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Digital Classicist/Institute of Classical Studies Work in Progress=20 Seminar, Summer 2007

Friday 13th July at 16:30, in room NG16, Senate House, Malet Street,=20 London

Dunstan Lowe (Reading) <LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK>Intangible Cities: 'Authentic' Romes in Recreat= ional Software<RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK>

ALL WELCOME

When people imagine the ancient world, the Roman metropolis has always=20 held special appeal. What differences have digital technologies made?=20 This paper will survey computer-based <LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK>recreatio= ns<RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK> of ancient Rome,=20 especially their visual and spatial aims and tricks, from video games=20 to professional research projects, dilettante websites to Second Life.

The seminar will be followed by wine and refreshments.

For more information please contact Gabriel.Bodard@kcl.ac.uk or Simon.Mahony@kcl.ac.uk, or see the seminar website at http://www.digitalclassicist.org/wip/wip2007.html

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