Virtual reality for archaeological explanation. Beyond "picturesque" reconstruction

Joan A. Barceló

«Archeologia e Calcolatori» 2001, 12, 221-244

Abstract

In this paper, a general framework for using Virtual Reality techniques in the domain of Archaeological Visualisation is presented. It is argued that “visualising” is not the same as “seeing”, but is an inferential process to understand reality. A definition of Enhanced Reality is also presented, and how visual models can be used in order to obtain additional information about the dynamic nature of historical processes and archaeological data.

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