iCinema

In the iCinema I felt totally amazed consumed by the presentation. It was fascinating to view images in 3D and learn about the technology that was used in creating the works. Like most of my peers dizziness was one of the main physical sensations I felt. I also lost sense of space which worked well with the feeling of being totally immersed in the the images and sounds which surrounded me. This made me think about how liveness was being altered by items we were being shown. It was challenging liveness by looking at images which were recorded live and then reconstituted to be shown on film for an audience who were placed in an immersive environment (with the help of the 3D glasses and large screens) to feel like they are actually viewing the images live. The illusion of liveness was created very well in the film but such things as the computer generated elephants that were added tampered with the illusion, but were still very cool.
It is exciting to think about the future of performance with this technology becoming available for projects in performance like in Eavesdrop and There is Still Time Brother which played with theatre in the round. It would also be wonderful to see when the technology starts becoming interactive and being used as an incorporated element in performances with live bodies.
I hope there will be opportunities to return to the iCinema to see the developments in the technology and some of their new projects.