At 12:19 26.01.97 -0800, L.H. Grant wrote:
>In all of the strange and exotic lands Odysseus journeyed there were two
>things that remained constant, the sea and sky. These two elements that
>unite all of the locations of The Odyssey could also be used to unite all
>of the RL stages of Oudeis if we simply design the sets on the various RL
>stages to have similar if not identical representations of the ocean and
>the heavens.
I am not sure if I got your idea. First of all is our Odysseus still
traveling through the Oceans? I thought of our Odysseus on his journey
through the wires of the net.
>This would also have the added advantage of increasing the ways in which we
>can represent the virtual characters. For instance, images (possibly
>gobos) could be projected onto the sky of the various stages to represent
>the virtual characters playing gods. This will give the gods the elevated
>perspective they deserve and help to prevent the overreliance on the light
>cones. Furthermore, if the sky is composed of a flexible material that
>moves with the currents of wind created by a fan, the images would then
>appear to be dynamic and not static. If the sea were created with a
>similar material we could also use the lights and motions of the sea and
>sky to show the dramatic changes in weather that forced Odysseus to these
>different locations. I think this would be very effective theatrically
>and, at the same time, help with the transitions between scenes.
I can really see the stage you are describing :) Your imagination IS
theatrically !!
For me the virtual characters are NOT the gods (the gods I know now really
need a special discussion). They are the partners / antagonists of
Odysseus. Speaking of the
>changes in weather that forced Odysseus to these differnt locations
I agree with you that we maybe have to find something that shows why
Odysseus is still traveling, why he reached this or that island. Maybe we
could here again use the metaphor of the lines of the internet, the "wind
of the ebones" that drives us for and back :)
I am preparing a mail to get more clear on this points.
Mon
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