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Marinda Botha

Exploring the African XR Realities Lab: Bridging the Gap Between Puppetry and Virtual Reality

In June 2023, I had the incredible opportunity to be part of an esteemed group of African artists selected from across the continent for…

11 min readJul 17, 2023

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Marinda Botha

Agency in Virtual Reality

What is agency in VR? And is theatre improvisation the answer?

7 min readAug 31, 2020

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Agency in Virtual Reality

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Marinda Botha

Traditional Puppetry and Virtual Reality — Part 2

Traditional puppet manipulation versus controlling digital creatures in virtual reality.

7 min readAug 20, 2020

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Traditional Puppetry and Virtual Reality — Part 2

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Marinda Botha

Traditional Puppetry and Virtual Reality — Part 1

How does the relationship between the puppet and puppeteer change in virtual reality?

9 min readAug 13, 2020

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Traditional Puppetry and Virtual Reality — Part 1

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Marinda Botha

Eye contact in Virtual Reality

Connecting with your fellow actor in VR and the challenges of working with avatars.

8 min readAug 6, 2020

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Eye contact in Virtual Reality

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Marinda Botha

An actor prepares (in Virtual Reality)

How does an actor prepare for a role in general and what’s different in Virtual Reality? As an actor, how do you adapt your process for…

11 min readJul 31, 2020

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An actor prepares (in Virtual Reality)

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Marinda Botha

Voice actors and the #Voicefirst industry.

Collaboration in the #VoiceFirst industry is requiring multi-skilled creators from different disciplines to come together for a common…

10 min readFeb 2, 2020

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Voice actors and the #Voicefirst industry.

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Marinda Botha

Marinda Botha

South African actor & voice artist. Performing in Virtual Reality. MA degree: Storytelling in Virtual Reality. http://marindabotha.co.uk/

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