From DSC:
First of all, I saw the following article:
Globe Theatre launch new augmented reality app — from standard.co.uk by Anna Davis
Take a look at Shakespeare’s theatre wherever you are
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
A new “augmented reality” app will allow children from across the world to stand inside Shakespeare’s Globe theatre in Southwark.
The free app, released to mark the Bard’s 451st birthday, lets users create a 3D version of the theatre in the palm of their hands and explore inside.
It is one of the first uses of the latest augmented reality technology for schools and the first app of its kind created by a theatre.
From DSC:
The article got me to thinking…it made me wonder about taking things a step further with the application of augmented reality (AR) as it pertains to the theatre.
Pretend that you are at a play or an opera. You could turn your mobile device towards the stage and zoom in on various objects, people, places. Image/object/facial recognition software could allow you to get more information about who is on stage at any given time (I’m not a fan of facial recognition, but this might be an exception for me).
Perhaps such an app could even provide language translation for you. Listening to an aria in Italian but want to know what the words are? Who is that villain over there in the corner of the stage and what’s his role in this story? What village or town is this act in? What’s the year?
Or perhaps one could find “Easter Eggs” within the app that might unlock further meaning for the story.
Hmm….very interesting indeed.
