SErik

Actually it is not the first version, but the first version I will present here.

Two days ago I officially started my thesis. I have 4 months left now to finish. I cut almost all practical parts out because I realised that this would be too much for the time I have.

Here is the abstract I made for my professors:

Story and Game combined
Using machinima for interactive experiences

In my thesis I am going to introduce machinima and its history and techniques. Due to the possibilities of real time 3D I will propose to use the interactive potential of machinima. Furthermore I want to discuss the concepts behind the terms story, interactivity, game, machinima and interactive storytelling. This will lead me to the point where I suggest a new way of combining story with game-like elements in order to make use of the diversity in the field of combining stories and games.
Coming from this theoretical point of view I want to present three ideas for the use of interactive potential of machinima: an interactive installation, digital theatre and live cinema.
I will exemplarily develop the idea of an interactive installation to a more concrete description of the idea, a concept. This concept will use my idea of combining a story with game elements. To show the technical practicability I will make proof of concepts of the critical parts of this interactive installation.

Keywords: Machinima, Real time 3D, Virtual Environment, Interactivity, Mixed Reality, Story, Narrative, Dramaturgy, Game, Interactive Storytelling, Digital Theatre, Live Cinema