An Immersive VR Experience to Learn the Craft of Printmaking

Carrozzino, Marcello; Lorenzini, Cristian; Duguleană, Mihai; Evangelista, Chiara; Brondi, Raffaello; Tecchia, Franco; Bergamasco, Massimo

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-40651-0_30

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“…VHs have also been used for preserving and simulating cultures [47] and teaching crafts. For example, [48] utilizes VHs in a virtual environment for teaching the craft of printmaking, [49] utilizes VR as a tool for communicating the craftsmanship of engraving, and [50][51][52][53] present solutions developed for craft training using tools and machines manipulated by VHs. In [54], Danks et.…”

Section: Virtual Humansmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multimodal Narratives for the Presentation of Silk Heritage in the Museum

Hauser¹,

Beisswenger²,

Partarakis

et al. 2022

Heritage

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In this paper, a representation based on digital assets and semantic annotations is established for Traditional Craft instances, in a way that captures their socio-historic context and preserves both their tangible and intangible Cultural Heritage dimensions. These meaningful and documented experiential presentations are delivered to the target audience through narratives that address a range of uses, including personalized storytelling, interactive Augmented Reality (AR), augmented physical artifacts, Mixed Reality (MR) exhibitions, and the Web. The provided engaging cultural experiences have the potential to have an impact on interest growth and tourism, which can support Traditional Craft communities and institutions. A secondary impact is the attraction of new apprentices through training and demonstrations that guarantee long-term preservation. The proposed approach is demonstrated in the context of textile manufacturing as practiced by the community of the Haus der Seidenkultur, a former silk factory that was turned into a museum where the traditional craft of Jacquard weaving is still practiced.

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Section: Virtual Humansmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multimodal Narratives for the Presentation of Silk Heritage in the Museum

Hauser¹,

Beisswenger²,

Partarakis

et al. 2022

Heritage

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“…The use of animated DHs is fundamental when dealing with intangible cultural heritage 13 as this type of heritage is often related to human actions, skills, and knowledge which is difficult to describe and represent utilizing texts or photos. Due to technological advancements, motion capture techniques, applied to the artisans while producing their crafts, bring a safeguarding possibility to the know‐how 33 and a new dimension in communicating skills and knowledge onto others 34 . Indeed, the visualization of craft processes within inhabited virtual environments increases the usability and educational value of craft representation 35 .…”

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Modeling craftspeople for cultural heritage: A case study

Yazli¹,

Baka

Thalmann

et al. 2022

Computer Animation & Virtual

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Intangible heritage is often linked to human actions and performances. The use of digital humans (DHs) for its digital representation and therefore its preservation, allows reframing the way to transmit and deal with content that is difficult to visualize. To that end, the digital human becomes an important element establishing the connection between the action, the objects, the knowledge, and the environment. In this article, we describe the development of DHs acting as practitioners and storytellers for traditional craft processes within virtual environments. We present the process and the tasks involved in modeling, designing, and animating DHs, detailing the underlying technological background. Animations were completely based on real humans' motion extraction while working on the corresponding craft. As a result, we present the different DHs models created for three specific heritage crafts: mastic cultivation, glass blowing, and silk weaving as well as an AR application, built to augment exhibits of the Chios Mastic Museum. This article is a practical description of the steps to model and animate virtual humans. The work aims to bring a methodology for achieving DHs creation for CH applications.

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“…VHs have been also used for preserving and simulating cultures [19] and teaching crafts. For example, [20] utilize VHs in VE for teaching the craft of printmaking, while [21] utilizes VR as a tool for communicating the craftsmanship of engraving. In [22], Danks et.…”

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Realistic Virtual Humans for Cultural Heritage Applications

et al. 2021

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Virtual Humans are becoming a commodity in computing technology and lately have been utilized in the context of interactive presentations in Virtual Cultural Heritage environments and exhibitions. To this end, this research work underlines the importance of aligning and fine-tuning Virtual Humans’ appearance to their roles and highlights the importance of affective components. Building realistic Virtual Humans was traditionally a great challenge requiring a professional motion capturing studio and heavy resources in 3D animation and design. In this paper, a workflow for their implementation is presented, based on current technological trends in wearable mocap systems and advancements in software technology for their implementation, animation, and visualization. The workflow starts from motion recording and segmentation to avatar implementation, retargeting, animation, lip synchronization, face morphing, and integration to a virtual or physical environment. The testing of the workflow occurs in a use case for the Mastic Museum of Chios and the implementation is validated both in a 3D virtual environment accessed through Virtual Reality and on-site at the museum through an Augmented Reality application. The findings, support the initial hypothesis through a formative evaluation, and lessons learned are transformed into a set of guidelines to support the replication of this work.

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An Immersive VR Experience to Learn the Craft of Printmaking

Cited by 10 publications

References 29 publications

Multimodal Narratives for the Presentation of Silk Heritage in the Museum

Multimodal Narratives for the Presentation of Silk Heritage in the Museum

Modeling craftspeople for cultural heritage: A case study

Realistic Virtual Humans for Cultural Heritage Applications

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