Welcome to the Cave

Antigone Savage; Steve Brady; L. Nicol Cabe; Shianna (Ripley) Metzger; Peng Peng; Sam Kelly; Alistair Macvicar; Ruiqing Hu; Amrit Kaur Bhathal; Cameron Mackness; Jason Bevan; Robin Gregory; Lauren Woolbright; Matthew Stephenson

Welcome to the Cave

Antigone Savage (Performer)
, Steve Brady (Performer)
, L. Nicol Cabe (Producer)
, Shianna (Ripley) Metzger (Designer)
, Peng Peng (Developer)
, Sam Kelly (Designer)
, Alistair Macvicar (Developer)
, Ruiqing Hu (Developer)
, Amrit Kaur Bhathal (Developer)
, Cameron Mackness (Other)
, Jason Bevan (Other)
, Robin Gregory (Composer)
, Lauren Woolbright (Designer)
, Matthew Stephenson (Developer)

Research output: Non-textual form › Film, Digital Media or Visual Output

Abstract

In this theatrical performance designed for the Void, participants will immerse themselves in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. Invited to attend a wellness retreat held in a cave, they will play games and do activities guided by the actors with the goal of unplugging and becoming more mindful and self-aware. But all is not as it seems. Through interactions with one another, two in-person actors, and three AI characters, they will collaboratively solve puzzles and ultimately escape the Cave.
• What strategies for character design are best for creating believable, compelling characters for player-audiences?
• How does AI character design impact play?
• How might we use Stanislavsky’s method to craft character sheets that keep our AIs in-character, despite prompts that normally derail AI?
• How can we craft a Director AI to govern behaviour of character AIs?
• What techniques must we employ in a pipeline of programming to animation to create smooth dialogue between audiences and characters in a live show?

Original language	English
Publisher	Adelaide Fringe Festival
Size	1 Hour
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	Adelaide Fringe 2025 - Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia Duration: 21 Feb 2025 → 23 Mar 2025 https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/welcome-to-the-cave-af2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

Fringe Festival
game
Escape room
digital theatre
Void
AI and games
character-driven

NTRO Type of Output

Minor

Cite this

@misc{117e9703153b42cab19e98e3bfd5ada8,

title = "Welcome to the Cave",

abstract = "In this theatrical performance designed for the Void, participants will immerse themselves in Plato{\textquoteright}s Allegory of the Cave. Invited to attend a wellness retreat held in a cave, they will play games and do activities guided by the actors with the goal of unplugging and becoming more mindful and self-aware. But all is not as it seems. Through interactions with one another, two in-person actors, and three AI characters, they will collaboratively solve puzzles and ultimately escape the Cave. • What strategies for character design are best for creating believable, compelling characters for player-audiences? • How does AI character design impact play? • How might we use Stanislavsky{\textquoteright}s method to craft character sheets that keep our AIs in-character, despite prompts that normally derail AI? • How can we craft a Director AI to govern behaviour of character AIs? • What techniques must we employ in a pipeline of programming to animation to create smooth dialogue between audiences and characters in a live show?",

keywords = "Fringe Festival, game, Escape room, digital theatre, Void, AI and games, character-driven",

author = "Antigone Savage and Steve Brady and Cabe, \{L. Nicol\} and Metzger, \{Shianna (Ripley)\} and Peng Peng and Sam Kelly and Alistair Macvicar and Ruiqing Hu and Bhathal, \{Amrit Kaur\} and Cameron Mackness and Jason Bevan and Robin Gregory and Lauren Woolbright and Matthew Stephenson",

year = "2025",

language = "English",

publisher = "Adelaide Fringe Festival",

note = "Adelaide Fringe 2025, Fringe ; Conference date: 21-02-2025 Through 23-03-2025",

url = "https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/welcome-to-the-cave-af2025",

}

TY - ADVS

T1 - Welcome to the Cave

A2 - Savage, Antigone

A2 - Brady, Steve

A2 - Cabe, L. Nicol

A2 - Metzger, Shianna (Ripley)

A2 - Peng, Peng

A2 - Kelly, Sam

A2 - Macvicar, Alistair

A2 - Hu, Ruiqing

A2 - Bhathal, Amrit Kaur

A2 - Mackness, Cameron

A2 - Bevan, Jason

A2 - Gregory, Robin

A2 - Woolbright, Lauren

A2 - Stephenson, Matthew

PY - 2025

Y1 - 2025

N2 - In this theatrical performance designed for the Void, participants will immerse themselves in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. Invited to attend a wellness retreat held in a cave, they will play games and do activities guided by the actors with the goal of unplugging and becoming more mindful and self-aware. But all is not as it seems. Through interactions with one another, two in-person actors, and three AI characters, they will collaboratively solve puzzles and ultimately escape the Cave. • What strategies for character design are best for creating believable, compelling characters for player-audiences? • How does AI character design impact play? • How might we use Stanislavsky’s method to craft character sheets that keep our AIs in-character, despite prompts that normally derail AI? • How can we craft a Director AI to govern behaviour of character AIs? • What techniques must we employ in a pipeline of programming to animation to create smooth dialogue between audiences and characters in a live show?

AB - In this theatrical performance designed for the Void, participants will immerse themselves in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. Invited to attend a wellness retreat held in a cave, they will play games and do activities guided by the actors with the goal of unplugging and becoming more mindful and self-aware. But all is not as it seems. Through interactions with one another, two in-person actors, and three AI characters, they will collaboratively solve puzzles and ultimately escape the Cave. • What strategies for character design are best for creating believable, compelling characters for player-audiences? • How does AI character design impact play? • How might we use Stanislavsky’s method to craft character sheets that keep our AIs in-character, despite prompts that normally derail AI? • How can we craft a Director AI to govern behaviour of character AIs? • What techniques must we employ in a pipeline of programming to animation to create smooth dialogue between audiences and characters in a live show?

KW - Fringe Festival

KW - game

KW - Escape room

KW - digital theatre

KW - Void

KW - AI and games

KW - character-driven

UR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtNhP8ilVfs

M3 - Film, Digital Media or Visual Output

PB - Adelaide Fringe Festival

T2 - Adelaide Fringe 2025

Y2 - 21 February 2025 through 23 March 2025

ER -

Welcome to the Cave

Abstract

UN SDGs

Keywords

NTRO Type of Output

Other files and links

Fingerprint

A game of rhetoric: Creating an Interactive Plato’s Cave with Performers and AI in The Void

Cite this