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Victorian Virtual Reality: How Brian May is Reviving a Forgotten Art Form

13/04/2019 GMT

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Queen's Brian May wants to bring back Stereoscopy - a Victorian 3D effect.

Stereoscopy is a Victorian technique from the 1800's used to create a 3D effect. Queen's Brian May wants to bring it back.

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 it has gradually waned, overtaken by new technology. Now Queen's Brian May wants to bring it back.

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