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Where's my Holodeck? The latest interactive movie news

By Wendy Zukerman

1 June 2011

Now we are accustomed to the wonders of 3D, turning movies interactive might be the next step in cinema. But how will the technologists do it?

IT IS time for cinema to take its next step. 3D technology now fills our screens with beautifully rendered characters and virtual environments, but we could have so much more.

So says Dennis Del Favero, director of what he calls the world’s first 3D interactive film, Scenario. Rather than having audience members sit back and enjoy the action, the interactive narrative has them drive the story.

Undoubtedly, the ultimate synthetic interactive environment must…

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