The Extended Theatre Experience
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The Extended Theatre Experiment enabled technologists, theatre practitioners, and experts in digital media to work together and develop new ways to capture the “experience” of watching a live theatre performance. The team then explored new ways to deliver this experience to a viewer or end user, digitally, over a small screen.
May 2009
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The Extended Theatre Experience was an innovative experiment that explored and developed new approaches to the capture and distribution of a live performance event. Over Spring 2009, technologists from Hewlett-Packard Labs, digital media experts from Watershed, and theatre practitioners from Bristol Old Vic worked together to devise a short piece of theatre designed specifically for the experiment. Miniature cameras were embedded in the production design, sets and props, and the action of the piece was devised to test the technology’s capacity to capture the movement and immediacy of a live performance.
The experiment was a success. The cameras captured rich and dynamic data, and under certain conditions, audiences reported an immersive, intimate and exciting experience. The team is currently developing the findings and exploring possible commercial applications.
This project was supported by the Technology Strategy Board.
Related Links:
Pervasive Media Studio
HP Labs, Bristol
Bristol Old Vic