From stage to screen: adapting a children's theatre production into a digital toy

Fletcher-Watson, Ben

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13/06/2014

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Abstract

This photo essay explores the adaptation of the Scottish theatre for early years (TEY) production White into a transmedia digital toy. In 2013, Catherine Wheels Theatre Company commissioned an app developer, Hippotrix, to create an app for mobile tablet computers and smartphones inspired by the world of White. The paper outlines the process of creating White The App, including wire-framing, asset capture, sound recording, coding and prototyping. It also explores the impact of design decisions on dramaturgy and performativity, noting that digital media offer new possibilities for embracing non-linear storytelling while retaining key aspects of the live aesthetic.

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Fletcher-Watson, B. (2014). From stage to screen: adapting a children's theatre production into a digital toy. Scottish Journal of Performance, 1(2), pp. 37–62.

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Scottish Journal of Performance

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https://doi.org/10.14439/sjop.2014.0102.04

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2054-1961

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Journal article

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https://hdl.handle.net/10023/5590

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