DragonQuest!
The forest of Monikie Country Park is being illuminated in a mystical spectacular this October
Monikie’s answer to Perthshire’s Enchanted Forest sees the country park’s dark woods illuminated and invaded by all manner of magical creatures in what is the first ever use of Augmented Reality (AR) in a live theatre performance.
Vision Mechanics (the team behind Drift) have created the original story-telling event where fictional ‘scientists’ from DragonQuest, ‘Dan’ and ‘Petra’, will demonstrate cutting-edge technology that allows visitors to see dragons, spy on fairies and hold a pegasus in the palm of their hand.
Interact with magical creatures
The Vision Mechanics team of designers, along with Animation graduates from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee (DJCAD), has created sets and illusions to wow family audiences.
Alongside the more traditional elements of woodland sound and light shows, a DragonQuest App is available for smartphones or tablets, which works with the device’s camera to reveal a hidden world of magical creatures.
The technology will be the first ever use of Augmented Reality (AR) in a live theatre performance, allowing visitors to capture themselves interacting with the weird and wonderful creatures.
Tecnophobes shouldn’t be put off, though!
“DragonQuest is not just about being tech-savvy,” said Symon Macintyre, Artistic Director of Vision Mechanics.
“It’s a great story of romance, magic and mystery that you, as an audience, discover as you walk in the woods on an autumn evening. With or without a smartphone, DragonQuest is an event for the whole family.”
Dragon Scarers
Since some of the magical creatures being brought to life can be rather dangerous, local schools and youth groups have been asked to create 3.5 metre totem poles called Dragon Scarers to protect surrounding communities from any roaming dragons that escape the confines of the woods!
Keep an eye out for them safeguarding the areas around Monikie Country Park in October.
The sound, light and digital show itself goes live on Wednesday, October 7, until Sunday, November 1.
For ticket information for DragonQuest and available dates, click here.
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- The dramatic woods will be illuminated in a fantastic light show
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- Pic Alan Richardson Dundee, Pix-AR.co.uk A theatrical, mystery spectacular within the woods of Monikie Country Park opens to the public today (Wednesday 7 October 2015). DragonQuest, which will see the first ever use of Augmented Reality in a live theatre performance, runs every evening, excluding Mondays, until Sunday 1 November 2015. The Edinburgh-based Vision Mechanics team of designers, along with animation graduates from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee (DJCAD), have created breathtaking sets and fantastic illusions to wow family audiences and leave lasting impressions on visitors. Visitors are encouraged to download the DragonQuest App in advance, and hunt for tags within the woods which reveal the plot of the story and a hidden world of 3D animated creatures, from hovering flies and goblins to fairies and the dreaded trolls! The App (SneakaPeek AR), which has been built and designed by Lanarkshire-based Colin Purves of itsalivedesign.co.uk, can be downloaded onto Apple, Android and Kindle Fire phones or tablets. For more information, visit the DragonQuest website – dragonquest.org.uk. DragonQuest has been supported by Creative Scotland, EventScotland, part of the VisitScotland Events Directorate, and Angus Council.
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- Pic Alan Richardson Dundee, Pix-AR.co.uk A theatrical, mystery spectacular within the woods of Monikie Country Park opens to the public today (Wednesday 7 October 2015). DragonQuest, which will see the first ever use of Augmented Reality in a live theatre performance, runs every evening, excluding Mondays, until Sunday 1 November 2015. The Edinburgh-based Vision Mechanics team of designers, along with animation graduates from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee (DJCAD), have created breathtaking sets and fantastic illusions to wow family audiences and leave lasting impressions on visitors. Visitors are encouraged to download the DragonQuest App in advance, and hunt for tags within the woods which reveal the plot of the story and a hidden world of 3D animated creatures, from hovering flies and goblins to fairies and the dreaded trolls! The App (SneakaPeek AR), which has been built and designed by Lanarkshire-based Colin Purves of itsalivedesign.co.uk, can be downloaded onto Apple, Android and Kindle Fire phones or tablets. For more information, visit the DragonQuest website – dragonquest.org.uk. DragonQuest has been supported by Creative Scotland, EventScotland, part of the VisitScotland Events Directorate, and Angus Council.
