A virtual diorama. Mapping archives in situ at places of cultural significance

Authors

  • Jonathan Westin University og Gothenburg
  • Gunnar Almevik University of Gothenburg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5617/nm.6343

Keywords:

virtual reality, augmented reality, diorama, archive, technology, context

Abstract

Using the wooden church of Södra Råda as a case study, this article
concerns new applications of technology to contextualise and activate archive
material in situ at places of cultural significance. Using a combination of
augmented reality and virtual reality, we describe a process of turning historical
photographs and two-dimensional reconstruction drawings into three-dimensional
virtual models that can be lined up to a physical space. The leading questions for
our investigation concern how archive material can be contextualised, and how
the result may be made accessible in situ and contribute to place development.
The result of this research suggests possibilities for using historical photographs
to faithfully reconstruct lost historical spaces as three-dimensional surfaces that
contextualise documentation and offer spatial information.

Author Biographies

Jonathan Westin, University og Gothenburg

Department of Conservation

Fil.Dr., Research Fellow

Gunnar Almevik, University of Gothenburg

Department of Conservation

Fil.Dr., Senior Lecturer

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