At one point during the late 1800s it was a worldwide phenomenon – bringing virtual reality-like experiences of world-famous locations and people into millions of homes.
But it has gradually waned, especially since computers and video games brought a different kind of ‘reality’ to our living rooms.
Now Queen’s Brian May, inspired by his own childhood experience of taking 3D images, wants to bring it back.
The books referenced in the video are Queen in 3-D: Updated Edition by Brian May, and Mission Moon 3-D by Dave Eicher and Brian May.
See the full story with BBC video here: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20181213-rock-star-brian-may-revives-victorian-virtual-reality