📦 The Store Room, Spatial Heritage Review #6
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.
VR / AR / XR
[Featured] “VRuseum by Secondary Bounce” link | info via 80.lv
“Created this Nefertiti infographic AR experience [in Snap]” via Ibrahim Boona
“A Bluecadet prototype using the Apple Vision Pro x Cleveland Museum of Art Collection. ” via Josh Goldblum
“The Anne Frank House VR app is now available on the PICO Business Store!” video via PICO XR
“Adam and Emma: a real world story [...] Location Based AR Narrative Game Experience” via Jachim van Huut
“From April 5 to 28, 2024, the Louis Vuitton Foundation is once again offering visitors an immersive expedition around the architecture of Frank Gehry.” link via Club Innovation & Culture CLIC France
“Inviewer is a free Mixed Reality library of Spatial STEM Simulations for Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest” via Horacio Torrendell
“Rethinking Education with Virtual Reality: Are we ready for the next leap?” via Bastian Schütz
“Art is *literally* jumping off the walls in Mexico City, LA, and London.” via Google AR & VR
“My biggest passion for#WebAR.” Wil McReynolds
“Abashiri Prison Museum in Abashiri City begins simulated tour experience with VR” link via 2012apocalypsis
“Hanamizaurus” (Rough translation: “Cherry-blossom-viewing-o-saurus) via Acsi_Nakabajasi
“See how ruins looked like hundreds of years ago.” via Michal Gula
“Triomphe Du Vegetal Francais!” via Cedric Meston
“VR experience of Sant Climent de Taüll” via Giravolt
“3D virtual reality is coming to the Army Museum [...] the visitor can enjoy a dynamic and very different view of the Alcázar building.” via Círculo para la Difusión de la Historia y Cultura Militar
“Using Viggle AI, I created a live video of Eastern Roman Emperor Basil II (also known as the Bulgar Slayer).” via So Miyagawa
“Art Gate International Open Reception” link via Brendon McNaughton
“SIT STAND SMOKE is an adventure in virtual reality with art historian Éimear O’Connor” link via Linda Curtin
“Virual Hagelin M-209” via Virtual Colossus
3D printing, CNC, & Physical Reproductions
[Featured] “A 3D-printed realistic replica of the Mission San Cayetano de Calabazas Ruins” via Direct Dimensions
“Pictures of the digitisation of the Lambousa boat in the field of Eureka3D project! […] The 3D printed miniature model will be used for educational purposes.” via PhotoConsortium
“Our latest collaboration is this stunning real bronze replica for the Victoria & ALbert Museum. The original was made by Antoine-Louis Barye (1795 – 1875); a French artist” via ThinkSee3D
“I had the honor of contributing to the organization of the successful exhibition "Echoes of the Deep: Historical Shipwrecks of the Red Sea" held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.” via Aya Samir
“A Roman tegula (Pilae) originating from the Thermen Museum [...] left to dry in the sun before being fired in the kiln, captured the whimsical footprints of a dog and a cat” via Luk van Goor
“[3D printed Haniwa] A rare house-shaped Haniwa with chigi (roof rafters) on the roof.” via Otemae University History Research Institute
“Our team completed two stunning replicas for our new client, Historic Environment Scotland, last week.” via Steven Dey
David Fletcher is leaving cute painted 3D prints of architectural subjects at their real life locations again via David Fletcher
3D printed shipwreck by Becky Kagan Schott
“ A special type of haniwa also known as a "water-conducting facility-shaped haniwa.” via Otemae University History Research Institute
[JP] “We are exhibiting at Yokosuka Book Museum” via The Street Museum
Software & Hardware
[Featured] Explore photometric stereo images of 18th century copperplates at the Bodleian Library link via Richard Allen
Demo of LiDAR drone digitisation via Hugo Parent
“Google’s ability to host 3D assets is slowly expanding beyond the U.S. thanks to promising growth in click-through rates.” via VNTANA
“SuperSplat 0.16.0 is here! 🚀 3D Gaussian Splat editing upgrades: Rings selection mode; hide splats; double-click to focus” via Will Eascott
“We're opening our operating system and teaming up with top electronics makers to create a new ecosystem of mixed reality devices.” via Meta
“IIIF 3D on Apple Vision Pro demo” video via Michael Appleby
“<model-viewer> v3.5 is out!” release notes via modelviewer
“Postshot v0.3 is now available🚀New Render Controls, Z Depth Compositing, New Selection Tool, Easy Floater Removal, Object Isolation, plenty of bugfixes.” link via Jawset
“Automatic LODs! NOW available in Needle Engine 3.36” demo via Needle Tools, featuring 3D data from Minneapolis Institute of Art, also demo in AR.
“Here is my Top 13 Free & Open-Source Tools for your 3D Data Projects.” via Dr. Florent POUX
“Announcing AI Search” via Polycam
“Support for glTF’s dispersion coming up in r164” via three.js
“Updated UI for naramemory.jp” via narapuni
Theatre JS + Aframe VR + Luma AI + Google 3D Maptiles demo by Kieran Farr
“Ready for scanning with Polycam, labelling by students using ThingLink, and populating with a little help from Microsoft AI's Copilot image creator tool.” via Vince Wall
“Welcome to Octree-GS: Towards Consistent Real-time Rendering with LOD-Structured 3D Gaussians.” via Jonathan Stevens
“Introducing Lixel CyberColor (LCC), a complete 3D Gaussian Splatting solution by XGRIDS.” via XGRIDS via Mindy Li
“This is VRExplorer! Our new collaborative 3D VR visualisation software!” via François Civet
“our latest AR Code Object Capture app demo, featuring its ability to perform 3D scans of dishes and instantly create AR QR Codes.” via Maxime Maisonneuve
New promotional video for Rigsters Arago photogrammetry rig video via Inoken
“3D Photogrammetry in Hollywood With Broncolor and Gentle Giant Studios” video via inoken
“ur new Open Source photogrammetry scanner saw it’s first public daylight today at the Erasmus University Techfair” via Jan Verwoerd
“Figmin Update 22 is live!” via Figmin XR
“Tried to recreate the light is everything by iammoteh in packshot.app”, featuring the famous Nefertiti bust 3D scan via Max Ganiyev
“Trying out tripoai's AI 3D model generator.” (with historic photos) via mechpil0t
Software Comparisons
[Featured] A collection of 3D scans from iPhones and iPads comparing different apps and settings link via gatousai
“GOTHIC CHOIR - Cathedral Palma de Mallorca. Comparative Photogrammetry vs. Gaussian Splatting” via Carles Pamies
“A quick comaprison here between Luma AI and Postshot for the default 3D Gaussian Splat output.” via Gowtham Elan
Comparison of Scaniverse, Luma AI, and Polycam gaussian splats of the same subject via Acsi_Nakabajasi
“We followed this workflow to assess the accuracy of LiDAR vs Photogrammetry, what we found was a 1% deviation between the LiDAR and the Photogrammetry. With LiDAR being more accurate. This further raises the question of LiDAR vs Photogrammetry, the LiDAR required a £35k of equipment where as the Photogrammetry required £3k of equipment” via Graham Sykes
“This compilation presents a series of Photogrammetry scans conducted through the use of RealityScan, Scaniverse, and Polycam.” via Domingos Studios
“Our tests with Gaussian and first impressions ” via Nguyen Huynh
Immersive Exhibitions, Interactive Tours, Online Experiences
“Leonardo da Vinci - 500 Years of Genius” link via Grande Experiences
“The Rijksmuseum proudly offers you the opportunity to step into history by embracing the future. We emptied the Gallery of Honour so while the paintings rest safely in storage, you can engage with them like never before using Virtual Reality glasses!” via Rijksmuseum
“Travel to the Mongolian Steppe and experience the beauty and history of the Amarbayasgalant Monastery ” link via CyArk
“Embark on a virtual voyage to Preah Vihear in Cambodia” link via CyArk
“Take a virtual tour of two sites located along the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro in Mexico!” link | link via CyArk
“The Castle of Castelnou [...] With multilingual photogrammetry and audio in augmented reality, a simple tourist information table becomes a gateway to an unforgettable immersive experience.” via Philippe Font
“'The Forever Labyrinth' really shows that gamified learning is the future as you are taken on an art historical sleuthing romp” link via Edmond Connoly
“Here's our AI Curator which guides art enthusiasts through Open Access artworks at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.” via Aditu
“Visita virtual a la colección del Museo del Prado” link via Museo Nacional del Prado
“Hyogo and Ehime gourmet food” via tomo (とも)
“Notre-Dame de Paris, the Augmented Exhibition opens soon at Centro Centro in Madrid!” via Historvery
“Step aboard the iconic Cutty Sark ship from the comfort of your own home! Our innovative VR experience is featured in HeritageDaily today.” via Smartify
“The first temporary exhibition of the Virtual Museum of the Brotherhood of Charity is now available.” link via Álvaro García Alcázar
Unoffocial VR Chat Final Fantasy museum via Michael Becker
“We have launched a website where you can freely look around at 3D captured ekiben from all over Japan!” link via tasklong
“Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius, Lithuania - film editing from 3D” video via Jarek Zuzga
“Immersive Discovery: 3D Virtual Visit of n National Heritage” link via Mauritius Research and Innovation Council
“Introducing Matteo Fiamma real-time AI Avatar at the Guardia di Finanza Anniversary” via RAVATAR
Digitisation & Spatial Initiatives and Projects
“Silk Cities: Interactive Then & Now” link via Zena Asswad
“Documentation of 100-year-old art by Emanuel Vigeland” via Jani Causevic
“3D scanning of Paul Bigot's Map of Rome model” link via Benoît Rogez
“The Carthusian Monastery of Escaladei and The Eyes of History [...] An immersive look at Catalan heritage” via Giravolt
“Elephanta Caves cultural heritage site in Mumbai, a UNESCO World Heritage Site” via Iron Mountain
“The ambitious Digital Twin of St Peter's Basilica project, was talked about at the ‘Cultural Heritage at Risk in the Era of Digital Transition’ convention” link via Italferr S.p.A.
“Sequoia: a research project for the digital capture of a Sequoia tree growing in New Forest National Park.” via Egmontas Geras
“3D digital archive of the Important Cultural Property ‘Yuteki Tenmoku’” link via begin3d
“ Our team is introducing an interactive 3D version [of Phu Van Lau] on the Web in the coming weeks.” via Nguyen Huynh
“We worked out the models of the caves of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra” 3D model via Skeiron
“A 140 years old cultural heritage church digitized for consolidation works.” via Cristian Gheorghe
“Today we are in Murcia virtualizing Neanderthal remains from 50,000 years ago.” via 3DStoa
“Church of the Intercession Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, Ukraine, 1862-2022” via Sorin Popa
“Using state-of-the-art 3D laser scanning equipment provided by the University of Sunderland I'm digitally preserving the Palace of Knossos in incredible detail.” via George Vasilakis
“Could drone data help to bring Britain's crooked house pub back from the ashes?” via Drone Surveying
Articles, Publications, Presentations, Courses, Jobs
“Reminder: the deadline for proposals for our Heritage Amplified grant program is fast approaching! Applications close midnight PDT May 6th 2024.” link via CyArk
[JP] “Dissecting the important cultural properties of Daihonzan Eiheiji Temple using digital technology!” link via Oikawa Yoko
“Europeana Initiative Country Group for Bulgaria co-organises national strategic event around digital transformation and 3D” link via Europeana
“Europeana launches new webpage for the common European data space for cultural heritage” link via Digital Meets Culture
[FR] “The forgotten civilization of Upano” link via Dr. Corinne Besson Ph. D.
[ES] “The power of video mappings. Interview with Albert Burzon” link via Pedro Ortega Ventureira PhD
“The report from the Spanish Presidency Europeanaeu conference ‘Accelerating 3D in the common European data space for Cultural Heritage: Building Capacity for 3D’ has been published!” article | report via Europeana
Smithsonian’s Digitization Program Captures and Preserves Delicate Treasures video via FedTech Magazine
A cultural heritage digital experience powered by Unreal Engine and the Epic ecosystem link via CapturingReality
Check Out This Free Interactive 3D Skeletal Anatomy Atlas link via 80.lv
[FR] “Programme « CMN Numérique » : où en est-on?” link via Centre des Monuments Nationaux
What is a Point Cloud? Let United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust Explain link via AntarcticHT
[JP] Protect important cultural properties with digital technology link via koike_inc
3D Shipwreck Model Built From AUV Imagery link via Ocean Science & Technology
[ES] “Heritage preservation through the use of IoT technologies” link via TECNARA
Game Environment Assets: Bringing Cultural Heritage to 3D Design link via Ciaran Smith / The Rookies
Digitalising asset management for Chinese temples in Hong Kong link | paper via Arup
“Introduction to Color Calibration for Digital Photography” via Jeffrey Ian Wilson
“4DRL Report Series 8 - Scanning for restitution: Documenting the Allard Pierson’s Centuripe pyxis using cross-polarisation photogrammetry and RTI” link via 4D Research Lab
“Exploring the Future: Virtual Realities Transforming Museums and Cultural Heritage” link via Andy Ugale
Recent Events
8 April 2024, Online
Defining Paradata, Metadata & Data in 2D/3D Digital Heritage Documentation info | video
10 April 2024, Italy
3D digitisation for Architecture and Urban Heritage, Landscape and Archaeology Innovations from the 5Dculture project for facilitating a 3D cultural heritage data space info via 3DOMFBK
17 April 2024, Online
Responsible XR & 3D Printing in Cultural Heritage via John Walker
20 April 2024, London
Xrchiving “Where heritage, data and immersive technology meet” xrchiving.london (2022 proceedings)
22 April 2024, Online
“Join us for a live Q&A with Kareem Yahia, Founder of VirtuaLand, a social enterprise dedicated to preserving Palestine's cultural heritage through innovative 3D technology.” more info via Kareem Yahia
24 April 2024, UK
Making People and Worlds with Digital Archaeology Dr Colleen Morgan link via Sara Perry
[JP] 6 May, Online
Introduction to 3D Photogrammetry for Archaeology and Cultural Properties more info via atsushi_noguchi
Miscellaneous 3D
“I took a photo of the Shachihoko of Kakegawa Castle on Scaniverse and reprocessed it on Splat” gaussian splat via YkuwDesign
“Animated typewriter from the first half of the XX century” 3D via Skeiron
“Nurmijärvi is home to Aleksis Kivi's birthplace.I went to capture the exterior and interior of this house so that I can make a virtual 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS)” via Kari Piirainen
“the huge bronze mirror and magatama.” via nagasaiki
“Another fabulous digital documentation project of a National Trust cave network.” via Christians - The Survey Company
”Take a 3D tour of our Tree of Life to learn about the flora and fauna that decorate the sculpture and help bring it to life” via National Museum of the American Latino
“Click on the image below to see the full 3D model of Rosslyn Chapel.” link via Bjorn Aaen
“We just released a 3D model of a Mantis Shrimp (Squilla empusa) created with Kate Feller from Union College” via Digital Life 3D
“Quick Gaussian Splat of La Lonja aka the Silk Exchange in Valencia” via Steve Colmer
“Stege omkring 1450” video via Jesper Østergaard
“The beer mug (also known as the "roller jug") with wheel decoration from the collection of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena” via Digitus Art
“Horse & Dragon by Matthew Cotes Wyatt - the Duke of Wellington's most impressive garden ornament:” 3D via Keith Wood
“Have a close up view of the restoration work with this 3D model of St Marys Church in Warwick” link via Alex Harvey
“the virtual 3D reconstruction of the cellars of the "Casa del Cura" in Vicálvaro (Madrid), in the eighteenth century” link via 3D Stoa
“Japanese boat called a "Maruko-bune" that once carried water transport on Lake Biwa” via Mr. Onishi
“digital documentation project of a National Trust cave network.” via Christians - The Survey Company
“Baháʼí House of Worship” gaussian splat via David "Navi" Romero
“Explore the mesmerizing Baháʼí House of Worship in 3D!” via XGRIDS
“Empuries Museum, Girona. Photogrammetry for facade mapping” via Carles Pamies
“3D model of a Bogdanki windmill in Poland by Saulius Zaura” via Capturing Reality
“Here I share with you the result of the work I have carried out modelling in 3D the archaeological drawings of ceramic objects from Ecuador” via Byron Vega Baquerizo
“The War Wolf at Stirling Castle” link via Historic Environment Scotland
“Dive into this captivating visualization where the traditional Lebanese house, a symbol of rich architectural heritage, is reimagined through the lens of modern 3D point cloud technology. ” via XYZ Lebanon
“New #photogrammetry capture of the Martello Tower near Aldeburgh, Suffolk. ” via David Fletcher
“See the new flythrough video of the Plaisance Rosenwald School 3D model! This video is in collaboration with Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation. ” video via National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
“Sauropod trackway from the Middle Jurassic rocks exposed on the foreshore at Duntulm, Isle of Skye.” via Stu Pond
“I managed to scan most of Salisbury Catherdral using LumaLabsAI & Scaniverse on iphone15 pro in under 3 hours” via Ian George
“Surveying the Sir Samuel Kelly lifeboat for the 200th anniversary of the RNLI” via 1manscan
“Photogrammetry of the Castle of Hornachos (Badajoz).” via Jesus Garcia Carpallo
“Equestrian monument at Heumarkt” gaussian splat via Ertan Özcan
“RGB laser scanning at Kyiv Pechersk Lavra All Saints Church” via Emmanuel Durand
“I share with you a small Iberian collection, among which we highlight pieces such as an Oinochoe (S. III-II b.C.), from Archena (Murcia) and exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum.” via Ana Fernández Valera
“CultArm3D (developed by Fraunhofer IGD) presents hashtag Scan Of The Month: Bettler, Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel” via Verus Digital GmbH - CultArm3D
“Chyžné - Kostol Zvestovania Panne Márii” 3D model via Overhead4D
“Elias University Hospital Baile Olanesti.” via 3Dimensions Discovery
“here we have a first draft of the complete video with the church and the details of this little jewel of the Asturian Romanesque of the twelfth century” via 3D models via Luis Coya Aláez
“The National Treasure Inuyama Castle and the Kiso River area have been turned into a 3D scene!” gaussian splat by Studio Duckbill LLC
“50 cave tombs have been compiled into a single 3D data set.” via nonaka_ko
“Gaussian splat of a glazed terracotta tile from Ananda temple, Bagan” via Nyi Nyi Nyan Lin, also “I made a 3D Gaussian Splatting model of Dhammayangyi Temple, Bagan” via Nyi Nyi Nyan Lin
“«Infante de Sagres» is now available in 3D!“ 3D model via Diogo Teixeira Dias
“Thanks to Luma Labs AI and Unreal Engine we can get up close and personal with national monuments at home. ” via Ian George
“The Cleveland Museum of Art proudly presents the Imperial Red Cross Easter Egg, 1915, from the House of Fabergé” link via Jane Alexander
“I created a 3D model of the scene of where the container ship MV Dali struck Baltimore's Key Bridge” via Mike Caronna
“Comparative study of gaudi's conoid sinusoidal arches in the original gaudi sagrada familia schools and its replica” via Carlos Pamies
“Let's take a look back at the platypus of the Zoological Museum of Strasbourg” link via Samba Soussoko
“Korean traditional building Gwacheon Hyanggyo Daesung Jeon” via 3dartistchoihun
“The smallest city in England, Wells.” via Ian George
“The best Suzaku-mon ever.” via Acsi_Nakabajasi
“Preliminary digital reconstructions of Djehutyhotep's tomb in the Sudan National Museum.” via Rennan Lemos
“I am pleased to share my recent work on virtual reconstruction of World Heritage Site of Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam” via Shalil Joshi
“See the new flythrough video of the DeRidder Rosenwald School 3D model!” via US National Center for Preservation Technology
“Another snippet from our dataset conducted at Rye in Hastings. This time, on the edge of town lies Martello Tower XXX. Built prior to 1812, this was one of the sea defences built during the Napoleonic Wars.” via RIEGL UK Ltd
“Filmed sakura pre-blooming in Kyoto last week with the A7Siii, testing out processing into Gaussian Splats using Nerfstudio” via Sagar Patel
“Our team has successfully digitized the iconic Coquet Island lighthouse, dating back to 1841” via Andras Sandor
“We're excited to announce the expansion of our digital marketplace to include unique historical garments from the Peris Costumes Group's Collection” via Peris Digital
“This data set was scanned for a previous client but then brought to life with some simple rendering.” via Graham Sykes
“3D scan of a Discus Thrower sculpture located in National Sports Academy, Sofia.” via The Urban Scans Project via Krasimir Daskalov
“A collection of models I made for the Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart a little while ago.” via Béla Csampai
St George's Chapel, Banie (PL) link via Grzegorz Szalast
“Exploring Roman Cultural Heritage in Forum Romanum with Reality Scan app” link via Mario Krajcir
“St Augustine in Richmond, Michigan” via Michael Brown
“Brushstroke by Roy Lichtenstein. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia.” via Carlos Flores Espino
“How realistic and accurate can a pointcloud captured with lidar be?” via Ole Jørgen Halle
“Planimetric survey of the Priory Church of Aracena (Huelva).” via Jesus Garcia Carpallo
“The Monastery of the Poor Clares in Ville de Roubaix” via Thibault Guillaumont
“It never gets old to see your 3D scans brought to life right in front of you, especially when you're doing the training locally.” via Bilawal Sidhu
“3D survey of the historic Ex Calzaturificio Borri in Busto Arsizio” via Federico Colzoletti
“The Fairlie Stone. A prone figure (warrior?) with two animals. Two different renderings” via Archaeoptics 3D