• Bitter Wind: Adapting Greek Tragedy for Spatial Computing

    Author(s):
    Dr. Elizabeth Hunter (see profile)
    Date:
    2020
    Group(s):
    DH2020
    Subject(s):
    Greek drama (Tragedy), Interactive multimedia
    Item Type:
    Conference paper
    Conf. Title:
    DH2020
    Conf. Org.:
    ADHO
    Conf. Loc.:
    Virtual
    Conf. Date:
    July 20–24, 2020
    Tag(s):
    spatial computing, theatre studies, mixed reality, Greek tragedy, interactive media
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/5nr8-8f04
    Abstract:
    This presentation will report on the completed research project Bitter Wind, my adaptation of an ancient Greek tragedy for Microsoft’s spatial computing HoloLens headset. The presentation will demonstrate how emerging embodied technologies like spatial computing (1) offer new possibilities for qualitative interpretation and (2) promote greater theatre studies engagement with digital humanities. In addition to outlining Bitter Wind’s technological elements, the presentation will explain how I integrated the affordances of spatial computing with theories of audience participation to mount a new dramaturgical and historiographic analysis of a canonical source. This presentation will also argue that a stronger theatre studies presence in DH has become urgent, as DH inquiry begins to expand from two-dimensional screens to the immersive, 360° environment created by embodied technologies like augmented/mixed/virtual reality, wearables, and the Internet of Things.
    Notes:
    For a high resolution version of this video, visit https://youtu.be/lswBex4RYbU.
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    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    3 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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