Thu December 28, 2017
Bad News: An Interactive Performance
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at PianoFight San Francisco
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Bad News is an award-winning installation work that combines Wizard of Oz techniques and live improvisational acting into an emotionally charged one-on-one experience whose story and setting is uniquely generated, for each performance, by a computer simulation. In the summer of 1979, a resident in a computer-generated American small town has died alone at home, and a mortician's assistant—the player—is tasked with tracking down and notifying the next of kin. To do this, the player navigates the richly simulated town to interact with its residents, who are each played live by a professional actor. Throughout gameplay, an unseen wizard listens in remotely to manage the unfolding experience via live coding and discreet communication with the actor. Writing about Bad News for Rolling Stone, Steven T. Wright remarked, "This marvel of procedural performance can only be played by a lucky few, and that's a crying shame."
In this special public performance, attendees will listen in on a live playthrough (in the style of a radio play) and receive a behind-the-scenes, commentated look at the AI technology and Wizard of Oz techniques that underpin the experience. Attendees will also be encouraged to ask questions and call out story ideas that can be communicated to the actor, who may integrate them into the experience as it is unfolding. A Q&A session will follow the performance.
Presented By The Rathskeller Club
The Rathskeller Club's mission is to pioneer and elevate the experiential arts. The Rathskeller Club operates an immersive experience venue by the same name, maintains an extensive library of immersive literature and artifacts from immersive productions, serves as a rallying point for the Bay Area's immersive community, hosts discussions and workshops on experience design, and produced the Bay Area's sold-out hit The Infernal Motel in collaboration with Epic Immersive.
And now, a little bit about PianoFight!
HAPPY HOUR MON-FRI 5:00-6:00pm
Come by early to grab dinner and drinks before the show! PianoFight has a full kitchen and bar. If you plan on dining, we recommend you arrive 1.5 hours early. Restaurant seating is first come first serve.
PARKINGStreet parking is free after 6pm. We’re located 2 blocks from Powell BART, numerous muni lines and there are 3 parking lots within 1 block.
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In this special public performance, attendees will listen in on a live playthrough (in the style of a radio play) and receive a behind-the-scenes, commentated look at the AI technology and Wizard of Oz techniques that underpin the experience. Attendees will also be encouraged to ask questions and call out story ideas that can be communicated to the actor, who may integrate them into the experience as it is unfolding. A Q&A session will follow the performance.
Presented By The Rathskeller Club
The Rathskeller Club's mission is to pioneer and elevate the experiential arts. The Rathskeller Club operates an immersive experience venue by the same name, maintains an extensive library of immersive literature and artifacts from immersive productions, serves as a rallying point for the Bay Area's immersive community, hosts discussions and workshops on experience design, and produced the Bay Area's sold-out hit The Infernal Motel in collaboration with Epic Immersive.
And now, a little bit about PianoFight!
HAPPY HOUR MON-FRI 5:00-6:00pm
Come by early to grab dinner and drinks before the show! PianoFight has a full kitchen and bar. If you plan on dining, we recommend you arrive 1.5 hours early. Restaurant seating is first come first serve.
PARKINGStreet parking is free after 6pm. We’re located 2 blocks from Powell BART, numerous muni lines and there are 3 parking lots within 1 block.
Bad News is an award-winning installation work that combines Wizard of Oz techniques and live improvisational acting into an emotionally charged one-on-one experience whose story and setting is uniquely generated, for each performance, by a computer simulation. In the summer of 1979, a resident in a computer-generated American small town has died alone at home, and a mortician's assistant—the player—is tasked with tracking down and notifying the next of kin. To do this, the player navigates the richly simulated town to interact with its residents, who are each played live by a professional actor. Throughout gameplay, an unseen wizard listens in remotely to manage the unfolding experience via live coding and discreet communication with the actor. Writing about Bad News for Rolling Stone, Steven T. Wright remarked, "This marvel of procedural performance can only be played by a lucky few, and that's a crying shame."
In this special public performance, attendees will listen in on a live playthrough (in the style of a radio play) and receive a behind-the-scenes, commentated look at the AI technology and Wizard of Oz techniques that underpin the experience. Attendees will also be encouraged to ask questions and call out story ideas that can be communicated to the actor, who may integrate them into the experience as it is unfolding. A Q&A session will follow the performance.
Presented By The Rathskeller Club
The Rathskeller Club's mission is to pioneer and elevate the experiential arts. The Rathskeller Club operates an immersive experience venue by the same name, maintains an extensive library of immersive literature and artifacts from immersive productions, serves as a rallying point for the Bay Area's immersive community, hosts discussions and workshops on experience design, and produced the Bay Area's sold-out hit The Infernal Motel in collaboration with Epic Immersive.
And now, a little bit about PianoFight!
HAPPY HOUR MON-FRI 5:00-6:00pm
Come by early to grab dinner and drinks before the show! PianoFight has a full kitchen and bar. If you plan on dining, we recommend you arrive 1.5 hours early. Restaurant seating is first come first serve.
PARKINGStreet parking is free after 6pm. We’re located 2 blocks from Powell BART, numerous muni lines and there are 3 parking lots within 1 block.
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In this special public performance, attendees will listen in on a live playthrough (in the style of a radio play) and receive a behind-the-scenes, commentated look at the AI technology and Wizard of Oz techniques that underpin the experience. Attendees will also be encouraged to ask questions and call out story ideas that can be communicated to the actor, who may integrate them into the experience as it is unfolding. A Q&A session will follow the performance.
Presented By The Rathskeller Club
The Rathskeller Club's mission is to pioneer and elevate the experiential arts. The Rathskeller Club operates an immersive experience venue by the same name, maintains an extensive library of immersive literature and artifacts from immersive productions, serves as a rallying point for the Bay Area's immersive community, hosts discussions and workshops on experience design, and produced the Bay Area's sold-out hit The Infernal Motel in collaboration with Epic Immersive.
And now, a little bit about PianoFight!
HAPPY HOUR MON-FRI 5:00-6:00pm
Come by early to grab dinner and drinks before the show! PianoFight has a full kitchen and bar. If you plan on dining, we recommend you arrive 1.5 hours early. Restaurant seating is first come first serve.
PARKINGStreet parking is free after 6pm. We’re located 2 blocks from Powell BART, numerous muni lines and there are 3 parking lots within 1 block.
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PianoFight San Francisco
144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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