Virtualising ancient imperial Rome: from Gismondi's physical model to a new virtual reality application
by Gabriele Guidi, Bernard Frischer, Ignazio Lucenti, Janez Donno, Michele Russo
International Journal of Digital Culture and Electronic Tourism (IJDCET), Vol. 1, No. 2/3, 2008

Abstract: This paper deals with two, related topics: the acquisition and recovery of information 'trapped' in the geometry of an historical artifact; the employment of this form of 'intangible heritage' as an historical source on a par with more explicit sources such as ancient drawings, books, archaeological excavations, etc. This study relates to the construction of a virtual model of ancient Rome within the framework of the international project known as ''Rome Reborn 1.0'' (www.romereborn.virginia.edu). It exploits intangible information in order to make a plausible reconstruction of ancient Rome, currently one of the largest virtual models ever developed in the field of cultural heritage.

Online publication date: Mon, 24-Nov-2008

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