Ethereal Materials: Being and Performance in Virtual Worlds

• Project/Area Number: 24K03458
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 01050:Aesthetics and art studies-related
• Research Institution: Konan Women's University
• Principal Investigator: エグリントン アンドリュー 甲南女子大学, 国際学部, 講師 (30707948)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: theatre / performance / VR theatre / virtual worlds / ontology

Outline of Research at the Start

This project investigates the material status of being in VR theatre. It asks how the creation and experience of theatrical events in virtual reality challenges traditional ontologies of theatre, including mimesis, communitas, and disappearance.