I've written a couple of articles on the relationship between my work in UX and my work as a theatrical lighting designer (from a 30 foot stage to a 17 inch screen....)
http://www.wqusability.com/articles/theatre-interactions.html http://www.boxesandarrows.com/archives/002325.php Labanotation is an interesting notation system for dance, as it documents not just movement in space, but also the "shape" of the effort. It's incredibly detailed. Here's an example from the Dance Notation Bureau -http://www.dancenotation.org/lnbasics/frame0.html The Peter Brook Empty Space work is a very rich metaphor to work with. Although this classification of theatre into Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate... is interesting, his work on the dynamics of a production is more relevant. He talks about different types of directors, and points out that (counterintuitively), the Deadly Director can sometimes produce great work because s/he unites the actors in salvaging the production. You might also be interested in a book on collaboration, "Artful Making: What Managers Need to Know About How Artists Work" written by Lee Devin (a theatre director) and Harvard Business School professor Robert Austin On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 12:13 PM, John Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "IxD as Choreography" - Perhaps a related vector? > > At one point - about 25 years ago - looked into something called > "labanotation" as a potential tool for the unique needs of the emerging > discipline of IxD. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labanotation (movement > notation / dance notation) > > The metaphor of "the dance of interaction" resonated. Spatial dynamism, > etc. Just a thought. > > John Vaughan > The Communication Studio LLC > website: http://www.jcvtcs.com > > In the vein of "participatory design" using collaborative gaming technique, > there's always Buckminster Fuller's Worldgame > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Game > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "traci lepore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Maria De Monte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 3:21 PM > Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design and Theatre > > > > Hi, > > > > Yes, as already stated Brenda Laurel's Computer's as Theater is a great > > resource. This is an area of interest to me as well, studying theater > > education with a desire to work translating the theory and techniques of > > theater to design processess. There are some great CHI papers around > > using theater, and participatory design using role playing and games. > > Something I've been looking at and thinking about too is looking at > > material like Peter Brook's The Empty Space because the theory would > > translate to any creative form. Also look at people doing organizational > > development using Improv > > > > Some resources: > > > http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2006/05/17/35703/using-the-actor-factor-drama-based-training.html > > > > Boal, A. (1992). Introduction. Games for Actors and Nonactors. Routledge. > > > > > http://www.impactfactory.com/p/forum_theatre_skills_training/issues_1230-2105-79677.html > > > > http://www.actorsmeanbusiness.co.uk/ > > > > http://www.impro.org.uk/rehe.html > > > > Saner, R. (1999). Organizational Consulting What a Gestalt Approach Can > > Learn from Off Off Broadway Theater. Published in Gestalt Review 3(1):6-21 > > > > > > Traci Lepore > > Graphic Designer > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 617-821-2156 > > > >> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:12:50 +0000 > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design and Theatre > >> > >> Hello N... > >> > >> yes, your hint was very interesting... Actually I'm still exploring the > >> domains of application of my ideas about theatre and Interaction Design. > >> As I can see so far, they still obey to apparently different laws, for > >> what they have many points in common and would have a lot to exchange. > >> > >> Still searching.... > >> > >> Thank you again > >> > >> > >> ___________________________________ > >> L'email della prossima generazione? Puoi averla con la nuova Yahoo! 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