KZB340 Performing in Immersive Environments
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| Unit code: | KZB340 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | 96cp of completed study |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,164 |
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| International unit fee | $4,668 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | KZB340 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | 96cp of completed study |
| Coordinator: | Steph Hutchison | s2.hutchison@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Performing in Immersive Environments extends your artistry as a physical performer. This unit incorporates a range of physical practices to enhance your embodied intelligence and kinaesthetic awareness for performing in contexts such as virtual production, motion capture, immersive and/or interactive performance with and without technology, and/or with audiences. You will undertake weekly workshops based on three different performance contexts.
The focus of this unit is the role of the performer as co-creator and the skills required for performers to be effective in these expanding contexts. You will learn techniques of the body and perspectives such as; performer as guide; creating scores for improvisation; how to create processes to sustain ongoing physical enquiry during development; and how to create meaningful engagement between yourself/performer, collaborators, the environment/s and audiences.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Developed embodied intelligence for performers within immersive and interactive contexts
- Interpreting dynamic immersive and interactive systems and creating appropriate responses for diverse and divergent contexts
- Capacity for creating novel physical performance responses
- Advanced skills in collaboration and application of feedback and direction from different perspectives
Content
In this unit you will participate in weekly workshops to extend your skills as a physical performer. Within the workshops you will engage with a range of practices that may include: improvisation, tumbling, aerial arts, responding to real and virtual sites, character development, and somatic practices.
Learning Approaches
This unit is highly practical. You will engage in physical workshops that will support your understanding of physical practices and contexts for working as a performer in immersive and interactive contexts.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Iterative feedback will be provided within the physical workshops via self reflection, peers and academic staff. Written feedback will be provided for each assessment by academic staff.
Assessment
Overview
You will present three short performance demonstrations and framed written responses to situate your emergent practice within the field.
The performance demonstrations provide you the opportunity to put your emergent skills as an immersive and interactive performer into context. For each assessment item you will demonstrate the application of your experience in a different context - Assessment 1: immersive and interactive performance, Assessment 2: digital immersive and interactive performance, Assessment 3: virtual production.
To accompany each of your performance demonstrations you will submit short pieces of writing. Assessment 1: an artistic statement, Assessment 2: an essay drawing on your embodied experience and linked to literature including the history of performance technology and principles of immersive and interactive performance, Assessment 3: a reflective essay on your collaborative experience, the relationships and ecology of the virtual production environment.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Performing in Immersive and Interactive contexts
You will perform within an immersive and interactive work, and write a short artistic statement about your processes and methods.
Assessment: Performing within digital immersive and interactive contexts
You will perform within a digital immersive and interactive work, and write an essay drawing on your embodied experience, linked to literature on the history of performance technology and principles of immersive and interactive performance.
Assessment: Performing in virtual production
You will perform within a virtual production context leading towards a performance within a film. You will also write a reflection on the collaborative experience, relationships and ecology of the virtual production environment, drawing on relevant literature.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
This unit contains physical performance practices. Full physical participation in class requires adherence to safe movement practice principles.
Resources
Literature informing the workshops will be provided via QUT readings.
Where possible full length works of immersive and interactive performance contexts will be provided for reference/inspiration.
Risk Assessment Statement
For risks associated with using campus buildings or QUT facilities, refer to the HiQ Health and Safety information. For CIESJ Tier 2 Health and Safety requirements, you will be instructed on safe procedures and the required safety gear for all studio and workshop processes that are demonstrated.
This unit involves physical work primarily in purpose-built dance studios and industry standard physical performance/rehearsal venues and in some instances, non-traditional performance venues. Full physical participation in any class is subject to compliance with safe dance practice. Physical challenges are an inherent part of our practice.
The development of essential risk-management skills that minimise potential injury is a high priority with all teaching staff. All students are taught safe physical practice principles as life-long learning skills, and it is expected that you apply them in this unit. Due to the athletic nature of physical performance training, the academic staff and its external supervisors will provide the necessary duty of care in emergency situations that arise on campus, through its first aid resources and health and health safety officers.
Please be advised that this unit may include the presentation and scholarly analysis of material and subject matters that may be considered confronting, such as certain representations of race, class, gender and violence. QUT counselling support is available should you feel the need to avail yourself of these services.