Live Performance and Video Games : Inspirations, Appropriations and Mutual Transfers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hagemann, Simon.

Pluta, Izabella.

Röckenhaus, Kordula.

Series:

Theater ; 165

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Games and technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This volume explores the intersections of live performance and video games, focusing on how digital technologies influence contemporary theatre practices and performance arts. Edited by Réjane Dreifuss, Simon Hagemann, and Izabella Pluta, the book examines the mutual inspirations and transfers between these mediums. It addresses topics such as gamified theatre, immersive experiences, the dramaturgy of video games, and the use of game technologies in live performances. Contributions from researchers and practitioners provide insights into the evolving narrative forms, participatory arts, and the interplay between physical and virtual realities. Intended for scholars, artists, and students in theatre studies and media arts, the publication aims to promote understanding of the cultural, technological, and performative dynamics shaping this interdisciplinary field. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

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Acknowledgements

Introduction

Live Performance and Video Games: Introduction to an Interdisciplinary Field of Research

Introduction – Context, intentions, and origins of this volume

Gamification of live performance

Crucial turning points in contemporary live performance

Gamification of society and performance

Towards a game theatre

Gaming as performance

The integration of performance and video games: A question of perspective

The performative view of games and gaming

The sections and articles of this volume

References

Biographies

Potential and Critique of a Gamified Theatre

‘It’s (Not) Only a Game’… some Game‑Changing Potentials of Game‑Based Theatre

Play as ethos, discipline, training

Gameplay mechanics in the work of ZU‑UK and State of the [Art]

Playing the Game(show): Aesthetics, mechanics, care, and caretaking

Playing together, ‘in‐it‐togetherness’: Temporary community and communitas

Conclusion: Game‐changing play – Translations, transitions, transformations

Video Games, Flow, and Immersive Theatre: Participatory Arts in the Ultraliberal Era

1. The flow state: Toward an optimal, total, and visceral experience Generated by AI.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783839471739

3839471737

OCLC:

1473267109