Reframing Immersive Theatre: The Politics and Pragmatics of Participatory Performance

Frieze, James

doi:10.1057/978-1-137-36604-7_1

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“…Current work that calls itself ‘immersive reflects a valorization of cultural forms that offer the chance to do more than “just” observe or study’ (Frieze, 2016: 16). Immersive Journalism focuses on modes of productivity assigned to enable audiences to be immersive in a virtual setting and invite audiences to position themselves as active participants.…”

Section: The Ethical Thinking In Cgi Immersive Journalismmentioning

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The new ethical thinking in CGI immersive journalism

Lin

Hsu

2023

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Med

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Virtual reality (VR) journalism has become one of the popular formats of journalism, where people experience presence, empathy, and immersion through VR technology in digital environments. Although the term ‘virtual’ may appear to be the opposite of ‘real,’ the boundary between virtuality and reality has become blurred due to the virtual embodiment being part of reality for participants. As VR and real virtuality converge, little is known about the ethical issues in producing computer-generated imagery (CGI) immersive journalism and the viewers’ responses to CGI VR news reporting. Our study applied a concurrent mixed-method approach, including in-depth interviews with eight CGI professionals from the U.K. and a quantitative survey in Taiwan, to understand the production issues, ethical concerns, and audience perceptions toward CGI immersive journalism. Results from the interviews suggested that digital journalists need to rethink their ethical codes, particularly the representation of truth while producing news stories using CGI images and VR. Findings from the post-test survey showed that both immersive presence and interactivity in VR news resulted in a greater formation of believing and motivations to take action regarding the topic presented in the VR news.

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Section: The Ethical Thinking In Cgi Immersive Journalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

The new ethical thinking in CGI immersive journalism

Lin

Hsu

2023

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Med

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“…u. a. Alston, 2013;Frieze, 2016;Kup, 2019). Das liegt nicht zuletzt daran, dass der Handlungsbegriff theaterwissenschaftlich -jenseits eines Verständnisses von Handlung im Sinne von Plot, Fabel oder Narration in der Dramentheorie oder schauspieltheoretischen Überlegungen zu Handlungsweisenfür das Feld der Publikumsforschung noch kaum entwickelt ist (vgl.…”

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Theater der Vereinnahmung. Publikumsinvolvierung im immersiven Theater

Schütz¹

2022

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Was ist immersives Theater? Was bedeutet es, im Kontext der Theaterrezeption davon zu sprechen, dass Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer „komplett eintauchen“? Die vorliegende Studie entwickelt anhand eines breiten Korpus von Aufführungen des partizipativen Gegenwartstheaters ein Verständnis von immersivem Theater im engen Sinn und trägt damit zur begrifflichen Unterscheidung von Partizipation und Immersion bei. Untersucht werden formale Gemeinsamkeiten der Publikumsinvolvierung in Arbeiten des Kollektivs SIGNA, von Paulus Manker, Punchdrunk und Scruggs/Woodard. Die Autorin zeigt, dass immersives Theater mit seinen multisensorischen und interaktiven Erfahrungsräumen wirkungsästhetisch auf komplexe Prozesse der Vereinnahmung zielt. Diese können sowohl in produktive Selbstreflexion umschlagen als auch unbemerkt bleiben, worin sich die gesellschaftspolitische Relevanz dieses „übergriffigen“ Theaters widerspiegelt.

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“…In particular, the research will make a connection between the facilitation skills used by a performer in applied theatre (described below), and the skills required from a performer in immersive performance. Substantive arguments have been made about the audience's experience in immersive theatres, as well as the features and the mechanics of an immersive theatre event (see Alston 2013, Frieze 2016, Heddon et al 2012, Hill and Paris 2014, Machon 2013, Reason and Molle Lindelof 2016. The rich contributions concerning the work of Adrian Howells (Heddon and Johnson 2016) have opened up discussion of the performer's role within immersive performance.…”

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confidence: 99%