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3D Modeling comes of age
Topic Started: Nov 5 2009, 04:11 PM (54 Views)
SacoHarry Nov 5 2009, 04:11 PM Post #1
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 Pretty neat YouTube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z4m8ZIMTz8. The folks involved with the Binchester Roman Fort project have done a 3D recreation of its baths complex and then uploaded it into Second Life. (Binchester is about an hour's drive southeast of Vindolanda.) It lets a person's avatar explore and "walk through" the entire space however they'd like. And it also provides panels that a person can click to get info (and even audio/voiceover) on what they're viewing.

This type of modeling is now possible for pretty much anybody to do, using free products like Google Sketchup. It really offers a vast new way to educate folks about the past, and bring it to life. It also offers many pitfalls for misuse. After all, taking a few battered courses of stonework and trying to recreate the entire 3D space is impossible. The best anyone can hope for is an educated guess. Still, I really like it.
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