Design is rapidly transforming given the new needs and complications of socially distant performance. Our research considers emerging fields and adaptive design.
virtual Puppeteering
What do toy theater and artificial reality have in common? They are both forms of puppeteering.
Puppetry and live, in-person theater often necessitate a mimetic imagination; that is, objects in both puppetry and live, in-person theater represent something other than what they are. Puppet theater translates materiality to the otherwise immaterial, virtual stage.
Light Jumping Through the Screen: Lighting Performers vS Lighting Audience
Visual artist Olafur Eliasson uses lighting design to experiment with the at-home audience in the Netflix series Abstract: Art of Design. In the episode “Olafur Eliasson: The Design of Art,”
ASMR: Opportunity for Intimate Sound Design?
One of the benefits of socially distanced theater is that it offers potentially more intimate experiences through technology. In particular, ASMR is one sound design technique that could be utilized to create an immersive atmosphere.