Cold war experiments and storybook monsters - back to Venice's VR island

Now in its third year, the virtual reality section of Venice is making serious forays into documentary territory.The 76th Venice film festival has included sci-fi thrills and comic-book action, backstage melodrama and medieval court intrigue. During the event’s most escapist moments, anyone longing for a dose of reality would have had more luck finding it in the virtual world.Venice VR is a pioneering festival sidebar dedicated to showcasing the best examples of an emergent art form, with