Computer graphics and theatre

ABSTRACT

In this paper, I discuss the multifaceted ways of integrating computer graphics and theatre. This includes my experience working with the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design and the Ohio State University department of theatre, experimenting with CG to create graphics for physical and virtual environments.The ultimate example of this application is achieved by Sleep Deprivation Chamber, the joint production between the ACCAD (Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design) and the theatre department at the Ohio State University. This production is presented in the Bowen Theatre at the Ohio State University form May 7^th to May 27^th, 2003. This production encompasses a broad range of computer graphics and interactive triggering technologies as a theatrical performance form.I hope examples I describe in this paper show possibilities of creating new curriculum for theatre courses or interdisciplinary courses between theatre and computer graphics in which students can share their ideas and technical skills.

REFERENCES

• 1: My homepage, <u>http://www.accad.ohio-state.edu/~wlee/</u>
• 2: Sleep Deprivation Chamber main site, <u>http://www.accad.ohio-state.edu/Sleep_Dep/</u>
• 3: Pectal Lynn, Designing and Drawing for the theatre, Mcgraw-Hill, Inc.
• 4: Rush, Michael, New Media in Late 20th -Century Art, London: Thames & Hudson, 1999
• 5: The ACCAD main site, http://www.accad.ohio-state.edu/
• 6: The theatre department main site, http://www.the.ohio-state.edu/

INDEX TERMS

Keywords:
3D Model, animation, computer aided rendering, lighting, performing arts, set design, storytelling