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Virtual museum guide

Posted on 2010-02-22 by bgracy

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research have developed a computer system to recognize images in a museum and enhance them with digital information, and have deployed such a system in Amsterdam’s Allard Pierson Museum.  When visitors point … Continue reading →

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Give a Humanist a Supercomputer…

Posted on 2009-12-22 by bgracy

The “Wired Campus” section of the Chronicle of Higher Education is reporting on the uses that humanities scholars have found for the U.S. Department of Energy’s High Performance Computing resources.  The short article reports on the efforts of several people … Continue reading →

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Ruins of Pompeii now in Google Street View

Posted on 2009-12-04 by bgracy

The title says it all.  Check it out here.

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History in 3D

Posted on 2009-11-25 by bgracy

Scientists in the European joint project 3D-COFORM are creating three-dimensional digital models of artifacts such as statues and vases.  Besides making for an exciting viewing experience, the 3D models constitute comprehensive documentation of objects that is useful to conservators.  The … Continue reading →

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Rome was built in a day…

Posted on 2009-09-18 by bgracy

… with hundreds of thousands of digital photos. University of Washington researchers have developed a computer system to combine tourist photos lifted from the Flickr.com photo-sharing site into a 3D digital model.  Using advanced techniques, they were able to ‘build’ … Continue reading →

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UK team digs into data from scroll scans

Posted on 2009-08-29 by bgracy

Here’s a recent article from the Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader about the activities of the EDUCE project.  It sounds like they’re at an exciting and critical point.  According to lead researcher and computer science professor Brent Seales: “We’re starting the serious … Continue reading →

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