TOOLS
FOR GUIDING
Managers
and stage hands
A key problem
for on-line performances and television shows –
especially ones with tight time constraints – is
keeping the action moving and ensuring that participants
are in the right place at the right time. eRENA has
created new management tools to allow a behind-the-scenes
stage crew to guide an on-line event in a shared virtual
world.
In one of
these a virtual world manager is able to define and
apply movement constraints. Each avatar can be placed
within an invisible bounding box that constrains their
freedom to move. A large box means that they are free
to explore the world. A small box may leave them rooted
to the spot. Another tool allows invisible stagehands
within the world to manipulate virtual objects and avatars
– moving them about, resizing them and changing
their appearance. Private communication channels between
the director, producer, world manager and stagehands
allow the production team to co-ordinate their interactions
and so manage the on-line event.
MRL
at University
of Nottingham with Illuminations
and CID
at KTH Stockholm
More information:
Production and Management
Concept and software:
Adam Drozd, Chris Greenhalgh a.o. (Nottingham)
John Bowers, Kai-Mikael Jää-Aro, Sten-Olof Hellström (KTH)
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