Nahui Ollin, a project including a short film and physical immersive interactive dance installation, is a transmedia project inspired by Aztec Nahuatl philosophy and a film, Mujer Maiz, “La Hija Del Quinto Sol” (Daughter Of The Fifth Sun). The body of work intersects choreography, filmmaking techniques, & video game design to answer the question: can a film, a screen-based interactive experience and immersive interactive dance installation weave through one another as a single channel to create a transmedia storytelling experience? Nahui Ollin was designed using Isadora, a visual computing program that includes tracking users movement through the accelerometers, the 3-axis tracking system on the Nintendo Wii Remotes. This MFA thesis was created by Andrea Rodriguez as apart of the requirements for the USC, School of Cinematic Art, Interactive Media Division. For further information email androdriguez[at]gmail[dot]com.
The next steps are to search for funding to work with game/level designers, and programmers to develop Nahui Ollin into an active/dance video game for the Nintendo Wii platform. I forsee my thesis project as a model that can spark the creation of cultural dance video games for the classroom that can engage young people both physically and virtually.
THESIS PAPER
Nahui Ollin, In Search Of The Divine Force," a physical immersive interactive dance experience. by Andrea Rodriguez
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To learn more about the 4 Energy Forces used to create Nahui Ollin and Mujer Maiz click on the website www.budaflymedia.com
Interview of A.Rodriguez at the IMD Thesis Showcase "Look & Feel"
(shot & edited by Shawn, produced by Peter Preuss)
Placing Wii Remote Glove on the participant
Gary Goldsmith dancing like an Eagle!
Amaia flying like a baby eagle!
Daniel slithering like a serpent
Connecting with all four Energy Forces - The final step FREESTYLE DANCE
