[IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design and Theatre

[Whitney Quesenbery]

I've written a couple of articles on the relationship between my work
in UX and my work as a theatrical lighting designer (from a 30 foot
stage to a 17 inch screen....)

http://www.wqusability.com/articles/theatre-interactions.html
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/archives/002325.php

Labanotation is an interesting notation system for dance, as it
documents not just movement in space, but also the "shape" of the
effort. It's incredibly detailed. Here's an example from the Dance
Notation Bureau -http://www.dancenotation.org/lnbasics/frame0.html

The Peter Brook Empty Space work is a very rich metaphor to work with.
Although this classification of theatre into Deadly, Holy, Rough,
Immediate... is interesting, his work on the dynamics of a production
is more relevant. He talks about different types of directors, and
points out that (counterintuitively), the Deadly Director can
sometimes produce great work because s/he unites the actors in
salvaging the production.

You might also be interested in a book on collaboration, "Artful
Making: What Managers Need to Know About How Artists Work" written by
Lee Devin (a theatre director) and Harvard Business School professor
Robert Austin

On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 12:13 PM, John Vaughan <vaughan1 at optonline.net> wrote:
> "IxD as Choreography" - Perhaps a related vector?
>
>  At one point - about 25 years ago - looked into something called
>  "labanotation" as a potential tool for the unique needs of the emerging
>  discipline of IxD. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labanotation (movement
>  notation / dance notation)
>
>  The metaphor of  "the dance of interaction" resonated.  Spatial dynamism,
>  etc.  Just a thought.
>
>  John Vaughan
>  The Communication Studio LLC
>  website: http://www.jcvtcs.com
>
>  In the vein of "participatory design" using collaborative gaming technique,
>  there's always Buckminster Fuller's Worldgame
>  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Game
>
>
>
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "traci lepore" <traci106 at hotmail.com>
>  To: "Maria De Monte" <mtdemonte at yahoo.it>; <discuss at ixda.org>
>  Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 3:21 PM
>  Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design and Theatre
>
>
>  > Hi,
>  >
>  > Yes, as already stated Brenda Laurel's Computer's as Theater is a great
>  > resource. This is an area of interest to me as well, studying theater
>  > education with a desire to work translating the theory and techniques of
>  > theater to design processess.  There are some great CHI papers around
>  > using theater, and participatory design using role playing and games.
>  > Something I've been looking at and thinking about too is looking at
>  > material like Peter Brook's The Empty Space because the theory would
>  > translate to any creative form. Also look at people doing organizational
>  > development using Improv
>  >
>  > Some resources:
>  > http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2006/05/17/35703/using-the-actor-factor-drama-based-training.html
>  >
>  > Boal, A. (1992). Introduction. Games for Actors and Nonactors. Routledge.
>  >
>  > http://www.impactfactory.com/p/forum_theatre_skills_training/issues_1230-2105-79677.html
>  >
>  > http://www.actorsmeanbusiness.co.uk/
>  >
>  > http://www.impro.org.uk/rehe.html
>  >
>  > Saner, R. (1999).  Organizational Consulting What a Gestalt Approach Can
>  > Learn from Off Off Broadway Theater. Published in Gestalt Review 3(1):6-21
>  >
>  >
>  > Traci Lepore
>  > Graphic Designer
>  > traci106 at hotmail.com
>  > 617-821-2156
>  >
>  >> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:12:50 +0000
>  >> From: mtdemonte at yahoo.it
>  >> To: discuss at ixda.org
>  >> Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design and Theatre
>  >>
>  >> Hello N...
>  >>
>  >> yes, your hint was very interesting... Actually I'm still exploring the
>  >> domains of application of my ideas about theatre and Interaction Design.
>  >> As I can see so far, they still obey to apparently different laws, for
>  >> what they have many points in common and would have a lot to exchange.
>  >>
>  >> Still searching....
>  >>
>  >> Thank you again
>  >>
>  >>
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