📦 The Store Room, Spatial Heritage Review #3

A little extra, because so much happened this month.

Like many museums, there was just too much to put on display this month. Here's a all the great stuff from the stores! You can read this month’s main review here.

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Interactive Games

Clip from Unsung Empires: The Cholas launch trailer by Ayelet Studio

• Unsung Empires: The Cholas, an Assassin’s Creed / Prince of Persia style adventure game that “started with the dream of building an Ancient Indian Narrative-driven game about Rajendra Chola” video via Abraham K.

• Shout out to the team at Preloaded because Wonders: Pyramids of Giza has won GOLD at The Anthem Awards in the Education, Art & Culture - Digital & Innovative Experiences category! 🏆 More info via Preloaded

• Why archaeologists study virtual worlds from video games via Colleen Morgan

• 8K Vision is working on something intriguing called Nachts im Archiv, that apparently includes “3D Scanning a full museum” via Simon Gasch

Virtual Visits

Screenshot of Cutty Sark virtual tour by Smartify / Royal Museums Greenwich

• 3D tour of Cutty Sark via Anthony Cassar

• New Boston Museum of Science exhibit gives immersive look at climate crisis link via The Institute of Museum and Library Services

• Bringing Ruins of an Ancient Religious Site to Life— and to the Classroom article

• Interactive 3D site gives modern insight into ancient Callanish Stones more info | callanish.archaeoptics.co.uk via Emma Rennie

• 3D tour of Läckö Slott https://www.lackoslott.se/upplev-kungasalen-i-3d/  Via Statens fastighetsverk

• Revisit the Unlocking Lapworth’s Legacy exhibition from Lapworth Museum, UK | link via Lapworth Museum

• “4D immersion of balloon flight” at Château-d'Œx info via Uzufly

• “Immersive exhibitions based on artists such as Van Gogh and Dali derided as ‘money grab’” article in the Guardian.

• [FR] Report by the France 2 teams on the theme of immersive technologies applied to museums via Philippe Font

• “Created a virtual 3D simulation of the Ram temple using Unity, allowing users to explore and wander through its immersive environment.” by Anurag Anand

Augmented Reality

In-app screenshot of Sutro Baths AR Tour by Peter Carrasco and Ethan Buttimer

• “Wonderment by Design's latest project! Our developers are creating an amazing feature that allows you to see through building walls using augmented reality” via Jachim van Huut

• “My first MR experiment outdoors, in an alleyway…” by Hugues Bruyère 

• “Moved an entire statue🗽from a museum to a dog park” via Aries Hilton

• Sutro Baths AR Tour by Peter Carrasco and Ethan Buttimer via Google AR & VR

• Augmented reality mammoth by Real Illusions + Groupe TF1. Link (iOS/USDZ only) via Yani Khezzar

• Maritiem Museum Rotterdam +  Winto AR Tours Discover a museum piece with augmented reality using a device at the location via Freek Teunen

• “Palais Masséna in Nice: augmented reality takes the public into the heart of the missing casino” info | info | video | via Pierre-Yves Lochon

Virtual Reality

Screenshot of Hooked Wit’s WIP reconstruction of the 1851 Great Exhibition

• “Bringing the world’s wonders into the classroom” article via Mark Osterman 

• “Latest update on my VR simulation of the #CrystalPalace #GreatExhibition of 1851.” by Hooked Wit | Update 1  | Update 2 

• Snowy landscape version of Ryu's Kyoto in VR chat via lileaLab and view0608

Software / Hardware

Shopping for stuff is like browsing a museum collection, right? Screencap of a proposed IKEA shopping experience made by Yanosh Govoshi

• Aren’t museums kinda like shops? Fictional demo for an IKEA shopping experience made by Yanosh Govoshi, via Joseph Michael

• There’s a new free photogrammery app on the scene with beholder.vision now offered “free for personal use”. Here’s a great review by Prof. Peter L. Falkingham.

• “Introducing Cesium World Bathymetry!” via Cesium

• DJI Just Launched Its Own 3D Model Editing Software, DJI Modify

• “v1 of nerf studio released” via Nerf Studio 

• “Revopoint MIRACO 3D Scanner released” more info | Example output 3D 

• New Headsets at CES via Road to VR

• Apple’s Vision Pro tour includes a classic “here’s a dinosaur experience” which I guess is their way of saying “Hey! You can look at historical stuff on our headset too!”: video 

• “Our MR app "Caddy" brings science fiction to life, using the Meta Quest 3. Explode, manipulate and share virtual models directly with your hands:” via Caitlin Kalinowski 

• “You can practise virtual POTTERY (wheel) on this website.” link via Nao Casanova

Digitisation & Spatial Initiatives and Projects

Examples of 3D models created by recipients of Cyark's Heritage Documentation Training Grant

• “eCorpus is a database linked to 3D models, using DPO-voyager as a 3D viewer and metadata editor, link via Holusion

• The  Korean National Heritage Administration reconstructions are being made available for free on Unreal Asset Store and Sketchfab

• “Cyark Heritage Documentation Training Grant recipients presented their final projects” via Cyark

• “For the grand reopening of the National Museum #Herat in Afghanistan, three dioramas were requested [...] The idea was to present the famous miniature paintings, found within these manuscripts, in a new way.” link via Sebastian Hageneuer

• The UK’s Time Team is using paywalling 3D content to drive to their Patreon via Time Team

• “The 4D Research Lab: 3D modelling and virtual reconstruction for research and education” link via Europeana

• Amalia Robertson on “A Dream Project at the Lapworth Museum of Geology”

• Link | Lapworth Museum on Sketchfab via Lapworth Museum of Geology

• The UNESCO and ERA Chairs on Digital Cultural Heritage has begun digitising the largest collection of cypriot artefacts outside of Cyprus covering 7,000 years of history. Link | video | more via Ann Follin

• Introducing PEP (Photometric Extended Photogrammetry), a game-changer in 3D scanning for archaeology and scientific research. via Luk van Goor

• “Malta, the EU’s smallest nation, was the very first country to submit its entry 'the Ċittadella of Gozo',  as the first 3D digitized heritage asset to the common European data space for cultural heritage facilitated by the Europeana Initiative.” info via Anthony Cassar 

• “Discover how the EUreka3D project supports 3D in the data space for cultural heritage” via Europeana

• IIIF welcomes Julie Winchester as specification Editor link

• Project of high resolution 3D scans of 100 Armenian khachkars link via Scan3D Pro

• “The excavations at trench V.1 was interrupted by the conflict in Syria. A French team of the University of Paris (Sorbonne) decided to commission us with the realisation in 3D.” via Sebastian Hageneuer

• Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is offering a Career Development Fund grant to help someone attend IS&T Archiving 2024 link via Roberta Morehouse 

• Announcing the £6m Immersive Arts consortium, to support UK artists and organisations working in immersive technology. Via UK Arts and Humanities Research Council

• “We integrated three publicly available UAV videos of Kumamoto Castle's castle tower and created a 3D image of Kumamoto Castle at the time of the disaster using photogrammetry.” via Studio Duckbill, also promoted by RealityCapture.

• XRMust XR Awards 2023: A Year in Immersive Storytelling announcement link 

• Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco student showcase for "Architectural Representation" link via Edgar Martinez Castillo 

• “3D scanning: we recreated a sacred South African site in a way that captures its spirit” 

• article and video and inteactive 3D  

• “The Falerii Novi Project @FaleriiNovi recently launched their new website! Find 3D models of the five excavation areas, maps, videos, photos, drone footage, and more.” faleriinoviproject.org via  UofTClassics

• “We've completed the 3D scanning at Stănișoara Monastery, Vâlcea, revealing unique architectural details!” via 3Dimensions Discovery

• “Are you working with or are aware of any #3D #culturalheritage #datasets? We at the  International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing WG II/6 aim to catalogue them so that they may serve the community better.” questionnaire via  Arnadi Murtiyoso

• Factum Foundation is currently collaborating with the Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp to record the series of woodblocks cut by the Flemish artist Christoffel Jegher via Factum Foundation

• “Heritage Malta's innovation strategy lies in the Digitisation Unit” via Anthony Cassar

• “Digitisation of the ‘Golden Bull’, issued in 1356 by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV and something like the ‘Basic Law’ of the Holy Roman Empire is underway” link via Pedro Santos,

• The "XTREME: Mixed Reality Environment for Immersive Experience of Art and Culture" is now underway more info via Yannis Parcharidis

• REPLACE Project, a research project addressing the question “how can we use the socio-cultural role of 3D technologies in sustaining communities and heritage through disasters?”, celebrates a year since it’s establishment via REPLACE Project

• “Now, thanks to our 3D virtual reconstruction, you can compare what Herculaneum looks like in the recreation with today!” via Virtualan.es - Patrimonio Virtual & Museos

• “We are thrilled to share a groundbreaking milestone in the digital preservation of cultural heritage: the 3D digitization of the Biscainhos Museum in Braga.” via Ricardo Lage

Tutorials, Learning, & Resources

• “Creating a Window to the Past: How to Build Location-Based AR for Historical Places” | link via Seikh Nabab Uddin (featured above)

• “I put together a walk through of my DIY portable PBR texture scanner. Build your own material library from anywhere and on a budget!” Video by Winrik Haentjens

• Miguel Bandera Llamazares shares some thoughts on aligning LiDAR, and terrestrial and aerial photogrammetry datasets using control points in RealityCapture. Link.

• “Difference between Photogrammetry and NeRFs (Neural Radiance Fields)” by Harshit_ | link. 

• “How LIDAR contributes to archeological prospecting and exceptional heritage management”  via YellowScan

• physicallybased.info is “a database of physically based values for CG artists”

3D Printing

Multicolour 3D print of a great pond snail by Mieke Roth.

• 3D model of a great pond snail by Mieke Roth via Anatomical

• “A #SneakPeek at our latest exhibition, coming soon to the Old Library: 'In His own image: fakes and forgeries.' This horse's head, modelled on the horse of Selene from the east pediment of the Parthenon, was made using a 3D printer.! Via Magdalen Libraries & Archives

• “With 200 years since the naming of Megalosaurus, why not celebrate by 3d printing your own copy of the lower jaw?” link via Olof Moleman

Miscellaneous 3D

Screencapture by Prof. Richard Johnston

• 88cm model of Baron Anders von Höpken (1759) 3D model via Adam de Kaminski

• Photogrammetry Stereo Scan shooting process and results | video via 3dartistchoihun

• Some very cool work by Prof. Richard Johnston:

  • “This Hummingbird hawk-moth collected over 100 years ago, catalogued by Amgueddfa Cymru, and now in 2023 the technology exists to 3D X-ray image & digitally shave its scales” via link

  • “syGlass, specimen from The Egypt Centre” link 

  • “Taking tiny things from the natural world around us, X-raying them and making them massive in VR is one of my favourite things” link

• “Aerial and terrestrial photogrammetry of a 500m Viaduct railway bridge.” via Geraldo Sansone

• “One of my older scans was uploaded with a documented full workflow on ArtStation.” via Mario Krajcir

• Reconstruction of a bust from fragments discovered at the site and from the files found on the subject via Michaël Rodrigues

• “A heavily restored sphinx of Hapshetsut, currently on display in gallery 131 in the Met.” link via Dan Pett

• Digitisation of Zamfira Mansion link via 3Dimensions Discovery

• “Some time ago we reconstructed the Gauzón Castle in 3D in the 19th century. X and today you can learn more about him from the report” link via PAR Arqueo. Virtual

• Our contribution to the exhibition “The Kingdom Come” in the Cathedral of Valladolid link via CARTODESIA S.L.

• 3D Gaussian Splatting Hadrian's Villa video by Matthew Brennan

• Reconstruction -The Temple of HERA Metapontum via David George 

• “Slowly progressing on this superimposed reconstruction (Aedes Castoris, Rome)” via  hbitproject 

• “Lathamus Keep, a Tasmanian giant Eucalyptus globulus (+80 m tall) in the Huon Valley scanned by terrestrial and canopy laser scanning” via Kim Calders 

• Drone photogrammetry of trenches from #TheDig2023 via National Trust Archaeology

• “Model of a historical wooden model from the city museum in  #photogrammetry [...]  Sketchfab for presentation on the web and #3D Tiles for the integration into our Cesium #webgis client.” 3D on Sketchfab via Sven Schroeter 

• Virtual restoration of the collapsed and damaged Hokyoin Tower via nonaka_ko

• 3D point cloud capture of the Horniman Walrus link via Terra Measurements Ltd

• “Tonight Spain in the Open returns to #Dmax. At 10:30 p.m. a new chapter 'Castles of legend' premieres. A spectacular tour of some of the most impressive fortresses in our country.” video via MBC Servicios Audiovisuales

• “‘The House of the Old Vicereine’.This house was demolished in 1910 and was located at the corner of Perú and Belgrano streets.” 3D model collection via Historia Digital / Digital History

• “#oVertTCN #diceCT and #CT datasets for this black-banded pygmy boxfish are available for download from MorphoSource” link via Dr Jaimi Gray 

• “Digitally unwrapping this >2000 year old mummified bird of prey using X-ray microCT and 

• “This virtual 3D model lets you wander the streets of ancient Rome” via BigThink

• “Here is the 3D model of a Roman Camp, which I made for 'Barbarians, Season 2”: 3D model on Nira.app | vfx breakdown video via Robert Kraczek

• Updated portfolio site of 3D artist Gabriel Font Léon

• Jarra Cupisnique-Museo Arqueológico Nacional Bruning process video by Luigui Oliva Mera

• “We created a 3D model to record observations of the transformed Katsuzaka-style earthenware (072) exhibited at the Kasori Shell Mound Museum special exhibition” via Minoru Araki

• “5,683 square metres of historic property scanned and colourised with 301 panoramic images in 51 minutes” via Martin Harrington 

• Digital master tapes of the 3D series 'Reboot' found, but a playback device is lacking  via Arthur Ditner, but also see comment by James Peterson

• “Comparison of Noto Peninsula and Nagahashi Fishing Port before and after the Noto Peninsula earthquake.” by Studio Duckbill | 3D tour on Cesium via hwtnv

• Verus Digital GmbH - CultArm3D Scan of the month link

• “Sony has a cool Ghostbusters installation at their booth with screens all around you and haptics on the floor. It's like (basic) VR without a headset.”  via Casandra Vuong

• Goethe's Desk interactive 3D model via Digitus Art GmbH & Co. KG

• Polycam gaussian splat montage includes some nice cultural heritage subjects via polycam 

• 1995 Consumer Electronics Show demo of the Microscribe 3D via Louis Rosenberg 

• “Newest #3D scan of a Stenopterygius quadriscissus fossil specimen” Via MnhnL digitise 

• “3D visualisation work on St Mary's Abbey and the King's Manor in York - part of our ongoing Henry VIII on Tour henryontour.uk” via Heritage 360

• “Our team of photogrammetrists has developed a specific workflow to deliver sub-mm resolution documentation of stained glass windows.” via Chris Jackson

• "Digging a Little Deeper: Interfacing Archaeological Data within Unreal Engine" via Benedict Dyson

• “Ever wanted to look into the eye of #Ichthyosaurus?”  interactive 3D via MnhnL digitise 

• “An illustrated book with impressive 3D reconstructions in which we will explore Rome at the beginning of the 4th century under the rule of Emperor Constan’ via Antigua Roma al Día 

• “Täby Church with its lovely mediaeval paintings” via Thomas Hagaeus

• “The remains of an elaborated middle-hall-building, the so-called “White Temple”, were discovered and we reconstructed it.” link via Sebastian Hageneuer

• “Virtual reconstruction of the Castle of Niebla” by Jesus Garcia Carpallo

• “50 pieces documented in the virtual reconstruction of room H8 of Cancho Roano” by Josep R. Casals

• “This highly accurate 3D scan of Holic Castle, created from over 10,000 images and 200 laser scans, was enhanced using Gaussian splatting in the surrounding area to achieve the best possible VR experience” by Overhead4D

• 3D gaussian splatting - Grand Buddha at Ling Shan via Eunsung Kim

Events

Promotional image for The Network of European Museum Organisations Webinar on effective digital storytelling in museums.

Upcoming

August 28-31 2024
European Association of Archaeologists Annual Meeting info. Session: “Teaching and Learning Archaeology with Digital Tools” session at European Association of Archaeologists conference via 4D Research Lab

Recently happened:

February 1 2024
The Network of European Museum Organisations, Webinar on effective digital storytelling in museums, Thursday 1 February 2024 10:00-11:00 UTC | More info.

January 30 2024
“Making Playable Immersive Experiences in Your Museum” more info viaMuseum iD

January 21-25 2024
Imaging.org’s Electronic Imaging 2024, January 21-25, 2024, Burlingame, CA, USA | More info.

January 22 2024
Showroom Cinema to hosted a free Virtual Reality (VR) open on day with Story Futures | more info via Showroom Cinema

January 15 2024
Birmingham University, The Perception of Palaeontology & Volcanology in Video Games: A Primer for Science Communicators Monday | More info, via Lapworth Museum.

January 14 2024
Japanese Archaeological Morphometrics Study Group
"Let's create a pottery development diagram with CloudCompare (JP) | More info, via Atsushi Noguchi.

January 11-12 2024
XTREME - Mixed Reality Environment for Immersive Experience of Art and Culture “On the 11-12th January 2024, IT University in Copenhagen (IT-Universitetet i København), the XTREME project coordinator, welcomed more than 40 participants from 14 different partner organisations from all over Europe.” via Xtreme Project