| HD-50958-10 | Digital Humanities: Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants | UCLA; Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles | Software Interface for Real-time Exploration of Three-Dimensional Computer Models of Historic Urban Environments | 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2013 | $50,000.00 | Lisa | M. | Snyder | | | | UCLA; Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | 90024-4201 | USA | 2010 | Architecture | Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants | Digital Humanities | 50000 | 0 | 50000 | 0 | The prototype development for a generalized, extensible platform that will allow for real-time exploration, annotation, and tours in 3D computer models, using the NEH-funded Digital Karnak as the test case.
Funding from the NEH is requested to develop a generalized and extensible prototype for software that will allow real-time exploration of highly-detailed, three-dimensional computer models in both formal and informal educational settings. This prototype will address the greatest challenge for building knowledge through use of three-dimensional computer models by providing scholars and educators the mechanism to explore, annotate, craft narratives, and build arguments within the 3D space - in essence, facilitating the creation of virtual learning environments that can be broadly disseminated to educators and learners across grade levels and humanities disciplines. The prototype will use as a testbed the existing real-time model of the Egyptian temple complex of Karnak created as the basis for the learning and teaching resources now freely available on the Digital Karnak website. |