The Experiential Turn: Ways of Exploring the Past Through Enhanced Senses in Digital Performance Arts

Authors

  • Rodica Mocan Faculty of Theatre and Film, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

Keywords:

digital interactive performance, digital technology, human-machine interaction

Abstract

Digital technology research and artistic practice influence each other regarding user sensory experience. On the one hand, research on new technology brings a different dimension to performing and cinematic arts offering the user the possibility of exploring the past through enhanced senses. On the other, in the field of human‐computer interaction, there is an increased interest in the aestheticization of experience, a special attention being given to performance and theatricality, considered to be the basis for new paradigms in design and operating systems. I refer to the cross‐disciplinary encounters as being “experiential turns”, a series of innovations that could be the basis of new paradigms of design and operating systems, with applicability in both technology and creative industry. The paper will explore some art works that are representative for the experiential dimension of technologically mediated performance art.

Author Biography

Rodica Mocan, Faculty of Theatre and Film, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

RODICA MOCAN is Associate Professor and Vice dean of the Faculty of Theatre and Television from Babes‐Bolyai University in Cluj‐Napoca. She is focusing on new emerging media genres like interactive documentaries and interactive digital performance. Her research interests are focused on the impact of new media technologies on different fields of life. As a mother of three and an academic that is teaching digital media‐related disciplines, she strongly believes in the power of mentoring the new generation to harness the great potential of new technologies, in order to further knowledge and better understand the times we live in.

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Published

2021-02-02

How to Cite

Mocan, R. (2021). The Experiential Turn: Ways of Exploring the Past Through Enhanced Senses in Digital Performance Arts. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai - Dramatica, 64(1), 191–207. Retrieved from https://dramatica.ro/index.php/j/article/view/88