Prompt 3: Can you imagine being an audience member at one of Gaspard Robertson’s “Fantasmagorie” shows in 1797? What do you think your reaction would have been? Can you think of any form of entertainment that would elicit the same emotions today? (Re-)read/watch these resources for inspiration…
If I was an audience member at one of Gaspard Robertson’s “Fantasmagorie” shows I would have been absolutely terrified. The technology and method in which that show was done was cutting edge for it’s time which I believe would mirror very similarly to a high quality VR experience today. I also think in a more traditional form of entertainment we can also compare it to a haunted house. It states in the reading that the use of magic lanterns were quite common in middle class life which is very surprising. In which case that version seems like it could also resemble other middle class entertainment in other time periods.
