Abstract
In this paper the recording and design for a Virtual Reality Immersive Model of Armagh Observatory is presented, which will replicate the historic buildings and landscape with distant meridian markers and position of its principal historic instruments within a model of the night sky showing the position of bright stars. The virtual reality model can be used for educational purposes allowing the instruments within the historic building model to be manipulated within 3D space to demonstrate how the position measurements of stars were made in the 18th century. A description is given of current student and researchers activities concerning on-site recording and surveying and the virtual modelling of the buildings and landscape. This is followed by a design for a Virtual Reality Immersive Model of Armagh Observatory use game engine and virtual learning platforms and concepts.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 531-538 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 2W5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 Aug 2017 |
Event | 26th International CIPA Symposium on Digital Workflows for Heritage Conservation 2017 - Ottawa, Canada Duration: 28 Aug 2017 → 1 Sep 2017 |
Keywords
- Digital heritage documentation
- HBIM
- Heritage management
- Laser scanning
- Photogrammetry
- Virtual learning environments