Overview

The unusual marriage of Romantic ballet and artificial intelligence is an intriguing idea that led a team of interdisciplinary researchers to design iGiselle, a video game prototype. Scholars in the fields of literature, physical education, music, design, and computer science collaborated to revise the tragic narrative of the nineteenth-century ballet Giselle, allowing players to empower the heroine for possible ”feminine endings.” The eight interrelated chapters chronicle the origin, development, and fruition of the project. Dancers, gamers, and computer specialists will all find something original that will stimulate their respective interests. Contributors: Vadim Bulitko, Wayne DeFehr, Christina Gier, Pirkko Markula, Mark Morris, Sergio Poo Hernandez, Emilie St. Hilaire, Nora Foster Stovel, Laura Sydora

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Author:   Nora Foster Stovel ,  Vadim Bulitko ,  Wayne DeFehr ,  Christina Gier
Publisher:   University of Alberta Press
Imprint:   University of Alberta Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.344kg
ISBN:  

9781772123814

ISBN 10:   1772123811
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   24 January 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Preface Revisioning Giselle as the Video Game iGiselle // Nora Foster Stovel Acknowledgements Introduction Recreating Giselle for the Twenty-First Century // Nora Foster Stovel I An Interdisciplinary Approach to Giselle 1 | The Creation of the Romantic Ballet Giselle The Ballerina’s Hamlet // Nora Foster Stovel 2 | “No Feminine Endings” Adolphe Adam’s Musical Score for Giselle // Christina Gier 3 | The Other Giselles Moncrieff’s Giselle; or, The Phantom Night Dancers, Loder’s The Night Dancers, and Puccini’s Le Villi // Mark Morris 4 | (Re)creating Giselle Narrative and the Ballerina // Laura Sydora II Creating iGiselle 5 | Artificial Intelligence for Managing the Interactive Ballet Video Game, iGiselle // Sergio Poo Hernandez & Vadim Bulitko 6 | Re-playing iGiselle Dance, Technology, and Interdisciplinary Creation // Emilie St. Hilaire 7 | Renewing Adolphe Adam’s Score Creating the Music for iGiselle // Wayne DeFehr 8 | The Ballet Body and Video Games A Feminist Perspective // Pirkko Markula Contributors 189 Index 193

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# 4 on Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, March 10, 2019 - 20190310

# 4 on Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, March 10, 2019

Author Information

Nora Foster Stovel is Professor Emerita at the University of Alberta, where she specializes in literature in English and ballet. She has published on Jane Austen, D.H. Lawrence, Margaret Drabble, Carol Shields, and Margaret Laurence.

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