The Aesthetic Study Of Interactive Drama In The Age Of Digital Media

The rapid development of digital information technology has prompted human society to enter the era of digital media.As a new form of media,digital media not only changes people’s daily life,but also has a great impact on art aesthetics.The development of digital media has injected new vitality into film and television creation and promoted the rapid innovation of the film and television industry.In this context,interactive drama,which is a combination of traditional film and television art and video game technology,has become a new art form and has been widely favored by major video platforms in recent years,and has also attracted the attention and discussion of researchers.With its unique viewing style,diverse narrative mode and open story ending,interactive drama has opened a new chapter of film and television art in the digital media era.On the one hand,the innovation and development of interactive drama cannot be separated from the empowerment of technology.With the continuous development of media and the update of interactive technology,interactive drama is born and follows the trend of integration of film and game media;on the other hand,under the influence of experience-based consumption mode,it has become popular and developed into a new trend of film and television art to meet the needs of audiences.Interactive dramas present new aesthetic features different from traditional film and television dramas,mainly in three aspects.First,interactive dramas have outstanding interactive aesthetic characteristics.The choice oriented storytelling method breaks the traditional linear appreciation and presents a non-linear interactive aesthetic;the addition of game elements gives the audience a sense of operation and pleasure of game-based interaction;the interactive drama builds a bridge of communication between the creator and the audience,the audience’s "second creation" during the interaction process and the creator’s "first creation" together produce the complete film.Secondly,the immersion of interactive drama is deepened and strengthened compared with traditional film and television productions.The dissolution of distance makes the audience’s sensory organs fully mobilized,allowing the audience to obtain a sensory immersion;the direct substitution of character identity allows the audience to enter a realm of "the same thing" and complete emotional immersion.Thirdly,the interactive drama pulls the audience’s viewing space from the collective back to the individual,calling back to the audience’s self-personality,releasing real emotions in the personalized aesthetic space,and satisfying self-realization in the "customized storyline".Behind these emerging aesthetics there are also certain problems worth reflecting on.As a product of new technology,interactive drama,while technology brings unique advantages to interactive drama,we should also be wary of losing the nature of art due to the excessive pursuit of technology,and while interactive drama gives people more aesthetic freedom,it also metaphorically represents a new type of control in the digital age.Of course,any art form has its two sides.As a new direction for the development of film and television art,interactive drama still has great potential for future development,and can realize the combination of expanding connotation and technological upgrading,making interactive drama a new way of artistic healing.