Kyle Stooshnov will have a dissertation defence at 1:00 PM on Thursday, September 12, 2019 in Room 0110 of UBC Studios, University Services Building (2329 West Mall).
All are welcome to attend.
Supervisory Committee:
Dr. George Belliveau (LLED),
Dr. Kedrick James (LLED),
Dr. Stephen Petrina (EDCP),
Dr. Sandrine Han (EDCP)
Examiners:
External Examiner: Dr. Richard Sallis (University of Melbourne)
University Examiners: Dr. Tom Scholte (Theatre) and Dr. Derek Gladwin (LLED)
Defence Chair: Dr. Joseph Dahmen (Architecture)
Title: The Virtual Renaissance: Self-Consciousness Through Literacy/Technology.
Abstract:
There is a long tradition of theatre practices to immerse an audience into the story on stage, a fictional place that mirrors everyday reality. Digital technology holds the promise of similar levels of engagement in addition to interaction between the players and the playgoers. My arts-based inquiry into the recent development of virtual reality finds people who struggle to adapt or even understand this rapidly changing resource for literacy and learning. My view of VR technology is an extended analogy for theatre practices over the two and a half millennia of theatre’s development. By running a simulation of plays, movies and dance, the fictional researcher Nathan will discover a virtual renaissance about to begin any moment from now.