The Future of our Past: ICT supports cultural heritage understanding Ir. Dani ël Pletinckx Visual Dimension bvba Ename, België

Overview Company background EPOCH tools for cultural heritage Concept of “Future of our Past” 3D digitisation and digital restoration Interactive objects Augmented reality in your pocket Serious gaming to understand archaeology Integration aspects

Company background

EPOCH tools for cultural heritage

Concept of “Future of our Past”

3D digitisation and digital restoration

Interactive objects

Augmented reality in your pocket

Serious gaming to understand archaeology

Integration aspects

Visual Dimension Digitisation existing heritage objects (EPOCH Tools) virtual heritage objects (London Charter) documentation of heritage objects TimeFrames Open interactive multimedia systems Training Consultancy use of ICT in cultural heritage and tourism

Digitisation

existing heritage objects (EPOCH Tools)

virtual heritage objects (London Charter)

documentation of heritage objects

TimeFrames

Open interactive multimedia systems

Training

Consultancy

use of ICT in cultural heritage and tourism

EPOCH Network of Excellence, IST, 6FP 2004 - 2008 100 partners 8 mio euro network and results remain Integration activities EPOCH Tools Expertise centres Knowhow books (CD) Social-economic impact model

Network of Excellence, IST, 6FP

2004 - 2008

100 partners

8 mio euro

network and results remain

Integration activities

EPOCH Tools

Expertise centres

Knowhow books (CD)

Social-economic impact model

Future of our Past in the Allard Pierson museum (University of Amsterdam - mediterranean archaeology) Jubileum exhibition (75 years) Past Present Future ‘ Room of the Future’ shows new technologies for heritage exploration Interactive heritage objects Interactive storytelling Augmented reality Mobile technology Serious gaming - avatars and virtual reconstruction

in the Allard Pierson museum (University of Amsterdam - mediterranean archaeology)

Jubileum exhibition (75 years)

Past

Present

Future

‘ Room of the Future’ shows new technologies for heritage exploration

Interactive heritage objects

Interactive storytelling

Augmented reality

Mobile technology

Serious gaming - avatars and virtual reconstruction

Image based digitisation ARC3D + MeshLab (EPOCH) Automatic photogrammetry Webservice Integrated tools Knowhow book www.arc3D.be

ARC3D + MeshLab (EPOCH)

Automatic photogrammetry

Webservice

Integrated tools

Knowhow book

www.arc3D.be

Pharao head

Pharao head photography

Pharao head processed

Pharao head reconstructed

Potential forms of the statue

Pharao head storytelling Interactive storytelling system Story of the two parts Found at Temple of Karnak Currently in the museum of Luxor Digitisation of the object Possible forms of the statue Digital restoration Interactive object Different phases of restoration process

Interactive storytelling system

Story of the two parts

Found at Temple of Karnak

Currently in the museum of Luxor

Digitisation of the object

Possible forms of the statue

Digital restoration

Interactive object

Different phases of restoration process

Greek vase

Greek vase (3D display) Story of Olympic Games Story of depiction of movement

Story of Olympic Games

Story of depiction of movement

Augmented Reality Rome,Forum Romanum, 1855, glass negative

Augmented Reality Forum Romanum, 320 AD, Rome Reborn 2.0

Rome Reborn 2.0 Forum Romanum, 320 AD, Rome Reborn 2.0 Integrated in Google Earth

Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality

Archaeology (Villa di Livia)

Archaeology (Villa di Livia)

Archaeology (Villa di Livia)

Archaeology (Villa di Livia)

Archaeology (Villa di Livia)

Integration aspects Appropriate CH technology helps to explore a world of information that surrounds the object and that has many links to the world of today Exploration stimulates to raise questions and creates a physiological bond (pull vs. push) CH technology helps to grasp the concept of time and evolution of civilisation CH technology for education talks the language of youngsters: images, mobile technology, gaming technology

Appropriate CH technology helps to explore a world of information that surrounds the object and that has many links to the world of today

Exploration stimulates to raise questions and creates a physiological bond (pull vs. push)

CH technology helps to grasp the concept of time and evolution of civilisation

CH technology for education talks the language of youngsters: images, mobile technology, gaming technology

Future for our Past Allard Pierson Museum, Oude Turfmarkt 127, Amsterdam April 8 2009 - January 2010 www.allardpiersonmuseum.nl

Allard Pierson Museum, Oude Turfmarkt 127, Amsterdam

April 8 2009 - January 2010

www.allardpiersonmuseum.nl

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