"As We Are [Hacked] with Art": The Shakespearean Imagination in the Virtual Age

Authors

Scott Hollifield, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Editors

Stephen Wittek; David McInnis

Document Type

Book Section

Publication Date

12-21-2021

Publication Title

Shakespeare and Virtual Reality

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Publisher Location

Cambridge, England

Abstract

Teaching Shakespeare through performance has a long history, and active methods of teaching and learning are a logical complement to the teaching of performance. Virtual reality ought to be the logical extension of such active learning, providing an unrivalled immersive experience of performance that overcomes historical and geographical boundaries. But what are the key advantages and disadvantages of virtual reality, especially as it pertains to Shakespeare? And more interestingly, what can Shakespeare do for VR (rather than vice versa)? This Element, the first on its topic, explores the ways that virtual reality can be used in the classroom and the ways that it might radically change how students experience and think about Shakespeare in performance.

Repository Citation

Hollifield, S. (2021). "As We Are [Hacked] with Art": The Shakespearean Imagination in the Virtual Age. In Stephen Wittek; David McInnis, Shakespeare and Virtual Reality Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781009003995