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- Title
Visualizing Theatrical Text: From Watching the Script to the Simulated Environment for Theatre (SET).
- Authors
Roberts-Smith, Jennifer; DeSouza-Coelho, Shawn; Dobson, Teresa M.; Gabriele, Sandra; Rodriguez-Arenas, Omar; Ruecker, Stan; Sinclair, Stéfan; Akong, Annmarie; Bouchard, Matt; Hong, Marcelo; Jakacki, Diane; Lam, David; Kovacs, Alexandra; Northam, Lesley; So, Daniel
- Abstract
The Simulated Environment for Theatre (SET) offers an alternative to static, two-dimensional visualizations of theatrical text by modeling the process of moving from text to performance in the Western, text-based tradition of live theatre production. Its interface links a three-dimensional ‘Stage View' populated by character avatars to a ‘Text View' enhanced with text visualization tools by means of a central ‘Line of Action' analogous to a timeline. All three parts of the interface can be edited; edits in any individual section appear in the others; and all three can be played back simultaneously. While emphasizing that the traditional medium of theatrical performance is the actor's body moving in time and space, and providing a digital analogue for that medium, the system also frees users from the limitations of the single, time-bound spectator's perspective. Potential applications include theatre analysis, theatre pedagogy, and preparation for theatrical production.
- Subjects
DESOUZA-Coelho, Shawn; SIMULATED environment (Teaching method); UNIVERSITY of Waterloo; DIGITAL media; THREE-dimensional imaging
- Publication
DHQ: Digital Humanities Quarterly, 2013, Vol 7, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1938-4122
- Publication type
Article