Stage & Play: Using Game Technologies in the Context of Digitally-mediated Theater Performances
summary
A prototype production called "Do You Have Time?" integrates Unreal Engine to render a digital twin of the Landestheater Linz stage and enables real-time audience interaction using a Wizard-of-Oz control to mask instability. Implementation exposes concrete limits: hardware compatibility and system stability force workarounds, production time increases, and early inclusion of digital artists proves essential. Open expert interviews report expanded spatial possibilities and educational value but also higher workload and the need for shared technical–artistic language.
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