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Scientific Visualization, 3D Immersive Virtual Reality Environments, and Archaeology in Jordan and the Near East

2014; American Schools of Oriental Research; Volume: 77; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5615/neareastarch.77.3.0228

2325-5404

Kyle A. Knabb, Jürgen P. Schulze, Falko Kuester, Thomas A. DeFanti, Thomas E. Levy,

3D Shape Modeling and Analysis

Scientific visualization allows researchers to examine their data in high definition 2D and 3D environments. Field research conducted in the Middle East by the UC San Diego Levantine and Cyber-Archaeology Lab, in collaboration with the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Art, Architecture and Archaeology (CISA3) takes full advantage of a suite of state-of-the-art visualization platforms at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute. Research interests include terascale scientific visualization and virtual reality, image-based modeling and rendering, as well as distributed and remote visualization. The Qualcomm Institute's team has been active in virtual reality research for over a decade and the stringent VR requirements have served as important performance criteria for our large-scale distributed data analysis and visualization projects. Through collaborative work both on campus and abroad, our group has contributed to making a significant transformative impact to both diagnostics and the preservation of cultural heritage. Here we briefly summarize a range of 3D applications using data from our research in Jordan and Saudi Arabia.