Applying VR technologies in the reconstruction of ancient cities

N.POPOVICIM.POLCEANUD.M.POPOVICI

OVIDIUS University of Constanta

Digital Cities, 09.23.2011

Main objective

Implementing a VR-based multi-sensorial interactive system that reconstruct ancient cities.

Demonstration

TOMIS – greek colony situated at the Pontus Euxinus (Black Sea) coast, the basis of Constanta town in Romania.

Partners

National History and Archeology Museum, Constanta

Transilvania University, Brasov

S.C. NR.TECH S.R.L., Brasov

Funding

UEFISCDI – PNII - 11-041/2007

Framework

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Main artefact identification

Geometric and behavioral modeling

Virtual society organisation

Integration of different types of user-interaction devices

Main phases

Available technologies – hardware …

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… Available technologies – software

-Non-freeware

-3DStudio Max

-Arena

-Poser

-VRML Pad

-ClayTools

-Freeware

-AReVi

-ARToolkit

-OpenCV

-Blender

-Academics

-OpenHaptic

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