 32 million times, and the video has been played more than 13 million times across the Internet.
During the competition, the MV of "Light-Year" was played on a loop at the main venue of the games - the National Speed Skating Oval "Ice Ribbon". The unique performance form of co-singing by humans and AI complemented the on-site display of advanced humanoid robots, creating a strong technological atmosphere for the conference and becoming one of the most impressive cultural symbols of the event. At the closing ceremony on August 17th, the audience at the venue sang "Light-Year" together. The inspiring melody echoed in every corner of the "Ice Ribbon", bringing a perfect end to this technological sports feast.
Integration of Industry and Education: Practical Projects Cultivate Innovative Talents
The successful creation and performance of "Light-Year" is another achievement of the School of Music and Recording Arts in continuously deepening the integration of industry and education. Relying on practical projects, students have comprehensively improved their creative ability, technology application ability, and teamwork ability under the guidance of teachers. In recent years, students and teachers from the School of Music and Recording Arts have successively completed several practical projects with social influence, such as "Beautiful China on the March" and "Light-Year", winning a good reputation in the industry. These projects not only demonstrate the school's teaching achievements but also cultivate a group of outstanding talents with innovative ability and practical experience for the industry.
In the future, the School of Music and Recording Arts will continue to promote the innovative development of the integration of industry and education, serve the country and society with more high-quality artistic works, and contribute the strength of Communication University of China to the prosperity and development of China's sound and music cause.
Article translated by a large-language model.
Editor: Li Jichu
