‘He was always a bit of a groundbreaker’: David Bowie enters a new dimension in ‘extended reality’ documentary
The Venice Immersive film festival is showcasing a new 3D extended reality documentary about David Bowie. The project features hundreds of previously unseen images and highlights the evolution of storytelling through immersive technology.
Why it matters
It represents a significant intersection between legacy pop culture and emerging XR technology, signaling a shift in how historical archives are presented to audiences.
‘He wasn’t just about the music’ … still from David Bowie: Unseen Unheard. Photograph: Venice film festival ‘He wasn’t just about the music’ … still from David Bowie: Unseen Unheard. Photograph: Venice film festival Movies ‘He was always a bit of a groundbreaker’: David Bowie enters a new dimension in ‘extended reality’ documentary Hundreds of unseen images of the star feature at the Venice film festival, alongside virtual worlds exploring wildfires, wolves and the birth of stars
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