Title :
Building a 3D Virtual Museum of Native American Baskets
Author :
Isler, Volkan ; Wilson, Bradford ; Bajcsy, Ruzena
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY
Abstract :
In this paper we report our progress in building a system for the acquisition, analysis, and visualization of a collection of native Californian baskets from the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. Our project differs from existing cultural heritage applications in terms of its focus: to build tools and techniques for visualizing and studying a large number of related objects - in this case, baskets. We present our progress in the following system components: (i) laser-scanning of baskets, (ii) construction and processing of 3D models, and (iii) building virtual exhibits. We conclude the paper with our experiences and a summary of challenges we anticipate in building a completely automated system for processing and analyzing a large set of models - such as might be encountered when digitizing a large museum collection. Efficient retrieval and visualization of artifact collections are important to a number of communities, including anthropology researchers, Native American tribes, and the general public.
Keywords :
anthropology; data visualisation; exhibitions; humanities; virtual reality; 3D virtual museum; Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology; cultural heritage; laser-scanning; native American tribes; native Californian baskets; virtual exhibits; Application software; Buildings; Computer science; Cultural differences; Data visualization; Displays; Global communication; Image databases; Software libraries; Weaving;
Conference_Titel :
3D Data Processing, Visualization, and Transmission, Third International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Chapel Hill, NC
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2825-2
DOI :
10.1109/3DPVT.2006.38