A high-level tool for curators of 3D virtual visits and ist application to a virtual exhibition of renaissance frescoes

Authors:
L. Chittaro;L. Ieronutti;R. Ranon;E. Siotto;D. Visintini
Affiliations:
HCI Lab, Department of Math and Computer Science, University of Udine, Italy;HCI Lab, Department of Math and Computer Science, University of Udine, Italy;HCI Lab, Department of Math and Computer Science, University of Udine, Italy;Information Laboratory for the Documentation of Art History, Department of History and Preservation of Cultural Heritage, University of Udine, Italy;Department of Georesources and Territory, University of Udine, Italy
Venue:
VAST'10 Proceedings of the 11th International conference on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
Year:
2010

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Abstract

This paper presents a high-level tool to build 3D virtual exhibitions from pre-existing 3D models and design virtual visits. Our tool exploits AI techniques and careful interaction design to require minimal technical knowledge by a curator, and allows one to: (i) easily arrange 3D models (e.g. of artworks) in a virtual space; (ii) find, through an assisted procedure, interesting points of view in the virtual exhibition, and add multimedia information to them; (iii) design virtual visits that connect those points of view to form interactive tours with various levels of navigation assistance for the visitor. Moreover, we show how the tool has been used to build the virtual visit of a church with important Renaissance frescoes.