{"id":61,"date":"2020-01-28T17:06:24","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T17:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/theatre-exe\/?p=61"},"modified":"2020-01-28T17:49:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T17:49:27","slug":"week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/theatre-exe\/index.php\/2020\/01\/28\/week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our research is going well but we still have more work to do! Following this week\u2019s meeting with our instructors, the following points were emphasized in our research:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More examples<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re adding more examples to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1445ODTdMbKOjmhYeEcvKE4BO_5pE9c2dht634VohAQQ\/edit#\">our list<\/a>, focusing on \u201cwhat\u201d and \u201chow\u201d (concrete descriptions of the experiences and the manner of interaction) rather than \u201cwhy\u201d. This should give us a common knowledge base of the work already out there that we can use in conversation with our instructors and project partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve edited our wall mural to better organize conceptually the results of our search. We still have an \u201cless agency &#8211; more agency\u201d spectrum, but vertically we also separate the works we find by categories.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We find that with this method similar works are grouped together and works which give audience a particularly large amount of agency stand out.&nbsp;<\/li><li>We also added tags for use of technology to help those projects stand out and help us take a look at where they are scattered.&nbsp;<\/li><li>We are starting to notice interesting gaps where a particular medium hasn\u2019t given guests much agency, or a particular point on the chart that doesn\u2019t have an example of heavy use of technology.<\/li><li>We need more examples to help potential gaps become clearer<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/ClVAACHkG1JUK1a6MPYGmodoqT1caCbFlliEAU0Sgipg66cNMw-VqLHpaA-WL0v89Xn5j1dxT5yVqZEcDQgWcCaUdsyKDBY0R6SzcKm9fUAdX8byc_GaxWWnOF_er8b9AqjdMSBm\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/H9odhAlODEQjX6l2HrecX9P4peBVZRwBNjnNvBW_4VCoNrnA-9dXHHvZlay0NLNEvMz0M3XR-Il2mD2ObtHIEncHRKIaOOZZmhk72JqVAFSELTLNp13pao9pvrbti9p7drod9eEY\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"201\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>New wall mural and key: x-axis &#8211; agency, y-axis &#8211; category; performance or game-like<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Previous ETC projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve included relevant ETC past projects in our list. Projects that particularly interest us include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/atl\/\">Virtual Meditation #1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etc.cmu.edu\/blog\/projects\/kotodama-fruit-juice-stories-that-listen\/\">Kotodama Fruit Juice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/ignite\/\">Give Me Your Gun<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etc.cmu.edu\/blog\/projects\/chautauqua\/\">Chautauqua Interactive<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In all cases there were interesting or demonstrative use of technology and the guests interacted in interesting ways. The amount of agency they grant to guests tend to vary and they place at very different locations on our charts.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reaching out<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve begun to reach out to creators of live performances that particularly interest us to ask more questions. We keep track of our communications on a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/12OC6Ejp3MOl1VymxldisocKDOjw3o8RG0OCEPVGVKS0\/edit#gid=0\">spreadsheet<\/a>.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Taxonomy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most valuable result of our early research would be a taxonomy (or quasi-scientific classification) of the works that we have encountered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To start, we have come up with a working definition of the most important terms:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Agency &#8211; <\/strong>the capacity to influence the narrative<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\t(Example usage: \u201cThe audience has (some) agency in the performance\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interactive &#8211; <\/strong>an experience that give guests either a sense of agency or actual agency<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Immersive &#8211; <\/strong>an experience that surrounds guests and may allow them to participate but does not necessarily give them agency<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/_RSM8GlAg3yPPCTwAXPaYKoPUMRJD1uUY4B9-L8x2sH9YSKbUxrRzMx1ZFN_weE22ABzodwoLaH0PZCqOD5IR2ZLVLVa_IQe3WBYJXitWwPZM62CLQZooZQ7l2OvJgoHHPpV7mH_\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Chart describing how we are currently measuring the amount of agency in a performance by the guests&#8217; capacity to influence the narrative<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Production<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We posted to our composition box to a Playtest to Explore workshop to receive feedback from our peers at the ETC<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/8FglZtFhgkU2_cIh_4Q0D0cXHGMjVI2aVw3B6kGn_hHuWsUGrmwgmMLyFX3e_rs9neZHhFXyzZTZAKBCG6ymCFeoPhCSkpmmkfxcn-5wiqaLZRw_hp-XSuZuKOe05YiojZ9bVQyw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Composition box for our project<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Quarters<ul><li>We\u2019ve started our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/11DP9iyNxRvOvlPy6REjBO15NYxbriP62toeS2hc4eok\/edit#slide=id.g6e0867f0af_1_149\">quarters slides<\/a>, to be filled in next week. Our goal is to present our team\u2019s taxonomy, research questions, and potentially prototype ideas to ETC\u2019s faculty for feedback.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Team dinner:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/projects-old.etc.cmu.edu\/theatre-exe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ezgif-5-fcd0e751fdf6.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>HungryTeam.gif<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">-Healthy &amp; Tina<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our research is going well but we still have more work to do! Following this week\u2019s meeting with our instructors, the following points were emphasized in our research: More examples We\u2019re adding more examples to our list, focusing on \u201cwhat\u201d and \u201chow\u201d (concrete descriptions of the experiences and the manner of interaction) rather than \u201cwhy\u201d. 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