The Future of the Virtual Past: New directions and shared standards in the reconstruction of the Medieval-Renaissance built environment

Frankopan Hall, Jesus College, Cambridge , United Kingdom
Online / In-Person

An international interdisciplinary conference on the digital reconstruction of the medieval / early modern built environment, organized by Donal Cooper, Morgan Ng, Elisabetta Scirocco, Tanja Michalsky, Roberto Cipolla and Deborah Howard


An international interdisciplinary conference organized by Donal Cooper, Morgan Ng, Elisabetta Scirocco, Tanja Michalsky, Roberto Cipolla and Deborah Howard

Monday 27 June 2022, 10am-6pm

Location: Online (Zoom) / In-Person (Jesus College, Cambridge)
Registration details below


Full programme and abstracts online: https://www.futureofthevirtualpast.com/

The need for shared standards in the visualization of cultural heritage is widely recognized (London Charter, 2006; Seville Principles, 2011) but practice remains diverse. Data ontologies like CIDOC-CRM suggest new standards for underpinning data architecture. Emerging tools such as Historical BIM and prototype IIIF-3D viewers offer new methodologies for viewing and annotating 3D models. This workshop brings together leading projects in the field from the UK and German research areas, together with other specialists from the US and Europe, to review current work and assess future developments.

Issues addressed include visualizing incomplete or uncertain data; the understanding of lost architectural structures and their function; current approaches to the integration of 2D geo-data and 3D visualization; differing demands of research, cultural heritage, industry and documentation; the pros and cons of uniformity versus diversity in standards; and issues of accessibility, equity, and open access.



To attend please register via these links.


  • IN PERSON (lunch provided): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future-of-the-virtual-past-in- person-conference-tickets-348698545737

  • WEBINAR: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future-of-the-virtual-past-zoom-webinar-tickets- 348718114267

SPEAKERS / TALKS
  • Morgan Ng (Yale University), Donal Cooper (University of Cambridge):
    The Future of 3D for Research and Cultural Heritage : Choices and Challenges
  • Piotr Kuroczyński (Hochschule Mainz):
    Digital 3D Reconstruction as a Research Tool – Challenges and Potentials
  • Elisabetta Scirocco, Ruggero Longo, Alessandro Adamou (Biblioteca Hertziana):
    From Data to Model, and Viceversa
  • Ronald Haynes (University of Cambridge, IIIF 3D specialist group):
    IIIF 3D – Developing New Dimensions for Sharing Digital Cultural Heritage
  • Marinos Ioannides (Cyprus University of Technology, Europeana):
    How to Estimate the Quality in the 3D Digitization of Tangible Cultural Heritage?
  • Ana Plosnic (University of Zagreb):
    Visualising Hypotheses at Urban Scale for Dalmatian Cities: Sources, Principles and Aims
  • Andrea Giordano (Università di Padova):
    Title TBC
  • Ina Blümel (University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hanover):
    3D Research Data Infrastructures and Community Building
  • Fabrizio Nevola, Chiara Capulli (University of Exeter, Biblioteca Hertziana):
    3D workflows for Research, Interoperability and Engagement: From Archives to Museums
  • Anna McGee, Luca Brunke (University of Exeter):
    Visualizing 15th-century interiors in the Palazzo Medici: ontologies and digital modelling
  • Tanja Michalsky (Biblioteca Hertziana): Respondent and Round-table chair

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