{"id":11417,"date":"2023-09-04T16:37:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T14:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/04\/venices-brave-new-world-my-cosmic-trip-to-immersion-island-and-back\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T16:37:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T14:37:14","slug":"venices-brave-new-world-my-cosmic-trip-to-immersion-island-and-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/04\/venices-brave-new-world-my-cosmic-trip-to-immersion-island-and-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Venice\u2019s brave new world: my cosmic trip to Immersion Island and back"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the Lazzaretto Vecchio, the small island home of Venice film festival\u2019s Immersive section, I donned an XR headset and boldly went where most festivalgoers don\u2019t <\/p>\n

Traditional cinema hogs the limelight at the Venice film festival but there\u2019s an array of wilder delights just behind the main site. Hang a right past the PalaBiennale theatre and a boat whisks you across to the Lazzaretto Vecchio, the small island home of the event\u2019s Venice Immersive <\/a>section. It\u2019s a two-minute ride but it feels like light years away.<\/p>\n

Venice\u2019s self-styled \u201cImmersion Island\u201d is dedicated to showcasing emergent technologies \u2013 and by definition emergent storytelling. There are 28 XR (extended reality) productions in the main competition, together with 24 \u201cworld gallery\u201d tours hosted by VRChat, and these run the gamut from interactive movies through 360-degree videos to the sort of imposing standalone installations you\u2019d otherwise find in a modish art gallery. The medium is nascent and even the language around it is still bedding down. The works on the schedule aren\u2019t quite films or games or art displays, although most will contain elements from all three disciplines. \u201cWe like to call them experiences,\u201d says the woman on the desk with a shrug.<\/p>\n

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\nOn the Lazzaretto Vecchio, the small island home of Venice film festival\u2019s Immersive section, I donned an XR headset and boldly went where most festivalgoers don\u2019t
\nTraditional cinema hogs the limelight at the Venice film festival but there\u2019s an array of wilder delights just behind the main site. Hang a right past the PalaBiennale theatre and a boat whisks you across to the Lazzaretto Vecchio, the small island home of the event\u2019s Venice Immersive section. It\u2019s a two-minute ride but it feels like light years away.
\nVenice\u2019s self-styled \u201cImmersion Island\u201d is dedicated to showcasing emergent technologies \u2013 and by definition emergent storytelling. There are 28 XR (extended reality) productions in the main competition, together with 24 \u201cworld gallery\u201d tours hosted by VRChat, and these run the gamut from interactive movies through 360-degree videos to the sort of imposing standalone installations you\u2019d otherwise find in a modish art gallery. The medium is nascent and even the language around it is still bedding down. The works on the schedule aren\u2019t quite films or games or art displays, although most will contain elements from all three disciplines. \u201cWe like to call them experiences,\u201d says the woman on the desk with a shrug. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On the Lazzaretto Vecchio, the small island home of Venice film festival\u2019s Immersive section, I donned an XR headset and boldly went where most festivalgoers don\u2019t Traditional cinema hogs the limelight at the Venice film festival but there\u2019s an array of wilder delights just behind the main site. Hang a right past the PalaBiennale theatre …<\/p>\n

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