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Reflective Commentary
This module has been a challenging and rewarding process. To continue to grow as a developer and creative it is important that I outline...
Elissa Cooper
Sep 16, 202115 min read
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Audience Control and Persuasion
There are many different ways content creators attempt to manipulate their audiences/ participants, and their reasoning is often varied....
Elissa Cooper
Apr 27, 202117 min read
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What makes 'Immersive Theatre' immersive?
The genre of 'Immersive Theatre' is a form of performance that focuses on creating personal and unique audience experiences (Machon,...
Elissa Cooper
Feb 18, 202115 min read
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The Ethics of Immersive Technology: with a Focus on AR and VR
I am very excited by the potential of immersive technologies, such as VR and AR headsets as well as spatial computers, however, I can't...
Elissa Cooper
Jan 8, 20217 min read
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Learning to Use Unity to create an AR application
After learning how to use Unreal Engine 4 and understanding the pros and cons of the software, I decided to jump over to Unity. Like...
Elissa Cooper
Dec 26, 202010 min read
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Unreal Engine
"Unreal Engine is a complete suite of development tools for anyone working with real-time technology. From design visualizations and ...
Elissa Cooper
Dec 1, 20207 min read
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Plot Strutcture and Narrative perspective
Narrative perspective - or Viewpoint - refers to the lense in which a story is told. The two most common ones being 'first-person...
Elissa Cooper
Nov 26, 20205 min read
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The Theatre in Game Design
One of my favourite indie games is a simulation game called Game Dev Tycoon, in which you start your own game development company in the...
Elissa Cooper
Nov 20, 20204 min read
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Digital Storytelling
As human beings, we are always looking to improve something and move it forward, storytelling is no exception. However, have we in fact...
Elissa Cooper
Oct 30, 20205 min read
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360 Video and VR
To discuss 360 video and VR, I first need to identify what makes them different. Virtual Reality takes users into a digital world (Burch,...
Elissa Cooper
Oct 19, 20207 min read
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The Wizard of Chess
In 1770, Wolfgang von Kempelen designed and built a machine that became one of the most important cogs in the development of modern...
Elissa Cooper
Oct 7, 20203 min read
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Introduction to Immersive Technology - Isadora Software
It is clear that the future of the arts is being shaped by new immersive and interactive technologies. The development of such has...
Elissa Cooper
Oct 4, 20204 min read
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Interactivity vs Narrativity
The entertainment industry is currently at a very interesting point where interactivity and narrativity go hand in hand. This is...
Elissa Cooper
Oct 1, 20205 min read
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