Devising interactive theatre: Trajectories of production with complex Bespoke technologies

Bluff, A; Johnston, A

Devising interactive theatre: Trajectories of production with complex Bespoke technologies

Bluff, A

Johnston, A

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Citation:: DIS 2019 - Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, 2019, pp. 279 - 289
Issue Date:: 2019-06-18

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dc.contributor.author	Bluff, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3215-279X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Johnston, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8306-7507	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-06-18	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	DIS 2019 - Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, 2019, pp. 279 - 289	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781450358507	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/135702
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 Copyright held by the owner/author(s). This paper presents a case study of a long-term collaboration between a physical performance company and interactive digital artists. The collaboration has resulted in the creation of five major performance works which have toured internationally over several years. We argue that the interactive systems can be considered a 'material' which changes over time, shaping performer actions and being shaped by them in return. Based on detailed interviews with key stakeholders and our own personal reflections, we have identified several 'trajectories' that have evolved over the duration of each individual production and the entire body of work. These trajectories address a number of perspectives including the way performers interact with the system, the relationship between the dramaturgy and the interaction palette and the way the stakeholders conceive of the interactive system. The evolution of the technology itself has also been examined in terms of aesthetic capability, performance robustness, operational cost and complexity across the entire duration of the collaboration.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	DIS 2019 - Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1145/3322276.3322313	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.title	Devising interactive theatre: Trajectories of production with complex Bespoke technologies	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	1904 Performing Arts and Creative Writing	en_US
utslib.for	080602 Computer-Human Interaction	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
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© 2019 Copyright held by the owner/author(s). This paper presents a case study of a long-term collaboration between a physical performance company and interactive digital artists. The collaboration has resulted in the creation of five major performance works which have toured internationally over several years. We argue that the interactive systems can be considered a 'material' which changes over time, shaping performer actions and being shaped by them in return. Based on detailed interviews with key stakeholders and our own personal reflections, we have identified several 'trajectories' that have evolved over the duration of each individual production and the entire body of work. These trajectories address a number of perspectives including the way performers interact with the system, the relationship between the dramaturgy and the interaction palette and the way the stakeholders conceive of the interactive system. The evolution of the technology itself has also been examined in terms of aesthetic capability, performance robustness, operational cost and complexity across the entire duration of the collaboration.

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