David Bowie Is exhibition going to cyber space

THE globe-trotting, blockbuster exhibition David Bowie Is is being reimagined as a digital experience for mobile devices and virtual reality/augmented reality platforms.

David Bowie Is, which launched in 2013 at London’s Victoria & Albert (V&A) museum, ran for five years, visiting 12 museums and drawing two million visitors.

The exhibition took viewers through a collection of Bowie’s work and artifacts from his life. These include the ‘Starman’ costume ( top) from Bowie’s appearance on Top of the Pops in 1972.

The V&A is also behind the forthcoming digital version of the exhibition, as is the David Bowie Archive and New York product studio Planeta.

The experience will consist of a connected sequence of ‘audio-visual spaces’ featuring music, artifacts and more.

In addition, 3D scans will be used to present the artiste’s costumes and treasured objects, and the team is considering a feature allowing users to “step into” an outfit and see themselves in it.

The digital experience will be available for mobile devices and all major VR/AR platforms. It will be offered in nine different languages, like the museum show, with a first release planned for fall 2018.

For more, visit davidbowieisreal.com. – AFPRelaxnews