The Normal Natural Troubles of Virtual Reality in Mixed-Reality Performances
Asreen Rostami, Donald McMillan
Abstract
Performing with technology is a complex and challenging task. Artists who use novel technologies, such as Virtual Reality, have to develop strategies of monitoring, maintenance, and recovery from errors with as minimal impact on the ongoing performance as possible. In this paper we draw on two case studies of mixed-reality performances and document strategies of Stage Managing VR Performance, Choreographing for Cables, Consistency & Charging, Improvising Interventions, and Priming Participants. We discuss how these practices expose areas ripe with potential for tool development, and how they can also be used to inform the design of interaction with other technologies, such as the Internet of Things.
Topics & Concepts
Virtual realityComputer scienceMixed realityImprovisationConsistency (knowledge bases)Human–computer interactionTask (project management)Augmented realityThe InternetNatural (archaeology)Priming (agriculture)EngineeringArtificial intelligenceWorld Wide WebSystems engineeringHistoryVisual artsArchaeologyArtGerminationBotanyBiologyVirtual Reality Applications and ImpactsInteractive and Immersive DisplaysMusic Technology and Sound Studies