Establishing the Actor-Audience connection during performance on a Virtual Stage

Authors

Zhongyuan Fa, Rochester Institue of TechnologyFollow
Joe Geigel, Rochester Institute of TechnologyFollow
Sungyoung Kim, Rochester Institute of TechnologyFollow
Marla Schweppe, Rochester Institute of TechnologyFollow

Document Type

Demos

Abstract

In distributed virtual theatre (presentation of live performance in shared virtual spaces), a major challenge lies in creating a social connection between audience and actors, who reside in physically distant spaces. The goal of this demo is to explore the extents by which this chemistry can be recreated in a virtual space even though participants are in different physical locales. We focus on non-verbal connection using body motion and actor-audience proximity to create the social bond.

Recommended Citation

Fa, Zhongyuan; Geigel, Joe; Kim, Sungyoung; and Schweppe, Marla (2020) "Establishing the Actor-Audience connection during performance on a Virtual Stage," Frameless: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 18.
Available at: https://repository.rit.edu/frameless/vol3/iss1/18