Heritage Preservation-Oriented Construction of Digital Museums - Tamsui Historic Sites Digital Collection Project as an Example

Huang Jui-Mao

1Introduction

Tamsui Historic Sites Digital Collection Project

27 sites in Tamsui carried out by digital works;

■ how to save a model of heritage preservation to explore the various possibilities;

■ introduce a new understanding of heritage preservation theory, and a process by means of theoretical discussion. Then generate a statement of historic practice in digital and internet-based technology and narrative content.

■ explore the network of media-user interaction process, the real digital media guide on Tamsui’s websites, to present the efficiency and impact after digitalized process.

Research Subject

■ Tamsui Historical Digital Collection Project (THDCP) have been gradually constructed. Also in the basis of completed digital model of heritage can we proceed the conservation work of historical Tamsui as well as education promotion.

■ This article mainly use cases to present the modality of application in digital collection about the pattern of digital learning, including: -Website of digital learning on heritage. -Training as tour guide to heritage. -Provide an operational platform to build the milieu around the heritages.

The Contents of Digital Collection

■ Complete investigation on historical heritages in Tamsui township. Focus on 27 historical buildings, and proceed with detailed architecture documents as object of digital collection.

■ Use multi-technology to integrate the constructional data of heritage, such as 3D model, photos, VR Animations and text. Construct website as platform of communication and promotion.

■ Digital model construction of urban milieu, including buildings, urban spaces and cultural landscape by rendering. Use multi-media to guide the learning pattern and methods of historical urban preservation.

3Features of Tamsui Heritage Digital Collection

The characteristics of metadata for heritage architecture

The difference between ordinary collection and architecture lies in [ adhering to land ] and [ occupying the space ].This project use architectural constructivism as concept of information organization.

1.The spatial narratives of heritage architecture

2.The reform and modulation of heritage architecture through the times. In the process of deconstructing heritage architecture, we design different data sorting and narrative hierarchy to respond to the cultural characters and construction methods.

3.The variety of historical heritage.

In the frame of metadata, Hierarchy starts from site milieu to reply site-conditioned spatial organization. The subdivision and dismantle of architectural construction method as information arrangement.

The Representation Modality Based on Architectural Constructivism.

■ Transform architectural constructivism into computer drafting layers to describe the modality.

■ Layers reflect that : 1.Heritage construction and the method of construction; 2.The time-sequence relationship of annex building, renovation building and construction building. 3.The components of architectural construction details. ■ The digital simulation of heritage is aimed at learning of construction method in architecture.

Picture rendering animation: To simulate the construction process of heritage architecture.

Rendering the Whole Living Aspects of Settlement Space

■ 3D rendering can elaborate not only architectural narratives, constructive technology, but also the cognition and feelings of living culture. ■ Enlarge the digitalization of heritage, urban digital mock-up as the operational mechanism of urban design, urban conservation and cultural heritage preservation. ■ Real urban scenery as reference. Simulation representation can transform heritage scenes into computer mock-up, then proceed to virtual navigation.

From one-point heritage conservation to urban history preservation.

■ The construction of connectivity in heritage architecture in the living world. To highlight the meaning of the heritage scenes that represent different historical background. ■ By the arrangement of educational course, enhance the cognition of local residents on historical environment preservation. ■ Urban digital mock-up can provide the operational mechanism for the administration of urban landscape (urban design review).

4The Depiction of Heritage Navigation and Digital Learning Modality

Associate with Local Cultural heritage Network

■ Local cultural heritage network plays as the platform that local residents participate in construction of knowledge and living, as well as the education learning mechanism promoted by digital collection. ■ Digital Collection Project provides a new vision of urban history preservation and navigation depiction, which activates the method of cultural heritage preservation and operational mechanism.

The establishment of blog of digital archives: as a platform of communication.

The inter-reference of on-site loci and digital media

■ Digital media and world-wide web provide the opportunity that realistic loci and virtual space can be inter-referential. ■ The application of portable gadget makes digital tutorial media proceed to teach inside heritage, and also provide knowledge that can not be observed on-site, like the method of architectural construction, the historical change of architectural space. ■ The connectivity of digital media intensify the power of cultural tourism promotion.

Cultivate the Talent: Learning Seeds initiated from Digital Navigation

■ By the learning of new digital tool and media, the local interpreters gain new experiences and knowledge accumulation.

■ The knowledge and feedback make the team and the cultural workers learn from each other, as another learning channel of professional knowledge.

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5Conclusion

■ By the representational technology of simulation that transform the results of digital archives into all kinds of applied modalities.

■ Digital archives not only digitalize the heritage, but also inspire the local resident’s consciousness on environmental education. Furthermore, the resident have deeper cognition on historical urban conservation.

■ By the execution of this program, the combination of education promotion , the connotation of education learning is expanded.