How could digital technologies such as VR and AR support the protection of lost tangible and intangible heritage?
Hey there. I think is working with photogrammetry, because it is easy and cheap.
http://arc-team-open-research.blogspot.com/2016/12/comparing-7-photogrammetry-systems.html
Hi Gehan,
speaking about tangible heritage, I think VR and AR will allow to experiment full-experiences, so to allow alternative ways to live the experience of tangible heritage places. Furthermore, having to digitize the spaces will make it possible to have a "digital version" of the heritage and to be able to protect and preserve it more easily. I am confident that the development of AR and VR will bring many benefits.
AR promises great potentials to contextualize heritage artifacts, particularly when original architectural contexts are lost or in danger. For instance, in this study we investigated how AR enhances the communication of the original context of an isolated artifact from the Nimrud palace in Iraq.
https://vimeo.com/336831335
Article Architectural Contextualization of Heritage Museum Artifacts...
But how can we make VR accessible to all users and societies. And not limit it’s potential to a small group of technology users.
Gehan Selim, VR is/will be accessible via the smart devices the very vast majority, globally, all have in their hands, one of the obstacles in nonetheless, internet access; wherever VR /AR is used, it best accompanied with free wifi, as for many that is an expensive threshold. Most of the other VR devices will in my opinion stay a niche, they are single purpose, rather large and as such not flexible for people to use and handle wherever they are and VR is interesting to use.
In general, digital technologies such as VR/AR are very interesting, but by nature, they are not the original. Standing next to the real Cheops pyramid, is the real impressive experience. The future therefore lays in the added possibilities; extra information, for humans impossible perspectives, virtual reconstructions; all of that without having to touch or manipulate the environment of the original. The better both go hand in hand, the greater the success and future
Dear dr.
The future is the Digital technologies future and cultural heritage preservation
The future will be The digital age, digitizing everything.
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Dear dr. Xiang Ren
Very useful contribution.
Best regards
Photogrammetry seems interesting, but I think an important point is the social appropriation of knowledge through the use of technologies. The podcast is an alternative
Dear Gehan Selim this is a great Question
Cultural tourism is a growing sector. It is one of the best ways to discover the Cultural Heritage and way of life of a region and its people. However, without modernization and digital mediation, this sector can rapidly deteriorate.
I am agree with Xiang Ren , Hendrik Hameeuw , Nasser Said Gomaa Abdelrasheed and Eslam Nofal Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) has become one of the most advanced techniques and technologies that is used currently in many fields.
In this paper, a novel cultural tourist experience is presented. It consists of a virtual Space Door accessible through augmented reality and leading to a Virtual Museum built using virtual reality.
Conference Paper V-Museum: A Virtual Museum Based on Augmented and Virtual Re...
Whether it's a priceless painting from the Dutch Golden Age, the ruins of a Roman Forum and its surrounding olive groves on the side of a sleepy Mediterranean hill, or a more modern audiovisual masterpiece from the 20th century, our cultural heritage is so fragile that it can be easily damaged and permanently damaged, even destroyed in the worst case. The many natural and human factors that pose a threat to our cultural heritage range from pollution, flooding, and erosion caused by wind, vandalism, poor maintenance, or inadequate maintenance. The digitization of our cultural heritage is important in order to protect, conserve, restore, research, disseminate and promote our tangible and intangible cultural assets, stemming from all types of cultural institutions (museums, galleries, libraries, and archives, monuments and sites).
The constant progress of digital technologies opens up impressive and ever-expanding possibilities. From 3D technology to artificial intelligence and virtual/augmented reality, all these techniques not only preserve but also stimulate the imagination of the youngest, digital natives, by arousing their admiration and interest in them. vast treasures of their country. The public favors concepts such as virtual museums, seduced by the idea that if they cannot physically move to the museum, it can come to them. If such concepts are a reality today, it is thanks to the explosion of digital innovations over the past 20 years.
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