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Practical Insights for XR Devised Performances

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Interactive Storytelling (ICIDS 2019)

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Abstract

Devised performances are produced through improvisations and theater games in order to develop a story. Devising has a tradition of using supplementary media. However, its collaborative storytelling process presents design challenges when using Reality Media (XR). We present a series of challenges and design insights derived from the production of a devised performance with XR, The Safety Show. This novel performance utilized 20 mobile devices networked to a stage manager running a shared XR experience with live actors. The work sketches a rich space for research and creative expression.

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  1. Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60605, USA

    Joshua A. Fisher

  2. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA

    Melissa Foulger

  3. JenEd, Philadelphia, PA, 19125, USA

    Jennifer Edwards

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  1. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Rogelio E. Cardona-Rivera

  2. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Anne Sullivan

  3. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    R. Michael Young

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Fisher, J.A., Foulger, M., Edwards, J. (2019). Practical Insights for XR Devised Performances. In: Cardona-Rivera, R., Sullivan, A., Young, R. (eds) Interactive Storytelling. ICIDS 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11869. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33894-7_7

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