The Scenographic Space(s) of Augmented Reality

There has been a recent wave of research attention focusing on immersive and mixed reality technologies across a range of artforms, including theatre and performance. Accompanying this is a pervading sense that the creative potential of these technologies has not yet been realised. Somewhat surprisingly, there has been very little work in this area within a specifically scenographic context. This paper will focus specifically on augmented reality (AR), drawing on frameworks within scenography to argue that this context provides a way to think through and experiment with the affective potential of these technologies. AR is not necessarily understood here as associated with a particular technology. Rather, I define it as any handheld or wearable technology that creates an augmented experience of space.