Extended Reality Performance: Scenographic Practice in Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies

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Néill O’Dwyer (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) Dr Joanne Scott (Independent artist-researcher, Portugal)

Extended Reality Performance

Scenographic Practice in Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies

Néill O’Dwyer (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland), Dr Joanne Scott (Independent artist-researcher, Portugal), Dr Gareth W. Young (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.) , Joslin McKinney (University of Leeds, UK)

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Methuen Drama
30 October 2025

Electronic, holographic & video art; Theatre: technical & background skills; Computer science; Virtual reality

Series: Performance and Design

This pioneering collection illuminates the immersive world of Extended Reality Performance (XRP), where avant-garde digital performance-makers push the boundaries of creativity using cutting-edge extended reality (XR) technologies.

In an era dominated by rapid advancements in hardware and software, XR technologies have surged in popularity, allowing everyone with a smartphone, tablet or head-mounted display to partake in digital experiences. This collection serves as a portal to the merger of the physical and the digital, encompassing augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies.

It offers a broad selection of practice-based perspectives by leading artists and companies creating and presenting work across Asia, South and North America and Europe. Through their invaluable insights, this book delves into the birth of this revolutionary genre while also offering a fresh perspective, unravelling the creative processes that define XRP. It provides a compilation of artistic position papers, which respond to the need for performance designers to invent imaginative experiences within virtual and mixed reality landscapes. These experiences redefine performer-audience dynamics, centring spatial exploration and discovery.

Whether you're a tech enthusiast or an art aficionado, this collection invites you to witness the birth of a new era in performance design.

Edited by: Néill O’Dwyer (Trinity College Dublin Ireland), Dr Joanne Scott (Independent artist-researcher, Portugal), Dr Gareth W. Young (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.)
Series edited by: Joslin McKinney (University of Leeds UK), Professor Scott Palmer (University of Leeds, UK)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9781350507432
ISBN 10: 1350507431
Series: Performance and Design
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 30 October 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Néill O’Dwyer is the principal investigator of PIX-ART (Performative Investigations into Extended and Augmented Reality Technologies) at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Jo Scott is an artist-researcher based in central Portugal and collaborating researcher with i2ADS, University of Porto and CEIS20, University of Coimbra, Portugal. Gareth W. Young is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science (Graphics and Vision) in the School of Computer Science and Statistics at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.