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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In this presentation Kate Roberts and Catrin Ellis will
demonstrate and discuss some of the many ways that the Welsh Government
Historic Environment Service (Cadw) is using digital marketing and social media
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Through campaigns such as <i>Escape to Wales</i> and <i>Pack
Your Imagination</i>, Cadw’s digital marketing has moved beyond informing
visitors abo</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ut the variety of historic sites they can visit to encouraging
active participation. On-line resources including CGI reconstructions, audio
stories, a colourful History Map and build your own Lego castle have
successfully captured the public imagination. Alongside these, Cadw’s
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Digital Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17507241686886319662noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969613993555928532.post-67530948126873108112016-02-09T01:16:00.000-08:002016-02-09T01:16:00.595-08:00Gigapixel Photography - An Introductory Guide To The Photography, The Creation Of Panoramas And Interactive Virtual Tours<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Royal Commission has been trialing the use of Gigapixel photography to present and virtually interact with sites and landscapes across Wales. Our biggest project to date has been ‘Digital Dissent’, the creation of a 'virtual museum' of Nonconformity in Wales. Here Gigapixel photography was used to create panoramic images that form the basis for virtual interactive tours of four chapels. This workshop provides an introductory guide to Gigapixel - what it is, how to get started, the processes involved and the lessons we’ve learnt.<br />
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A Gigapixel image is one comprising of billions of pixels, enabling you to view detail without the degradation you would see in a normal photograph. Current technology for creating such high-resolution images involves stitching together and rendering a mosaic of digital photographs to create one image - the world’s largest photo to date, that of Mont Blanc, was shot in 2015 and comprises of 70,0000 images and 365 billion pixels, if printed the photo would be 98 metres long and 23 metres high. <br />
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The use of Gigapixel photography in heritage is growing and can be undertaken using a standard digital camera and workstation. High-resolution images can be created for landscapes and individual sites as well as documents (e.g. manuscripts and maps). There is also great potential in using these images to create interactive virtual tours.<br />
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Digital Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17507241686886319662noreply@blogger.com0Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, UK52.415302999999987 -4.082920000000058352.395932999999985 -4.1232605000000584 52.434672999999989 -4.0425795000000582tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969613993555928532.post-85341075980771967212016-02-05T05:39:00.000-08:002016-02-08T03:25:29.559-08:00Recalibrating Relationships: Bringing Cultural Heritage and People Together in a Changing Europe<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cultural heritage is made, held, collected, curated, exhibited, or simply exists in many areas. In this context, it is possible to speak of 'decentering' culture and cultural heritage away from institutional structures towards the individual. The nature of change brought about by the pace and scope of developments in digital technology is unprecedented. With the advent of digitisation, what demands have arisen in relation to how we understand, collect and make available cultural heritage? In what ways is the individual forcing a rethinking of the institution, and how can the later renew and remake themselves? What hierarchies of knowledge, expertise and authority in cultural heritage are being disrupted, transformed or undermined by the digital? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Beyond this, the talk will consider how citizens can play a co-creative role in cultural heritage, the significance of identity and 'belonging', and the importance of cultural heritage as a force in economic development. Researchers as well as policy makers, funding bodies and managers of cultural heritage institutions and sector professionals are all challenged by these questions as they engage with the transmission and exploitation of cultural heritage. The talk will present evidence and recommendations emerging from the research undertaken and is located within the broad context of debates and discussion about the value, preservation, promotion and future of Europe's cultural heritage. </span></div>
Digital Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17507241686886319662noreply@blogger.com0Llandudno, Conwy, UK53.324061 -3.827608999999938553.28612 -3.9082899999999388 53.362002000000004 -3.7469279999999383tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969613993555928532.post-34045929097513484702016-02-05T02:24:00.001-08:002016-02-05T02:24:45.818-08:00Cynefin Is An Innovative Project To Digitise All The Tithe Maps Of Wales<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Cynefin</i> is an innovative project to digitise all the tithe maps of Wales. It is funded mainly by the <a href="https://www.hlf.org.uk/">Heritage Lottery Fund</a>, and is run by <a href="http://www.archiveswales.org.uk/">Archives Wales</a>. Most of the work is done at the <a href="https://www.llgc.org.uk/">National Library of Wales</a> (NLW) using their near complete collection of tithe maps, and involves a considerable conservation effort.<br />
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The digitisation is carried out using a special technique whereby the large maps are mounted on a magnetic curved wall and photographed in high resolution. This brings excellent results in terms of image quality, 800 maps have already been digitised out of an estimated total of 1200.<br />
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The map images produced are all online on the <a href="http://cynefin.wales/">cynefin.wales</a> website, alongside images of all the tithe apportionment documents. To obtain full value from this resource the website includes functions to crowdsource the transcription of the maps and documents, with the aim of making all the data searchable.<br />
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This complete collection of digitised tithe maps provides a great opportunity to look at Wales in the 1840s in a more holistic way than was previously practical. It is not just noticing some railways on a map, you can see exactly the pattern of railway development. You can visually see that the Taff Merthyr railway was already built, and the others, going east-west, were in progress. There were some other very old railways in Llanelli, Swansea and other industrial areas, which have since disappeared. There was also a canal network and roads controlled by tollgates. This can all now be examined fluently using the digital tithe map of Wales.<br />
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The wealth of information already transcribed has huge potential for research and connections to other archival material. The nature of society is revealed, the way it was assumed most people didn’t own the land where they lived. These landowners, few in number, were the people who mattered, for example they were virtually the only people allowed to vote. It was the time of the Chartist and Rebecca risings. <br />
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The project focuses on usability and feedback from users, and has strong volunteering and marketing aspects, which aim for attractive and sustainable solution bringing long-term benefits.<br />
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The project includes partners in archives across Wales and will be providing output to People's Collection.<br />
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The final website at NLW is a geographic interface, which will be flexible enough to display other parts of the Library's collection, transforming access and research opportunities.</div>
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Digital Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17507241686886319662noreply@blogger.com0Llandudno, Conwy, UK53.324061 -3.827608999999938553.28612 -3.9082899999999388 53.362002000000004 -3.7469279999999383tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969613993555928532.post-21760166525466461442016-02-05T01:25:00.002-08:002016-02-05T01:25:33.187-08:00<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Booking closes today!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Edinburgh is a singularly literary place – indeed, it was the first city to be designated a UNESCO World City of Literature, a network that now includes Prague, Heidelberg, Dublin and Melbourne (and Norwich. Don’t forget Norwich.). It has a lengthy heritage as the birthplace and residence of writers including Walter Scott, Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson, Muriel Spark and J. K. Rowling. Visitors to the city can wander through ‘Makars’ Court’, and drop into the Writers’ Museum.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">More than this, Edinburgh is a city which has frequently been used as the setting for compelling and popular works, from Scott’s <i>Heart of Midlothian</i> down to Irvine Welsh’s novels and short stories or Ian Rankin’s Rebus books. It is a city that is built out of writing as well as of stone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Palimpsest project is a collaboration between literary scholars, computer scientists specialising in text-mining, and information visualisation specialists. It set out to find a new way of accessing and interacting with this rich heritage. Using text-mining and geolocation on large collections of digitised works, and focusing on place names as markers of a book’s engagement with place, the project team created a database of 46,000 extracts from more than 500 works which variously use Edinburgh as their setting. Meanwhile, the team also created innovative visualisation tools, which offered users the opportunity to interact with the data in different ways. Although the project was academic in inception, with a number of technical challenges to overcome, the resources have been intended for much wider use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At this year’s Digital Past conference, James Loxley will describe the challenges faced by the project, and the insights gained from the building and use of the online resources it created. He will also focus on future developments, as they look to add functionality to the resources and respond to user feedback.</span><br />
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Digital Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17507241686886319662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969613993555928532.post-6463670312855127952016-02-04T02:20:00.000-08:002016-02-04T02:33:17.398-08:003D Cultural Heritage Data: Improving access and exploitation<br />
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archaeological and cultural heritage sites including lidar, terrestrial laser
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</span>One of the issues in sharing this data with the wider community was the
requirement of expensive IT equipment and software and the challenge in
delivering large complex geometries which do not conform easily to primitive
modelling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the past four years the
Discovery Programme has participated in several European projects including
<a href="http://www.3dicons-project.eu/">3D-ICONS</a> and <a href="http://www.ariadne-infrastructure.eu/">ARIADNE</a> which aim to open up access to this and
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3D structure available to the public using a combination of gaming modelling
and online WebGL 3D viewers. An alternative pipeline will also be outlined
which utilised the 3D media service developed by CNR-ISTI as part of the
ARIADNE project which is more focussed upon reuse of 3D data by researchers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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officially ended as an EU funded project in March 2015. However, the Discovery
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looked to exploit it with several sectors, including:</span></span></span><br />
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experience at cultural heritage sites, including the Brú na Bóinne world
heritage site where the Discovery programme is currently developing an
immersive experience for the Neolithic passage tomb at Knowth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Developing links and relationships with organisations that can utilise cultural
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In order to ensure that the reception and ingest of digital accessions into this system is as efficient as possible, and sustainable with a limited staff capacity, RCAHMW has created digital archive guidelines. These set out the organisation, description and format of digital archaeological archives required from data producers in the sector who intend to deposit records with the NMR. The guidelines are intended to be used from a project’s inception and are included as an appendix to the forthcoming National Standards for Wales for Collecting and Depositing Archaeological Archives. They will also be promulgated through the planning consent regime.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At Digital Past 2016, Andrew will be sharing some best practice observed throughout the world from his travels, and will be discussing some of the techniques and channels that are available at low cost to distribute heritage related information to visitors on location. He will outline some recent trends in digital information, discuss the needs of contemporary consumers, and suggest how we can capitalise on a number of opportunities that exist for the curation and distribution of content. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, this talk will not only focus on the positive, it will also explore the drawbacks of digital, and how these techniques must sit alongside traditional interpretive methods and be part of a carefully devised and well thought out interpretive strategy for it to be successful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Andrew currently works for the renowned international tourism consultancy </span><a href="http://www.team-tourism.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">TEAM Tourism</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">, and continues to advise the Oman Ministry of Tourism on the digital interpretation of some of their heritage assets, and how it can be put to maximum effect to educate and inform their desired audiences. Some of the key inferences from this interesting and relevant piece of work will undoubtedly be shared during his talk at this year’s Digital Past.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The statement that Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and unmanned system (UxV) technologies such as drones, are today more widely available than ever before to industry, researchers and hobbyists alike, will come as no surprise. There are those who believe that the proliferation of high-tech products such as these pose a threat to society on many levels. However, from a digital or virtual heritage standpoint and in the right hands, they also offer exciting and increasingly affordable possibilities in both the development and delivery of rich, interactive, educational experiences to a wide range of end users and audiences. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/index.aspx"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">University of Birmingham</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">, will describe a number of (predominantly, but not exclusively) maritime heritage case studies developed during 2014 and 2015 where VR, AR and drone technologies have been used to excellent effect in surveying and digitally reconstructing remote, often inaccessible sites, and then presenting the results to a wide range of communities and ages. Included within the case study portfolio are the wreck sites of the SS <i>James Eagan Layne</i> (Whitsand Bay, 1945); HM Submarine <i>A7</i> (Whitsand Bay, 1914); the <i>Maria</i> (Firestone Bay, Plymouth, 1774) – host vessel to the first ever submariner fatality; the Hooe Lake wrecks in Plymouth; the UK’s first subsea habitat – the GLAUCUS (1965) – now just a rusting hulk off the Breakwater Fort in Plymouth; and the <i>Anne</i> (1690) shipwreck project, which featured the first ever digital resurrection of an historic vessel using Augmented Reality techniques from a quadcopter in flight over the ship’s final resting place on Pett Level Beach near Hastings.</span><br />
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beyond and is the perfect opportunity to showcase your company or organisation
to a knowledgeable and appreciative audience. Larger Exhibition stands are
available at a cost of £215, or a Poster stand at a cost of £165, and include
the cost of one conference registration worth £89 (prices are not subject to
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Wedgewood Suite at the St George's Hotel on the evening of 10 February. This
will provide an opportunity for delegates to network, exchange ideas and
discuss the conference themes. The conference dinner costs £33, and is bookable
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From the 1780s to the 1820s, writers and artists codified a particular set of ‘sublime’ emotional responses to the Welsh landscape. Enthused by sublime art and poetry and guided by accounts of travels through vertiginous scenery, Romantic-era tourists made their way to spots that – it was promised – would “please while they astonish the beholder” (J. Evans, <i>Letters Written During a Tour of South Wales During the Year 1803</i> (1804).<br />
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Richard Marggraf Turley, Professor of Engagement with the Public Imagination at Aberystwyth university, will discuss a proposed research project which will use biometric equipment to measure modern visitors’ responses to spatial aspects of culture at such sites. Richard will discuss how such techniques might:<br />
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<li>Test Romantic claims of heightened emotional responses in ‘sublime’ sites in Wales.</li>
<li> Assess how biometric information can enrich visitor experience at these heritage tourism sites – and draw more people to them.</li>
<li> Use the results of 1) and 2) to inform strategies of heritage management and marketing.</li>
<li>Assess whether increased knowledge about a site’s historical, cultural and geographical context leads to different emotional responses.</li>
<li>Use biometrical information generated in the project to create a quantified guide to eight key Romantic sites – <i>The Quantified Life Guide to Wales</i>.</li>
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<i>Quantifying the Sublime</i> brings together Romantic scholarship, geography, mapping, visualisation and computer science, developing a composite methodology that draws from innovations and leading-edge research in these areas.Digital Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17507241686886319662noreply@blogger.com0Llandudno, Conwy, UK53.324061 -3.827608999999938553.28612 -3.9082899999999388 53.362002000000004 -3.7469279999999383tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969613993555928532.post-11680481291734735372016-01-20T01:41:00.001-08:002016-01-20T05:15:38.844-08:00Digital Past 2016: Safeguarding Intangible International Cultural Heritage<span style="font-size: large;">Donna Mitchenson of Durham University will be at Digital Past 2016 discussing her research into community contribution to safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The term ‘creating meaningful transmission experiences’ has been developed to describe situations whereby the interaction between visitor and heritage technology is ‘optimised’. This can be achieved by linking established learning styles with transmission technologies with the aim of enabling an experience whereby the user will retain information. This is key to safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in that many previous attempts have fallen into the trap of recording instances of ICH where the digital surrogate is stored away and often forgotten about. This creates a situation whereby this heritage is frozen in time and no longer evolves, something that is in the very nature of ICH. Linking learning with transmission technologies moves beyond this, it works in respect of the evolutionary nature of ICH, and beyond the tired, static, modes of transmission, which are all too often found in museums and at heritage sites. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Donna will discuss how her research aims to pursue integrated thinking in the quest to safeguard ICH; literature concerning heritage technologies concentrate on the novel nature of technology and heritage communications. This research explores how communities can contribute to the safeguarding and transmission of intangible cultural heritage by co-creation and collaboration strategies. This community involvement also addresses some authenticity issues that may arise in terms of the heritage itself and the way in which it is presented.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using Durham World Heritage site as an example, the proposed ‘optimisation’ of the interaction between visitor and site will be illustrated. Donna will discuss the use of mobile learning theory to allow a more meaningful interaction and will debate the various mediums by which digital interpretation can be delivered to a visitor; in particular, personal mobile devices with which users often develop emotional connections making the learning experience more personal and creating an opportunity for nurturing an emotional attachment to the heritage itself. </span><br />
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Digital Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17507241686886319662noreply@blogger.com0Llandudno, Conwy, UK53.324061 -3.827608999999938553.28612 -3.9082899999999388 53.362002000000004 -3.7469279999999383tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969613993555928532.post-22600403951325202202016-01-19T03:21:00.000-08:002016-01-20T07:42:29.737-08:00Cijferboek Cultureel Erfgoed, Survey and Monitoring Digital Heritage in Flanders<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The <i><a href="http://www.cijferboekcultureelerfgoed.be/">Cijferboek cultureel erfgoed</a></i> (literal translation: Number book cultural heritage) is an initiative of the Agency for Arts and Heritage of the Flemish government and FARO: Flemish Interface for Cultural Heritage. It collects biannual figures on the operation of the authorised (with a certification label) museums, archives and heritage libraries, and the subsidised nationwide heritage organisations and heritage bodies. It includes data about the management form, staff, volunteers, financial resources, infrastructure, collection size and management, activities, access conditions, visitor numbers and services.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Basic indicators are the registration, digitisation and online accessibility of the heritage collections, and since 2014, data on born-digital collections (ownership, registration and online accessibility), managing digital heritage (financing, deployment of staff / volunteers, dissemination and use, open data, digital archiving). Certain components are based on ENUMERATE survey.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">FARO organises this survey every two years. This allows us, not only to monitor the evolution of the cultural heritage sector with figures that are up-to-date, but also to benchmark the heritage organisations and heritage bodies. All data is publically available via the website: </span><a href="http://www.cijferboekcultureelerfgoed.be/"><span style="font-size: large;">www.cijferboekcultureelerfgoed.be</span></a>Digital Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17507241686886319662noreply@blogger.com0Llandudno, Conwy, UK53.324061 -3.827608999999938553.28612 -3.9082899999999388 53.362002000000004 -3.7469279999999383tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969613993555928532.post-29801660904915533602016-01-12T03:00:00.000-08:002016-01-12T04:34:18.585-08:00Prototyping, surveying, observation and data – how does evidence from users improve your services? <br />
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understand your users in ways that lead to digital services that are meaningful
for them. Using examples of live services developed by the V&A Digital
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help prevent organisations accidentally investing in unwanted features or even
whole services. He will also show how thoughtful implementation of behavioural data
capture will let you see exactly how users really use your digital products. He
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usable interface designs really are, beyond simply how good they look on paper;
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Association of Building Engineers, is a lecturer and researcher in building
conservation and computer graphics in the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT).
With over 30 years’ experience in building surveying and conservation, he has
led and participated in a number of EU programmes in the area of Digital
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Building Information Modelling (HBIM), a process which consists of surveying
existing structures using remote sensing followed by the mapping of parametric
and information rich objects onto a geometric framework based on the survey
data. The parametric objects which represent the architectural elements are
built using a geometric descriptive language and are based on historic
architectural documents (architectural rules and shape grammars). In<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>addition<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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automate parts of the process. The resultant HBIM can then be used for
automatically producing conservation documentation and analysis of historic
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documenting system will be explained through the case studies of work on the
Four Courts and Henrietta Street in Dublin City. These historical, classical
buildings will provide examples of how this project creates a system for the conservation,
maintenance and management of historic properties.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Digital Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17507241686886319662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969613993555928532.post-22250795542207143612015-11-17T03:39:00.000-08:002015-11-17T03:39:27.603-08:00<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/">Wessex Archaeology</a> and the <a href="http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/">Churches Conservation Trust</a> have undertaken a joint project to assess the value of combined digital survey to engage local communities in heritage assets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The project was carried out at the <a href="http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/St-Nicholas-Church-Uphill-Somerset/">Old Church of St Nicholas</a>, Uphill, a site not often open to the public, during the Heritage Open Days 2015. The aim was to carry out archaeological investigation using a combination of laser scanning, Total Station Survey, Reflectance Transformation Imaging, excavation and geophysics to inform the CCT about the building, but also to encourage local volunteers to participate in the survey and be trained in survey and excavation techniques. Processing of the raw data was carried out on site allowing the volunteers to see the products of their work and a selection of this work formed an exhibition on the final open day.</span><br />
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Digital Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17507241686886319662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969613993555928532.post-40179847753784806822015-11-09T07:45:00.000-08:002015-11-09T07:45:53.192-08:00<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Registration is open!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Two-day delegate tickets can be booked at <a href="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-past-2016-tickets-7392536275?aff=es2">Eventbrite</a> at a cost of £89, covering lunch and refreshments. This will give access to the wide range of talks, discussions, workshops and demonstrations available over the two days, held within a friendly and informal atmosphere that aims to promote the exchange of ideas and facilitate networking. There will also be the opportunity to take part in the 'Unconference' session on the first afternoon, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">allowing delegates not on the formal timetable to give presentations
on projects, research, ideas or issues within or outside the strict themes of
this year’s event.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Two sizes of exhibition stand are also available for booking, giving the opportunity for displays and demonstrations of projects or products at the heart of the conference venue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">While a growing number of cultural heritage sites are using virtual reality to enhance visitor experiences, examples of this technology within museums are far fewer. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Lizzie Edwards, Education Manager at the Samsung Digital Learning Programme at the British Museum, will be talking about the findings from their 'Virtual Reality Weekend' in August, an early iteration of the use of VR in a museum. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The talk will cover the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">exploration of the potential of Samsung Gear VR headsets and Virtual Reality environments to assess how they might deepen engagement with museum collections for children, young people, school group and families. Based around 3D scans of three Bronze Age objects, the experience invited users to explore multiple interpretations of each object's function and purpose while locating the objects in the context of a virtual Bronze Age round house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Scott Williams, PhD student at Cardiff University, will be talking about mapping the ritual landscape at <a href="http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/share/research/projectreports/catacombsanubis/catacombs-of-anubis.html">Saqqara</a>. While traditionally Egyptologists have relied upon published literature to understand this landscape, digital technologies are providing the opportunity to combine this paper-based media with GIS and field survey data to assemble an advanced multi-layered, three-dimensional representation of the complex funerary landscape of North Saqqara. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">We are very pleased to announce our first three keynote speakers for Digital Past 2016: Anthony Corns (Discovery Programme Ireland), Andrew Lewis (V&A) and Jon Munro (Visit Wales, Cinch).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anthony is Technology Manager for </span><a href="http://www.discoveryprogramme.ie/"><span style="font-size: large;">The Discovery Programme</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">: Centre for Archaeology and Innovation Ireland, an institute with the mission </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">"</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #48833d; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><em>to explore Ireland’s past and its cultural heritage by conducting advanced research in Irish</em></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em> archaeology and related disciplines and by disseminating its findings widely to the global community." </em>A fundamental part of this aim is to carry out this research using the most modern tools available, and to encourage the participation of a much wider community outside the confines of archaeologists and historians.</span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Andrew is Digital Content Delivery Manager at the </span><a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/"><span style="font-size: large;">V&A</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, part of a team responsible for all things digital in the museum. As the World's leading museum of art and design, the V&A aims to enrich people's lives through "<em>promoting the practise of design and increasing knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the designed world". </em>The delivery of material digitally, be it online or in the museum, is playing an increasingly large role in this. </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jon Munro is Head of Digital Leadership at </span><a href="http://gov.wales/topics/tourism/?lang=en"><span style="font-size: large;">Visit Wales</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> and managing director of Cinch, a digital and destination marketing consultancy. Visit Wales is the Welsh Government's tourism team and its principal role is to provide leadership and strategic direction to the Welsh tourism industry, including in the areas of heritage, faith and digital tourism.</span> </span><br />Digital Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17507241686886319662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969613993555928532.post-66260913215119921882015-09-21T07:06:00.000-07:002015-09-21T07:36:47.978-07:00<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Are you involved in an innovative digital heritage project?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Digital Past currently has out a Call for Contributions for the 2016 event. Our two themes for this year are <em><strong>'Digital Survey: An Integrated Approach'</strong></em> and <em><strong>'Digital Heritage Tourism'</strong></em>. Topics may include, but by no means are limited to, <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">BIM, GIS, digital archiving, Big Data, utilising the Cloud,
intellectual property, digital publication, <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">digital storytelling, gaming, engaging children,
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you are working in a research or operational capacity on innovative projects within the heritage, survey or tourism sectors then please submit an outline proposal for a paper, seminar or workshop to </span><a href="mailto:digitalpast@rcahmw.gov.uk"><span style="font-size: large;">digitalpast@rcahmw.gov.uk</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> Outlines should be in the region of 150 words and should be submitted by <strong>5pm on the 2nd October 2015</strong></span></span>Digital Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17507241686886319662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969613993555928532.post-64043894143031818662015-08-24T08:57:00.000-07:002015-08-24T08:57:08.696-07:00<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to the new BlogSpot for Digital Past 2016, due to be held in the beautiful seaside resort of Llandudno.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are currently looking for contributions for the 2016 conference on the themes of <em>Digital Survey: An Integrated Approach</em> and <em>Digital Heritage Tourism</em>. Details of the Call can be found on the Call for Contributions page.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There will be more information posted soon, and the BlogSpot will keep you up to date with speakers and workshops as our programme progresses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We hope we can welcome you to Digital Past in 2016....</span>Digital Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17507241686886319662noreply@blogger.com0