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Date: 16-17 June 2011
Duration: 2 days
Venue: Anatomy Theatre & Museum, King's College London
Videos of the presentations are available here
Introduction
The popular use of three dimensional models for visually representing information in archaeology, historic buildings, cultural heritage organisations, and academic research has created new challenges for managing and preserving such material. Successful preservation of 3D models depends on a number of parameters, including identification of file formats, specification of technical characteristics and standardisation of metadata models. Furthermore, accurate interpretation of 3D models depends on the persistence of the software used to create, render and display the deriving products.
The two-day symposium on Visualisations and Simulations provided a forum for participants to review and discuss the latest developments in the field, witness real-life case studies, and engage in networking activities. The symposium promoted discussion of the following key topics:
- Intellectual “Transparency” In 3D Cultural Heritage Models
- The role of Virtual Museums
- Preservation of Mixed Reality Representations of Heritage Sites
Organisation
The symposium was organised by the King's Visualisation Lab based at the Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London. For more information about the KVL, visit the official website.
Venue and Dates
The symposium took place on 16-17 June 2011 at:
Anatomy Theatre & Museum
6th Floor, King's Building
King's College London, Strand Campus
LONDON WC2R 2LS
Registration
Registrations are now closed
Contact
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Programme Outline
| Day 1 - 16th June 2011 | |
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| 09:30-10:00 | Registration and coffee |
| 10:00-10:15 | Welcome and opening remarks The POCOS Team |
| 10:15-11:00 | Key Note Presentation: The Villa of Oplontis, a "born digital" project Prof. John Clarke, University of Texas |
| 11:00-11:45 | Polyglot, 3D file conversion and migration Kenton McHenry, NCSA University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 11:45-12:30 | Preservation of digital objects at the ADS Jenny Mitcham, The Archaeology Data Service |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-14:45 | Breakout Session, choose from: A: Data security (Andrew Ball, Former head of IT Audit, The Audit Commission) B: Preservation strategies (William Kilbride, The Digital Preservation Coalition) C: Legal issues of preservation (David Anderson, The University of Portsmouth) Delegates may choose 1 of 3 sessions with a presentation and discussion. |
| 14:45-15:15 | Coffee |
| 15:15-16:30 | Breakout Session, choose from: A: Data security (Andrew Ball, Former head of IT Audit, The Audit Commission) B: Preservation strategies (William Kilbride, The Digital Preservation Coalition) C: Legal issues of preservation (David Anderson, The University of Portsmouth) Delegates may choose 1 of 3 sessions with a presentation and discussion. |
| 16:30-17:15 | Review of the Day The POCOS Team |
| 17:15 | Close of Day 1 |
| Day 2 - 17th June 2011 | |
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| 09:00-09:30 | Coffee and Networking |
| 09:30-09:45 | Welcome The POCOS Team |
| 09:45-10:30 | Special Guest TBC |
| 10:30-11:30 | Poster Session with Coffee |
| 11:30-12:00 | The challenge of preserving the past Professor Richard Beacham, King's College London |
| 12:00-12:30 | The London Charter Hugh Denard, King's College London |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-15:00 | An open forum for all delegates to ask questions and offer solutions. Hosted by Daniël Pletinckx Visual Dimension and V_Must |
| 15:00-15:30 | Symposium closing session The POCOS Team |
| 15:30 | Close of Day 2 and Symposium |
The Symposium has now taken place