Up to the present there have been many developments in documentation of cultural heritage by developing technology, and contemporary documentation techniques have progressed speedily.
Applications of this work include documentation of cultural heritage artifacts and sites, appearance and performance capture for digital humans, and illustrative depiction through line drawings and non-photorealistic shading models.
Join us for an event on 5/4 from 9 30-11 00 am in Luce Hall (34 Hillhouse Avenue) that explores the increasing necessity of capturing and preserving the documentation of cultural heritage, scientific data, and activist movements.
Research Area Computerr graphics; acquisition and analysis of 3D shape and appearance; novel devices and methods for 3D printing; documentation of cultural heritage artifacts and sites; appearance and performance capture for digital humans.
In this time of heightened social activism and mounting environmental uncertainty, many librarians and archivists have extended their practices beyond standard institutional procedures, taking on more forward-thinking approaches in order to capture and preserve documentation of cultural heritage, scientific data, and activist movements.
This transdomain COST Action (TD1201) is exploring high-resolution optical techniques, defining good practice and open standards for state-of-the-art documentation of material cultural heritage.
Creating an odour wheel for historic smells, where untrained noses could identify an aroma from the description and gain information about the chemical causing the odour, establishes a novel method of heritage documentation.
While the New England Historical Genealogical Society found no documentation of Warren's Cherokee heritage, the Oklahoma Historical Society said that finding a definitive answer about Native American heritage can be difficult because of intermarriage and deliberate avoidance of registration.
