BBC Documentaries

Victorian Virtual Reality - How Brian May Is Reviving a Forgotten Art Form (2019x66)

Air date: Apr 19, 2019

Stereoscopy is a Victorian technique used to create a 3D effect. During the late 1800s, it was a worldwide phenomenon bringing virtual reality-like experiences of world-famous locations and people into millions of homes, but its popularity gradually waned as it was overtaken by new technology. Now Queen's Brian May wants to bring it back.