Extended Reality Shakespeare

This Element argues for the importance of extended reality as an innovative force that changes our understanding of theatre and Shakespeare. It shows how the inclusion of augmented and virtual realities in performance can reconfigure the senses of the experiencers, enabling them to engage with technology actively.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. What is extended reality Shakespeare?; 2. How does it work?; 3. What's the future?; References.

Summary

This Element argues for the importance of extended reality as an innovative force that changes our understanding of theatre and Shakespeare. It shows how the inclusion of augmented and virtual realities in performance can reconfigure the senses of the experiencers, enabling them to engage with technology actively.

Foreword

This Element shows extended reality shifts our understanding of theatre and Shakespeare via eventfulness, embodiment, and interaction.

Product details

• Authors: Aneta Mancewicz, Aneta (Royal Holloway Mancewicz, Mancewicz Aneta
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2024
• EAN: 9781009044561
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0904456-1
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Shakespeare Performance
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Virtual Reality, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, Augmented Reality (AR), Theatre Studies, Literary studies: general, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean