ECAI Director's Report - Jan. 2008

[2.6.2008 | Berkeley, California]
ECAI

ECAI Director’s Report
January 2008

The 21st Conference of ECAI and the Tenth Anniversary of the founding of the organization were held in conjunction with PNC at Berkeley in October. There were 182 registered delegates for the three day event. I want to thank Peter Zhou and Deborah Rudolph of the C.V. Starr East Asian Library for their great help in organizing our meeting in coordination with the opening of the new building for the library.

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CHIRON Marie Curie Fellowship

[2.6.2008 | ]
Eva Roels

The Ename Center for Public Archaeology and Heritage Presentation is now soliciting applications from qualified candidates for a 9 months, pre-doctoral CHIRON Marie Curie Fellowship, which includes full time salary, living expenses, and funds for travel and research materials.

PLEASE NOTE: Because of EU guidelines, candidates from Belgium are not eligible for this fellowship at the Ename Center, but are welcome to apply at CHIRON partner institutions in other EU member states. The

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Xplored - picturesque, haunted and unusual places.

[7.25.2007 | UK]
Lucas Bul

Xplored Website

Idea of the project was born after obtaining a book 'Antiquarian and Topographical Cabinet, Containing A Series Of Elegant Views Of The Most Interesting Objects Of Curiosity In Great Britain, Accompanied with Letter-Press Descriptions' published by W. Clarke and J. Carpenter in 10 volumes, London, 1805-11. We have focused subsequent research on the most picturesque, haunted and unusual places of south England, trying to revive

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PLACE–HAMPI | augmented stereographic panoramas of Vijayanagara, India

[12.31.2006 | ]
Sarah Kenderdine

PLACE–HAMPI | augmented stereographic panoramas of Vijayanagara, India

Background: communities of interaction in a cultural landscape

PLACE-Hampi is highly significant for promoting dialogues of engagement with the imagery of a cultural landscape and activating the embedded knowledge contained there. Hampi today continues to be an active pilgrim site, not simply an historic and touristic place. Each day its landscape and temples are activated through various rituals and tapas specific to time,

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The Growing Virtual Heritage projects of New Zealand (Part 2)

[12.5.2006 | New Zealand]
Chris Keenan

The Growing Virtual Heritage projects of New Zealand

Virtual heritage is on the move in New Zealand. There have been several large 3D projects created over the last 36 months. They include a film about the historic forts of North Head as well as the "Guns of Motutapu" film project created for the Motutapu Restoration Trust working in cooperation with the New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC). The government has been very supportive of these digital interpretive projects and the countries

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Virtual Scylla

[10.14.2006 | UK]
Robert Stone

Virtual Scylla The Fusion of Virtual Reality and Artificial Life for Reconstructing Marine Ecosystems.

Data Collecting Expedition for Scylla

Researchers from the School of Engineering have recently taken part in a new survey of Europe’s first artificial wreck, the Leander Class Frigate HMS Scylla, resting on the sea bed off Whitsand Bay near Plymouth. Prof. Bob Stone and Eugene Ch’ng joined forces with colleagues from the University of Plymouth, the National Marine Aquarium (NMA) and the

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Sacred Angkor: stereographic panoramas

[10.5.2006 | Museum Victoria]
Sarah Kenderdine

Project Lead: Sarah Kenderdine Museum Victoria in collaboration with APSARA-Authority, Cambodia

These striking stereographic panoramas capture the potent sacred space of Angkorean temple architecture and relief sculpture. Travel through a 3-D landscape of celestial palaces, rich with Khmer iconography illustrating the narratives of Hindu and Buddhist mythologies. Angkor was capital of the medieval Khmer empire in Cambodia (9th–17th C) and it continues to capture the world’s imagination with

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The Guns of Motutapu

[9.10.2006 | New Zealand]
Chris Keenan

The Growing Virtual Heritage projects of New Zealand Virtual heritage is on the move in New Zealand. There have been three large projects initiated over the last 24 months. They include the animated Fort Takapuna project by 4D Canvas, The New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC) film on historic North Head and "The Guns of Motutapu" film currently under production for the Motutapu Restoration Trust in cooperation with DOC.

The North Head film project was based on a pilot project created

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ECAI Director’s Report

[2.8.2004 | Berkeley, California]
ECAI

ECAI Director’s Report

January 2008

The 21st Conference of ECAI and the Tenth Anniversary of the founding of the organization were held in conjunction with PNC at Berkeley in October. There were 182 registered delegates for the three day event. I want to thank Peter Zhou and Deborah Rudolph of the C.V. Starr East Asian Library for their great help in organizing our meeting in coordination with the opening of the new building for the library.
The ECAI

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