Workshop 4: Virtual Reality, Visualisation and Representation (28 February 2007)
The application of Virtual Reality methodologies to the understanding and comparison of cultural objects and the reconstruction of vanished landscapes, constructions and scenarios has been extensively explored within specific disciplines in the arts and humanities. The methodologies have grown in sophistication along with the advances in computing power and software to undertake this form of research. There are established places of excellence in the UK, devoted to visualisation and 'virtual reality' applications, which have taken the lead in developing exemplar projects, proposing the appropriate standards for recording metadata, exploring the appropriate means to visualise cultural objects and scenarios, and devising the appropriate strategies to coordinate very large bodies of 2D and 3D visualisation data. This workshop explored ways in which the Access Grid can facilitate the sharing of experience in discussing such methodologies across the arts and humanities disciplines. The particular focus was on the Access Grid's potential for providing new forms of interface between the 'viewer' and the 'visualised'. |
