Dr Harry Wilson
MA (Hons), MPhil, PhD
Current positions
Lecturer in Digital Theatre
Department of Theatre
Contact
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Research interests
My research focuses on interdisciplinary explorations of live art and performance, photography, documentation, digital art and new media through critical theory and artistic research.
Recently I have been exploring intersections between immersive technologies and intimate performance and examining the increasing use of digital and internet technologies in performance work during COVID-19.
I was Digital Thinker in Residence at the National Theatre of Scotland (2018-19) and Research Associate on the Walking Publics / Walking Arts project (2021-22) at the University of Glasgow.
I am currently co-editing a book based on my PhD research Rethinking Roland Barthes through Performance with Will Daddario, which will be published by Methuen Drama in June 2023.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Designing Audience-centric VR
Principal Investigator
Description
This is a Bristol Digital Futures Insitute Seedcorn funded practice-as-reserch project exploring how different modes of communicating between participants inside and outside of VR can lead to more playful, accessible…Managing organisational unit
Department of TheatreDates
01/08/2024 to 31/07/2025
AI Tools for Games and XR Storytelling
Principal Investigator
Description
The ’AI Tools for Games and XR Storytelling’ project seeks to bring together creative technologists, experienced AI artists and early career artists from the immersive and games industries at a…Managing organisational unit
Department of Classics & Ancient HistoryDates
23/07/2024 to 31/05/2025
VR, Games & Storytelling
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
The VR, Games & Storytelling project is interested in the intersection between games, immersive theatre and VR storytelling, and the principles and frameworks for developing narrative material for immersive experiences.Managing organisational unit
Department of Classics & Ancient HistoryDates
06/06/2023 to 31/07/2023
Walking Publics / Walking Arts: walking, wellbeing and community during COVID-19
Role
Researcher
Description
The aim of ‘Walking Publics / Walking Arts’ was to understand how creative walking activities have been and could be used to mitigate social isolation and anxiety, maintain health and…Managing organisational unit
Department of TheatreDates
04/01/2021 to 04/07/2022
Digital Thinker in Residence - National Theatre of Scotland
Principal Investigator
Description
an NPIF funded AHRC Innovation Placement researching and developing innovative uses of digital technology in theatre practice.Managing organisational unit
Department of TheatreDates
03/10/2018 to 03/10/2019
Publications
Selected publications
01/01/2025The Expanded Dramaturgies of Virtual Reality Performance
The Expanded Dramaturgies of Virtual Reality Performance
Placing Spaces: a site-specific AR installation
Rethinking Roland Barthes Through Performance
Rethinking Roland Barthes Through Performance
Recent publications
01/01/2026Walking with a 6-year-old and a smartphone
Research in Drama Education
The Expanded Dramaturgies of Virtual Reality Performance
The Expanded Dramaturgies of Virtual Reality Performance
Just walking:
Creative Approaches to Wellbeing
WalkCreate: Walking Together as Site Specific Performance
The Routledge Companion to Site-Specific Performance