3DVisA News

Since the inception of the 3D Visualisation in the Arts Network (3DVisA) in May 2006, its staff have been involved in a number of events and activities. This section contains information about some of these events. The most recent information appears at the top of the listing.
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An essay on 3D visualisation of Southampton in 1454 by Matt Jones, an M.Sc. student in Archaeological Computing at the University of Southampton, wins the 3DVisA Student Award. More...

A one-day meeting at the University of Brighton of the London Charter Advisory Board leading to the publication of the authoritative Second Draft of the Charter.

3DVisA is running an award for an essay on an innovative application of 3D computer graphics to any area of study in the Arts and Humanities. The award will be made to an undergraduate, postgraduate or Ph.D. student currently registered in the UK. The completed essay and application form must be submitted by 15th November 2007.

3DVisA and the London Charter presented at DRHA 2007, Digital Resources for the Humanities and Arts Conference, Dartington College of Arts, Devon, UK, 9-12 September 2007.

Understanding Emerging Intersections in Visualisation Practices and Techniques. A workshop organised by Julie Tolmie, 3DVisA, and supported by the AHRC ICT Methods Network, Kings College, University of London. More...

Intersections in Visualisation Practices and Techniques, a workshop organised jointly by VizNet, the UK Visualization Support Network and 3DVisA, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK, 17-19 April 2007. More...

3DVisA participated in this seminar, organised by the AHRC ICT Methods Network and Goldsmiths, University of London.

The London Charter presented at the conference, Looking Forward to the Past: Science and Heritage, an event organised by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC), Tate Modern, London, 28 November 2006.

3DVisA and the London Charter demonstrated at the thirty second annual conference of CHArt, Computers and the History of Art Annual Conference, Birkbeck, University of London, UK.

The London Charter participated in CIPA'06, the joint event, incorporating the 37th Workshop of the International Committee for Architectural Photogrammetry (CIPA) on e-Documentation and Standardisation in Cultural Heritage (http://cipa.icomos.org ); the 7th VAST International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage; the 4th Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage (http://www.eg.org); the 1st Euro-Med Conference on IT in Cultural Heritage, and the EPOCH General Assembly and EPOCH SME meeting (http://www.epoch-net.org/); Nicosia, Cyprus.

The 3D Visualisation in the Arts Network was launched at DRHA 2006, the annual conference of Digital Resources in the Humanities and Arts, at Dartington College of the Arts on Sunday 3rd September 2006.

The launch followed an introductory talk by Professor Richard Beacham
"'Bearers of the Flame': music, dance, design, and lighting, real and virtual. The enlightened and still luminous legacies of Hellerau and Dartington." More ...

How Kew Grew showcased at Kew Gardens as part of the Kew Gardens' Heritage Festival.

"One of the displays, How Kew Grew, explores Kew's past through 3D reconstruction. Produced by the King's Visualisation Lab in the Centre for Computing in the Humanities - which specialises in visual representation for archaeology, historic buildings, cultural heritage organisations and academic research - How Kew Grew takes the viewer on an animated journey through the centuries of history at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, from Roman landscape to the present day."
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