Physical to Digital to Physical: Capturing human performances for multidisciplinary theatre visualisation

A collaborative, digital design environment delivered through pre-visualisation can be enhanced with the use of motion capture technology to include human performance in the design decisions, putting the priority back on the human subjects in theatre. For choreographers, the development of the design of dance can be assisted by incorporating a digitised 3d version of the dancers into a real-time visualisation incorporating all other design elements. This encourages design iteration between all creatives involved in the production to happen at an early phase when a lack of understanding or design collaboration can have cost and artistic implications further down the process. This research seeks to understand and define new methods of design visualisation that specifically incorporates human performance via motion capture, starting with digital prototypes which demonstrates the state of the art currently and suggesting future processes to be tested in real-world scenarios.

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James Simpson

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Publication date: July 2019

Publication date (Print): July 2019

Pages: 344-350

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVA2019.65

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Conference name: Proceedings of EVA London 2019

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Conference location: London, UK

Conference date: 8 - 11 July 2019

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts

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[1] F. Barrett 2018 ‘The Future of Theatre Technology’ The Future of Theatre and Technology

[2] A. Borsuk 2019 ‘Innovating Shakespeare: The Politics of Technological Partnership in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s The Tempest (2016)’ Humanities Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 8 1 42 doi: 10.3390/h8010042

[3] G. CarverC. A. White 2003 Computer visualization for the theatre: 3D modelling for designers Elsevier/Focal Press

[4] D. Kade 2014 Towards Immersive Motion Capture Acting Design, Exlporation and Development of an Augmented System Solution http://mdh.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:744815/FULLTEXT01.pdf retrieved 28 November 2018 )

[5] D. Kade 2015 ‘Ethics of Virtual Reality Applications in Computer Game Production’ Philosophies Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 1 1 73 86 doi: 10.3390/philosophies1010073

[6] D. KadeR. LindellH. ÜreyO. Özcan 2016 Supporting Acting Performances Through Mixed Reality and Virtual Environments http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:933488/FULLTEXT01.pdf retrieved 28 November 2018 )

[7] K. Mitchell 2009 The Director’s Craft: A handbook for the theatre Routledge

[8] S. D. Palmer 2001 ‘Virtual Light – Using Digital Technologies in the Process of Lighting Design (2001)’ https://tinyurl.com/vvdlqlkb retrieved 28 November 2018 )

[9] M. PavelkaA. Chitty 2015 So you want to be a theatre designer? Nick Hern Books

[10] P. Rubin 2018 Future presence: how virtual reality is changing human connection, intimacy, and the limits of ordinary life

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