Author Description
Part 1. Methodological Challenges -- Vulci 3000: A Digital Challenge For The Interpretation Of Etruscan And Roman Cities / Maurizio Forte, Nevio Danelon, David Johnston, Katherine Mccusker, Everett Newton, Gianfranco Morelli And Gianluca Catanzariti -- I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls: Using Computer Based Visualisation Of Roman Domestic Architecture To Evoke The Built And The Felt Environment / Richard Page Beacham -- The Digital Revolution And Modeling Time And Change In Historic Buildings And Cities: The Case Of Visualizing Venice / Caroline Bruzelius -- Exploring Visually The Known And The Ill-known About Krakow's Centre Urban Evolution: An Information Visualisation Perspective / Jean-yves Blaise And Iwona Dudek -- Experiencing Past, Present And Future Urban Environments Through Digital Representation, Storytelling And Simulation / Eva Pietroni -- Simplified Crowd Simulation In Virtual Heritage Sites / Luis Sequeira -- Part 2. Conservation, Requalification And Communication -- At-risk World Heritage And Virtual Reality Visualization For Cyber-archaeology: The Mar Saba Test Case / Thomas E. Levy, Connor Smith, Kristin Agcaoili, Anish Kannan, Avner Goren, Jorgen P. Schulze, And Glenn Yago -- Oporto's Historic Centre (wh): From Historical Research To (real) Virtual Heritage Visualization / Maria Leonor Botelho -- Omnidirectional Strategies For Exploring Ancient Cities And Territories / Sarah Kenderdine -- Part 3. Hermeneutics And Epistemological Boundaries -- Atalhyk As An Open Site?: On The Openness Of Virtual Reconstructions Of Archaeological Sites To A Multiplicity Of Interpretations / Zeynep Aktre -- Virtual Cities As Memoryscapes: The Case Of Lisbon / Maria Alexandra Gago Da Comara, Helena Murteira And Paulo Simoes Rodrigues -- Part 4. Research, Planning And Learning -- Spatial Representation Of Vienna's Street-level Environment-urban Parterre Mapping (upm) / Angelika Psenner -- Unreal Projects: Using Immersive Visualization To Learn About Distant And Historic
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This volume investigates the methodological, epistemological, and practical challenges of utilizing digital technologies to reconstruct, interpret, and communicate the historical evolution of urban environments. Editors Helena Murteira and Maurizio Forte curate a collection of essays from interdisciplinary experts who examine how virtual modeling, simulation, and visualization tools reshape our understanding of archaeological sites and historic cityscapes. The text argues that digital representation is not merely a tool for display, but a critical framework for testing historical hypotheses and managing cultural heritage.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Methodologies for computer-based visualization of Roman domestic architecture and urban evolution.
- Case studies ranging from Vulci and Venice to Krakow, Lisbon, and Vienna.
- Applications of crowd simulation, immersive visualization, and cyber-archaeology in heritage conservation.
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on European and Mediterranean archaeological contexts.
- It does not provide a comprehensive technical manual for specific software implementation.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts identify this collection as a significant contribution to the field of digital archaeology and heritage studies. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a foundational resource for scholars interested in the intersection of historical research and virtual simulation.
Page Count:
384
Publication Date:
2020-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0190498919
ISBN-13:
9780190498917
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