..virtual macbeth..

Foul Whisperings, Strange Matters: Shakespeare’s Macbeth in Second Life

Virtual Macbeth is an island which is dedicated to the exploration, adaptation and performance of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

See the flythrough-video from the island

Macbeth is the story of a serial killer, a story that tales place on the battlegrounds and copses (small forest) of a windswept heathland and within the uncanny domestic spaces of the protagonists’ castles. The presence of the paranormal is strong: it symbolises the ‘dark side’ with which one can choose to bargain if one dares; a parallel universe where deepest desires and power struggles are played out. They are the inner demons of us all.

The island is divided into four key spaces: the arrival grove, Macbeth’s head, the “what if?” copse and the teaching studios. In general, the island has a feeling of being windswept heathland. In addition to being windswept, the heath has areas where fog is thick and “dirty”, to resonate with the foul imagery from the play.

Read more in the island guide  – link here

See the blog/wiki here

The island was designed by Angela Thomas (virtual worlds content designer), Kerreen Ely-Harper (director) and Kate Richards (producer). Funding was provided by Literature Board of The Australian Council for the Arts , and investor partner, the New Media Consortium. Builders were Stella Costello and CJ Carrot DE.

You can visit the island from HERE. <–slurl here

See more pics from the island on my Flickr – link here

The island is designed with target audiences of Shakespeare afficionados, Secondary and Tertiary educators and their students. This wiki is designed for both the general audience and educators. Please feel welcome to join the wiki and add in thoughts and resources.

~ by Ika Cioc on January 28, 2009.