TORCH (en)coding Heritage Network Digital Launch

3D modelling of Roman Odeon

3D modelling of Roman Odeon


The TORCH Heritage Partnerships Team is happy to promore this event that celebrates the launch of the TORCH (en)coding Heritage Network.


This digital event explores how 3D-modelling technologies and virtual reality can open new understandings of the past. Prof Matthew Nicholls describes the creation of a large-scale 3D model of Ancient Rome, exploring the use of computer modelling in the study of ancient structures. Richard Smith brings the technological perspective, discussing the tools which enable the exploration of such a model in virtual reality. The talk will focus particularly on the Theatre of Pompey, a Roman theatre complex, completed in 55 BCE, which no longer survives.

 

Speakers:

Prof Matthew Nichols is Senior Tutor at St. John's College Oxford. He previously held a lectureship and then a chair in Classics at the University of Reading. There he developed a large scale 3D model of ancient Rome, which he has used extensively in teaching, research, outreach, and commercial work, winning several national awards for teaching and innovation.

 

Richard Smith is Technology Support Officer at the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, where he provides technology support and 3D printing, advises on 3D modelling and AR/VR projects, and leads training courses on immersive technologies. He is also the co-founder of the Oxford X-Reality Hub, Oxford's central resource for virtual and augmented reality.

 

Registration is free but sign-up is required. Sign the form here.

Click here to view the full poster. 

This event is organised by the TORCH (en)coding Heritage Network. (Follow this link for more information and to join the Network's mailing list.) 


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