Spatial Heritage Review Issue #11, September 2024

This month: AR history trails, natural history in VR, amazing 3D print initiatives, historic gaming, + much, much more!

Oct 23, 2024

Hello spatial heritage enthusiasts!

As the saying goes “better late than never” 😅 While I tried to get this month’s edition out in a timely manner, life had other plans. Regardless, I think you’ll find simply *loads* of interesting projects from September ‘24 to explore—scroll on and take a look!

As for me, last month I:

Presented an online seminar on IIIF 3D to Analysis and Recording of Cultural Heritage in Venice (video recording).
Attended eCommemoration Convention 2024 in Hamburg.
Whipped along several consultation projects.
Took a much needed holiday. 🏖️

I hope your September was equally full of interesting and pleasant shenanigans.

Until next month,

Tom

VR

“Visions of Nature: Natural History Museum’s new MR experience transports guests to the year 2125” link | video via Marta Maria Peinador Aguado

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Immersive Exhibitions, Interactive Tours, Online Experiences

“Surrounded! The Alamo Augmented Experience is now open!” via The Alamo and Histovery.

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AR / XR

Footprints Through Time by (Un) Known Projects is a “A compelling story of Black resilience told through immersive augmented reality & holograms.” more info via Adrian Rashad Driscol

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Digitisation & Spatial Initiatives and Projects

“Big update on my 3D scan FOIA lawsuit against the Rodin Museum and French Ministry of Culture: my case is now before the French supreme court” link via Cosmo Wenman

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Software, Hardware, & Technology

As Epic Games moves closer towards winding down Sketchfab, the heritage community has thoughts. For me, the discussion is as much about control and sustainable access as it is about the validity of Sketchfab/Fab as a home (and not the home) for 3D data and its heritage context.

👓 In other news, while Meta and Snapchat announced their respective hi-tech Orion and Spectacles ‘24 AR glasses, Zappar expands availability of their Google cardboard-esque smartphone-based Zapbox AR setup.

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3D printing, CNC, & Physical Reproductions

A really astounding amount of activity in this category in September!

Several projects demonstrating 3D prints to increase participation and accessibility including projects by Spazio Geco for Museo Etrusco Guarnacci [featured image], and how about on-demand 3D printed souvenirs via Cade Museum’s ‘pay to print’ program?

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Interactive & Games

“At-Turaif, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, moves into the metaverse in Fortnite Creative” link via Livewire and Beyond Creative

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Articles, Publications, Presentations, Courses, Jobs

“UNICiv: A Universal Navigation Interface to Civilization” is “an extensible, universal, spatio-temporal interface […] to visualize structures of the distant past.” paper via Patrick Cozzi

(This was released at the very end of August, but the paper was only published last month—I really want to try it live!)

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Events

Added to the events directory this month:

13 December 2024
Eureka 3D Final Conference more info

14 & 15 January 2025
Museum Connections Paris more info

24-27 June 2025
Archiving 2025 more info via Roberta Morehouse and Todd Swanson

Surveys

“Calling all 3D-based researchers! We'd like your feedback on how to improve the publication and evaluation of 3D projects.” link via PURE3D
Help us to map European data infrastructures for 3D cultural heritage link via Europeana
Meemoo Flemish Institute for Archives 3D Scans & Objects Survey link
“Museums in the Metaverse needs your help to understand how audiences might use virtual museums.” survey via Museums in the Metaverse
[CLOSED] ~~“The MorphoSource Team is investigating ways that we can improve and expand support for cultural heritage data on MorphoSource.”~~ ~~link~~ ~~via~~ ~~Mieke Roth~~
[CLOSED] ~~[FR] “Call for testimonies on your professional use of 3D models related to heritage”~~ ~~link~~ ~~via~~ ~~BIBRACTE EPCC~~