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Spectropia is an interactive media event - an immersive date movie -
set in the future in England, 2099, and in New York City in 1931 after
the stock market crash. Shot on digital video, it tells a story of
time travel and supernatural possession to explore the disorders
brought on by consumer culture. Unlike traditional movies, Spectropia
is performed interactively (either by trained performers or
ordinary viewers) using a unique mix of motion sensors, speech
recognition and synthesis, and vocal triggers. Players can
spontaneously unfold dialogue between characters on the screen based
on physical cooperation, speak to characters and have them respond,
navigate through cinematic spaces, move a character's body, and
alter and create the sound design. Spectropia exists somewhere between
theater, film and video games. It will also be released in serial form
in a combination of DVD and DVD ROM.
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Spectropia scans a rag [above] and a
simulation of Sally Rand (the fan and
bubble dancer from the 1930's) appears [below].
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