Digital Gardens

Overview

On the surface, Digital Gardens looks like the now 31-year-old Fringe trying to prove it's still got the new age tech savvy of a pimply teenager. But don't be put off by your first impressions — the program on offer doesn't just use digital media as a gimmick but actually engages with its possibilities for audience interaction and storytelling. One of the ways the project will work is by collaborating with artists who are presenting in the Hub so that audiences from those shows can recreate their live experiences of that work in a digital format. Melbourne's a city that punches above its weight in the world of independent game development, and the Fringe are inviting some of the city's talented digital designers to dream up some immersive, multiplayer experiences for visitors.

Digital Gardens runs from September 19 – 21, City Square, Melbourne CBD; September 28 – 29 and October 5 – 6, Prahran Town Hall, City of Stonnington. Read the rest of our top ten picks of the Melbourne Fringe Festival here.