Exchange Talk: Jazz Hutsby and Steve Macluskie

The use of Virtual Reality (VR) is becoming more commonplace in the entertainment industry as a tool to visualise stage designs prior to the construction phase. The Production department have been exploring using this tool as part of the production workflow by modelling stage designs in 3D and then viewing those models on a VR headset. In this Exchange Talk we will demonstrate examples from recent productions, explaining how this technology helped solve and identify technical challenges. We will also explain how this technology improves our visual communication and understanding within the wider team. 

Jazz Hutsby is a Creative Technologist and Teaching Artist with 20 years of experience in entertainment and performance, specialising in lighting before extending his practice into CAD, visualisation and emerging technologies. Currently undertaking the position of Lighting Tutor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Jazz has a passion for learning and teaching in the Arts.

Steve Macluskie MEd works at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow as the Lecturer in Stage Technology and Automation on the BA Production Technology and Management programme. In 2012

Steve won a JISC iTech award for his work creating and online wiki for archiving and documenting technical theatre solutions which now has just over 7500 pages.

Steve is a member of the ABTT Training and Education Committee and regularly trains working professionals on the ABTT’s Bronze Awards. He is also the winner of the ABTT 2023 “Idea of the Year” award for innovation and creativity. Steve is also the author of ‘Vectorworks for Theatre’, published by Entertainment Technology Press