WorksheetsThea 120 Module
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 25mins
theatre that directly involves the audience in the performance in some manner (no separate auditorium; no passive bystanders)
immersive theatre
environmental performance
site-specific performance
A form of site specific performance that moves the audience from one place to another
durational performance
installation
promenade piece
devised performance
Janet Cardiff refers to Her Long Black Hair as a _____________.
walking tour
audio tour
audio play
sound walk
_____________ are curated interactive pieces that rely on the audience to make choices. Similarly, _______________ are experiences where the audience can interact in the space any way they want to, and how they can influence the action can be limitless.
guided experiences; interactive worlds
game theatre; interactive worlds
interactive worlds; guided experiences
guided experiences; exploration theatre
True or False: Her Long Black Hair involved photographs that were specifically created for the production.
True
False
True or False: Illusion and spectacle are only somewhat important to the immersive theatre form.
True
False
True or False: Some forms of site-specific performance can also be environmental or immersive.
True
False
__________: narrative performances that take place in a location not usually intended for theatrical performance and are about or informed by the location
environmental performance
immersive theatre
site-specific performance
A production in which the setting actually or implicitly surrounds the spectators, thereby incorporating them into the same physical space as the performers
environmental performance
site-specific performance
installations
durational performance
Her Long Black Hair is which of the following?
A traditional theatre event
A virtual reality experience
Meant to be experienced live
Envionmental, immersive, and site specific
True or False: In VR storytelling, it is not that important that sound surrounds the participant as much as the visual environment does.
True
False
any delay in the movement of the VR environment as a user moves their head or eyes
vertigo
simulator sickness
latency
kinesthetic dissonance
the level of realism a user experiences in virtual space
agency
presence
immediacy
Which of the following is NOT true of the 19th-century stereoscope?
It is a predecessor to today's Head Mounted Devices for VR
It featured sound as well as images
It held a stereocard and worked by creating the illusion of depth from two flat pictures on the card
True or False: The imaginary 4th wall is an essential component of VR storytelling.
True
False
What does "verisimilitude," or "being true to life," mean for virtual reality?
The inner lives of the characters are made external.
The stories are about recognizable people and events.
The feeling that you are really there in the virtual environment.
True or False: A panorama painting is an early influence on contemporary virtual reality because it gave the viewer the experience of being physically present in the scene depicted.
True
False
True or False: Although virtual reality technology has been around for a long time, how to tell stories with virtual reality is a relatively new topic.
True
False
an entire field of computer technology in which environments, individuals, and experiences are replicated and presented for user interaction
mixed reality
virtual reality
augmented reality
Which of the following is unique to VR storytelling, compared to traditional mediums?
Flawless technology is critically essential to its production
The need for stories to be engaging for audiences
The centrality of character to the story
The use of traditional formulas and story structures
