Principal Investigator Patricia Maes
Project Website http://directorsfellows.media.mit.edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/google-glass-improv-google-glassprov
As part of a Google-sponsored Glass developer event, Scott Greenwald produced a Glass-enabled improv comedy show together with noted comedians from ImprovBoston and Big Bang Improv. The actors, all wearing Glass, received cues in real-time in the course of their improvisation. In contrast with the traditional model for improv comedy, which is punctuated by “freezing” and audience members shouting suggestions, using Glass allowed actors to seamlessly integrate audience suggestions. Actors and audience members agreed that this was a fresh take on improv comedy. This was a powerful demonstration that cues on Glass are suitable for performance -- actors could become aware of their presence without having their concentration or flow interrupted, and then view them at an appropriate time thereafter.