At this year’s Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Intel showcased a very impressive light show with its Shooting Star drones. In contrast to its previous drone shows, this one is particularly impressive – as many as 1,218 drones were used for the performance.

However, it’s worth noting that the light show wasn’t done live at the 2018 Winter Olympics’ opening ceremony – Intel showed a pre-recorded footage that was done back in December. Turns out, it wasn’t possible to fly the drones due to “impromptu logistical change.”

Nonetheless, it’s still a plenty impressive drone performance, and Intel shared some snippets of the December rehearsal on its Twitter account. The drones were able to simulate images of a snowboarder, a dove, and of course, the iconic Olympic rings.

The 1,218-drone performance set a new record for the “most unmanned aerial vehicles airborne simultaneously,” breaking Intel’s previous record of a 500-drone show done back in 2016 in Germany.

Intel will be showing a 300-drone light show every night at the 2018 Winter Olympics’ medal ceremony. While it may not be as impressive as the record-breaking 1,218-drone performance, we reckon it’ll be a very enjoyable performance to watch still.

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(Source: The Verge, Recode)