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 Clouds Over Sidra - YouTube


Clouds Over Sidra was especially inspiring to me because of how powerful the 360 view was in setting the atmosphere of the piece. I felt that this piece was especially effective at eliciting sympathy from the audience as we are able to see Sidra's world firsthand. As I pointed out in my other post, I feel that documentaries can sometimes feel movie like and aren't always the best at helping the viewer understand and sympathize with the subject. I want to create a sort of narrative piece with this technology. One in which the viewer can interact with what they see, and it will bring them to another place. This will almost make it game like. You can only see so much with a regular camera, but to have it be a 360 image is just so cool and I really want to explore that. 

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  1. Dr. MApril 18, 2023 at 10:26 AM

    Sidra is such a powerful work! There are so many cool possibilities... I wish we had all the technology, but I think you can create something immersive and interactive with this!

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