{"id":898,"date":"2023-03-08T00:25:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T00:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nquinndesign.com\/?page_id=898"},"modified":"2023-04-16T19:18:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T19:18:31","slug":"the-oregon-trail-alleyway-theatre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/nquinndesign.com\/?page_id=898","title":{"rendered":"The Oregon Trail @ Alleyway Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“It\u2019s 1996 and Jane is trapped in her middle school computer lab playing \u201cThe Oregon Trail.\u201d Suddenly the game comes to life and whisks us back to 1848 to travel covered-wagon style with Jane\u2019s great-great-grandmother. As the game moves us (and Jane) back and forth in time, Jane forms a bond with her ancestors while navigating the complexities of a modern life. “<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Through out the play, there is a voice of The Oregon Trail that speaks to Jane through the game on her computer. I took the microphone data and routed it through Qlab. Qlab used the volume of the microphone to generate a constant OSC signal and sent it to the lighting console. With the help of the lighting designer, we were able to fluctuate the intensity of the computer monitor on the face of the actress as the game spoke to her. A diagram of this can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sample pulled from the original game used for atmosphere during the ‘in game’ moments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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