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Abstract

An Interactive Video PerformanceIn this collaboration with UMBCs Theater Dept, the Imaging Research Center's (IRCs) Fellow students solicited true stories of loss as the basis for their script. They posted questions onto fliers such as "when did you loose our way?" or "have you lost religion?" They also made postings onto social networks such as Craigslist, Facebook, reddit.com and other sites. From these responses a script evolved that formed the basis of a multi-channel video production in collaboration with the Theater Dept at UMBC. The Fellows created an archive of video, animation and audio files to be used interactively during a live performance, including light sensors that they built to be placed onto candles. When the actors spoke, their breath flickered the candle flame and produced a shadow over the sensor, thereby allowing a variety of live effects on the screen projected behind them. It was important that the audience be allowed to navigate the performance while the actors performed. Therefore, the audience was invited to expand on the script in real time by allowing their typed anecdotes to mix with the video during the live performance. Co-Created by Lisa Moren and Alan KreizenbeckIRC Fellows taught by Lisa MorenThis project uses 3 channels of video, several props with hand built light dependent resistors (LDRs), 4 scenes composed in Isadora software programmed by Mark Coniglio, open sound control (OSC) and a Gluion hardware interface by Sukandar Kartadinata. We are grateful for the support of UMBCs IRC; Department of Theater: Department of Visual Arts and the CADVC. A Special thanks goes to all the participants who shared their stories.