Digital Classicist London 2016 Seminar
Institute of Classical Studies Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Friday July 1st at 16:30 in room 234
*Valeria Vitale (KCL)* *Rethinking 3D visualisation: from illustration to research tool*
The use of 3D visualisation is becoming increasingly popular in the study of the Ancient World. However, 3D images are often merely used as eye-catching illustrations, their value reduced to aesthetic pleasantness or technological lure. This seminar will start by showing, through examples and case studies, the importance of spatial information (such as location, dimension, geometry) in the understanding of ancient places and artefacts. Then, it will discusses how 3D visualisation can be used as a powerful tool to represent and investigate this kind of information, enhancing—and sometimes challenging—our approaches to tangible and intangible ancient cultural heritage.
Recommended readings at: http://www.digitalclassicist.org/wip/wip2016-05vv.html
The seminar will also be screencast on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/w0f_a3Dk-wo
ALL WELCOME