Communication innovation through the use of virtual reality technology in the performing arts

Performing arts is one of the oldest sciences in the world. Since various rituals and evolving until it becomes a form of acting that conveys different stories that occur. It comes from the experience and imagination of human beings that are tied together until it is a matter and presented in the form of a show. The actors who convey meaning and stories to the audience (Sodsai Phatukomol, 1981) The performing arts will perform at the theatre only. The outbreak of COVID-19 occurred in Thailand at this time. It makes those who are involved in the entertainment through various channels by bringing various online communication channels as a means of presenting to the audience and applied virtual reality technology to support presentation techniques to become more interesting. Audience participation in immersive theatre is more than participation; spectators spend much time seeing the world around them as audiences in immersive theatre performances. (Alston, 2016) When using the Internet connection to visible information. It can establish the experiences of people and therefore be encouraged and can be a medium or completely elevated to see a different reality and immerse yourself in depth. The emerging eye-tracking technology also allows a wide variety of devices to transmit information through various visual interfaces and the eyes are the source of how we interact with information and respond to it (Klaus Schwab, 2017). Because in that live performance is the adoption of technology would be light and sound systems to support the show and continuing at that time. However, when changing communication channels to be through various online media. Virtual reality technology plays a huge role because it is the introduction of technology to assist in the production of digital media using video streaming technology, which offers instant (real-time) events (Knight, 2018), especially virtual reality technologies such as AR (Augmented Reality), VR (Virtual Reality), MR. (Mixed Reality), XR (Extended Reality).