Charlton, James Martin
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9066-4705 and Moar, Magnus
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9489-9795
(2018)
VR and the dramatic theatre: are they fellow creatures?
International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 14
(2)
.
pp. 187-198.
ISSN 2040-0934
[Article]
(doi:10.1080/14794713.2018.1511137)
Abstract
This paper describes an experimental project that aims to investigate the scope of methodological and technical possibilities of using 360° videos for experiencing authored drama. In particular, it examines how a work written for the medium of theatre, with a traditional audience-drama relationship of viewer invisibility and non-participation, might translate into a viewing experience as a VR drama. The technical and dramaturgical issues arising from this are discussed. Specifically, the shared voyeuristic quality of both media is examined. Is the invisible viewer of VR drama in the invidious role of Glaucon’s iniquitous shepherd Gyges, or does the medium give invisibility a cloak of aesthetic value?
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