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Introduction
Welcome to the new website of the Theatron3 project. The Theatron3 project involves the importing of a range of both pre-existing and newly designed 3D theatre models into the Second life environment and supplementing these with existing and new interpretative content and a spectrum of original interactive tools, scenarios and automated tutorials, incorporating manipulable and customisable actors, props, sound effects, lighting and scenic technologies, streaming video and scripts enabling individual and group movement/choreography.
The new scenarios to be developed and tested will allow a wide range of Higher Education subject areas - including but extending far beyond the performing arts - to take advantage of the social, collaborative and interactive aspects of this shared virtual environment.
What will you find on this site?
On this site you can read about the history and background to the project. To get you started we have provided some handy information to orientate you to the Theatron islands. There are a range of guides to allow you to get started with using the environment. You can read all the latest news about the project on our news blog, and, if you would like to get involved with Theatron, whether using the theatres with your students or donating costumes props etc, please get in contact with the project team. We would love to hear from you!
Theatron 3 report now available
The Theatron 3 project final report is now available. The report details the activities and the findings of the project, and is available as two pdfs. The first is the main body of the report. The second pdf contains the reports from the different pedagogical subprojects and appendices with technical information in them. If you have any further enquiries contact the report's editor Mark Childs.
Theatron report pedagogical projects report and appendices