Jia, Ruoxi and Liu, Xuebiao. 2025. 'Appropriating Technology for Interactive Media in Theatre: Design Strategies and Aesthetic Insights'. In: NIME (New Interfaces for Musical Expression) 2025. The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia 24–27 June 2025. [Conference or Workshop Item]

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This paper investigates interactive media design as a narrative agent in theatrical performance through a practice-based design approach. We clarify the role of the Interaction Director in the production team and examine challenges in appropriating technology for theatrical interaction design. A two-layer workflow is proposed, integrating macro-scale conceptual design with micro-scale cue-to-cue interaction mapping. We address the mutual dependency among creative disciplines, highlighting the collaborative processes necessary to resolve conflicts during the design and rehearsal stages. Furthermore, we adopt a scenographic perspective to analyse how interactive media contributes to dramaturgical storytelling by crafting visual and auditory metaphors. We contextualize interaction design with reader- response theory and the horizon of expectations, demonstrating how interactive media fosters collaborative creativity and expands the narrative potential of theatrical storytelling.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Keywords:	Interactive media, theatre design, storytelling, interdisciplinary collaboration
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Music > Unit for Sound Practice Research Music
Dates:	Date Event 3 April 2025 Accepted July 2025 Published
Event Location:	The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Date range:	24–27 June 2025
Item ID:	39331
Date Deposited:	11 Aug 2025 10:53
Last Modified:	11 Aug 2025 10:53
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/39331

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