Multi-Dimensional Acquisition, Representation, and Interaction of Cultural Heritage Tangible Assets

Portalés, Cristina; Casas, Sergio; Alonso-Monasterío, Pau; Blasco, María José Viñals

doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-2927-9.ch004

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“…The 3D virtual modelling of artifacts is a common practice in Cultural Heritage. Solely or in combination with other techniques, it allows the structural representation of objects for their digital documentation and interaction, among others [23]. For instance, it has been used at archaeological sites, to reconstruct the non-existing elements [24,25]; to reconstruct the current shape of artifacts, including paintings [26], ceramics [27], statues [28,29], etc.…”

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Towards the Preservation and Dissemination of Historical Silk Weaving Techniques in the Digital Era

Gaitán

Pagán

León³

et al. 2019

Heritage

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Historical weaving techniques have evolved in time and space giving as result more or less fabrics with different aesthetical characteristics. These techniques were transferred along the main silk production centers, thanks to the European Silk Road and creating a common European Frame on themes and techniques. These had made it complicated to determine whether a fabric corresponds to one century or another. Moreover, in order to understand their creation, it is necessary to determine the number of weaves and interlacements that each textile has, therefore, mathematical models can be extracted from these layers. In this sense, three dimensional (3D) virtual representations of the internal structure of textiles are of interest for a variety of purposes related to fashion, industry, education or other areas. The aim of this paper is to propose a mathematical modelling of historical weaving techniques by means of matrices in order to be easily mapped to a virtual 3D representation. The work focuses on historical silk textiles, ranging from the 15th to the 19th centuries. We also propose a computer vision-based strategy to extract relevant information from digital imagery, by considering different types of images (textiles, technical drawings and macro images). The work here presented has been carried out in the scope of the SILKNOW project, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 769504. The results shown in the paper are preliminary and will be improved in the scope of the project.

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Section: The Silknow's Virtual Loommentioning

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Towards the Preservation and Dissemination of Historical Silk Weaving Techniques in the Digital Era

Gaitán

Pagán

León³

et al. 2019

Heritage

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“…For this reason, edutainment applications, in which education or dissemination of knowledge is performed in a fun way, are effective tools to engage young audiences. This is one of the reasons why serious games (SG) and AR applications, like the one presented in this paper, are two of the most important trends in CH applications [2].…”

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TinajAR: An Edutainment Augmented Reality Mirror for the Dissemination and Reinterpretation of Cultural Heritage

Martínez

Casas

Vidal-González

et al. 2018

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The use of augmented reality (AR) in cultural heritage (CH) applications opens a whole set of possibilities, including the virtual transformation of CH elements. This paper presents TinajAR, a mirror-based AR application designed to serve both as an edutainment application in the field of CH and also as an artistic expression. As an edutainment application, TinajAR features a multi-marker video-based AR application designed to show virtual ceramic pieces and explain the pottery process through virtual avatars. As an artistic expression, TinajAR seeks to reinterpret an ancient type of cellar called calado, which was used in the past for storing wine in northern Spain. The reinterpretation consists in giving a different but meaningful use to the space. TinajAR was used by around 1800 people during a ceramics exhibition in La Rioja, Spain and was assessed at the satisfaction level with 56 users by means of a system usability scale, giving very satisfactory results.

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“…The documentation, dissemination, and enhancement of tangible and intangible Cultural Heritage (CH) is of great relevance, as CH is a fundamental expression of the richness and diversity of our culture. Beyond the well-established methods that have been traditionally employed in the field of CH for its dissemination and enhancement, technological tools and interactive solutions (e.g., 3D models) have become increasingly popular, because they have the ability to create fascination far beyond Sustainability 2020, 12, 7539 2 of 22 other solutions, such as a tourist brochure or any other printed material [1][2][3][4]. On the other hand, the documentation of artifacts can be done by different means.…”

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“…We also show some results from the project, and discuss their use within different audiences, including the creative industries. The work described involves sustainability from different perspectives: (1) The traditional production of silk fabrics by means of mechanical looms (e.g., Jacquard looms) is sustainable from the point of view of the environment because it does not use energy when working; (2) the embedding of designs, weaves, and weaving techniques in 3D virtual forms allows the study of this historical legacy without the need to have direct access to the original objects, which are per se fragile, and therefore, avoiding their degradation;…”

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From Historical Silk Fabrics to Their Interactive Virtual Representation and 3D Printing

Pérez

Casanova-Salas

Twardo³

et al. 2020

Sustainability

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The documentation, dissemination, and enhancement of Cultural Heritage is of great relevance. To that end, technological tools and interactive solutions (e.g., 3D models) have become increasingly popular. Historical silk fabrics are nearly flat objects, very fragile and with complex internal geometries, related to different weaving techniques and types of yarns. These characteristics make it difficult to properly document them, at the yarn level, with current technologies. In this paper, we bring a new methodology to virtually represent such heritage and produce 3D printouts, also making it highly interactive through the tool Virtual Loom. Our work involves sustainability from different perspectives: (1) The traditional production of silk fabrics respects the environment; (2) Virtual Loom allows the studying of silk heritage while avoiding their degradation; (3) Virtual Loom allows creative industries to save money and materials; (4) current research on bioplastics for 3D printing contributes to environmental sustainability; (5) edutainment and gaming can also benefit from Virtual Loom, avoiding the need to acquire the original objects and enhancing creativity. The presented work has been carried out within the scope of the SILKNOW project to show some results and discuss the sustainability issues, from the production of traditional silk fabrics, to their dissemination by means of Virtual Loom and 3D printed shapes.

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Multi-Dimensional Acquisition, Representation, and Interaction of Cultural Heritage Tangible Assets

Cited by 12 publications

References 58 publications

Towards the Preservation and Dissemination of Historical Silk Weaving Techniques in the Digital Era

Towards the Preservation and Dissemination of Historical Silk Weaving Techniques in the Digital Era

TinajAR: An Edutainment Augmented Reality Mirror for the Dissemination and Reinterpretation of Cultural Heritage

From Historical Silk Fabrics to Their Interactive Virtual Representation and 3D Printing

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