Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Smithsonian Journeys: Venice

Smithsonian Journeys: Venice
Type: Tours of Venice
Image Quality: Low Resolution
Scale: Good
Length: Medium

This collection of five tours, totaling about 30 minutes, shows both the potential and the limitations of early stereo 3D video. The exploration and feeling of immersion are great, but they are betrayed by the low resolution camera work. It is still worth viewing if you love travel as I'm not aware of any better half hour video tour available of a European city in VR.

The tour guide is a college professor who is a veteran of the Great Courses line of educational videos, which I love. He is very enjoyable and knowledgeable about Venice being basically an expert on the subject of historical Italy. A nice trip, just don't expect high quality video.
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