Malavika Vijayan
ABSTRACT
Theatre play creation is a long process which may take anywhere from a few weeks to a year. Creating a theatre production requires persistence from a theatre group and its members. In amateur theatre groups, this can be difficult, since coordinating a group of people for a certain amount of time becomes a challenge when most members juggle between their day job and practice sessions. This often results in lower turnout of members during practice sessions which impacts the production's creative vision. Second, through this study, it was identified that error rates were significantly high in sound and light management in productions with less practice time. The study included several methods such as contextual inquiry, competitive analysis, Hierarchical Task Analysis, SHERPA and a questionnaire. Based on insights gained, the proposed intervention is a HCI based solution consisting of a mobile application paired with a wearable computing device and optional sensors for voice within the performing space. This concept will make communication faster and enhance coordination among group members. It will also reduce the impact of absence of a theatre member on play quality and will help in error-reduction in light and sound management.
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