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By Gillian West, Social media manager

November 19, 2016 | 1 min read

Intel has joined forces with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and The Imaginarium Studios to bring the latest technology to a digitally-reimagined production of ‘The Tempest’ marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.

Together, Intel, RSC and The Imaginarium Studios have created a new audience experience rendering a digital character - Ariel the sprite - live on stage. Typically reserved for pre-recorded content like video games and films, performance capture technology from The Imaginarium Studios allows the digital avatar to interact with live actors in real-time.

More than a year in the making, the avatar features 336 joints, equivalent to every joint in the human body, to match the spontaneity of live theatre. Additionally, the avatar is powered by a PC that has 50-million times more memory than the one that put man on the moon.

Running in conjunction with the play Intel has also created a Snapchat lens to celebrate the partnership with the lens taking one or two of the many forms Ariel takes throughout the show.

The Tempest is running now in Stratford-Upon-Avon until 21 January 2017.

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