Virtual environments are being used everywhere

IN AN EARLY scene from Disney’s new television series, “The Mandalorian”, a door opens to reveal a barren, icy landscape. The camera swoops outside to follow the titular character, a solitary gunslinger in silver armour, making his way across the vast expanse of ice. It is an impressive, expensive-looking shot, of the kind you might expect for a show set in the “Star Wars” universe.