Visualization and Fruition of Cultural Heritage in the Knowledge-Intensive Society

Apollonio, Fabrizio Ivan; Gaiani, Marco; Garagnani, Simone

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“…Since 2000, the research group has been involved in the development of photographybased data acquisition methods, techniques, software, and hardware tools to digitize and visualize in 2D and 3D these objects [19,20] allowing the construction of a solid theoretical and practical background for problems and solutions. The wide range of dimensions, materials, and optical properties of the samples that were studied confirms that the solutions developed were comprehensive and strong enough to cover a broad range of object types.…”

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Novel Paradigms in the Cultural Heritage Digitization with Self and Custom-Built Equipment

Bacci,

Bozzola,

Gaiani

et al. 2023

Heritage

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In the field of the Cultural Heritage (CH), image-based 2D and 3D digital acquisition is today the most common technique used to create digital replicas of existing artifacts. This is carried out for many reasons, such as the following: research, analysis, preservation, conservation, communication, and valorization. These activities usually require complementary specialized equipment, tailored to specific purposes in order to achieve the desired results. This equipment is not easy-to-find on the market, it is not always affordable for museums operators; it is sometimes expensive, and it usually needs tricky customizations. However, the development in recent years of more generalized, versatile, and affordable instruments and technologies has led to new approaches, leveraging a new generation of low-cost, adaptable equipment. This paper presents custom-made equipment following this new path, designed to provide optimized results through calibrated tools alongside the software to make it work. The essay focuses specifically on the self-production of instruments for the digital reproduction of ancient drawings, manuscripts, paintings, and other museum artifacts and their transformative impact on digitization techniques. The outcomes of self and custom-built equipment specifically produced for the contexts described in this paper highlight their potential to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, facilitate scholarly research, enhance conservation efforts, and promote cultural exchange. The final goal is to propose inexpensive equipment that is easy to use (even by not specifically trained operators) and that provides remarkable quality.

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Novel Paradigms in the Cultural Heritage Digitization with Self and Custom-Built Equipment

Bacci,

Bozzola,

Gaiani

et al. 2023

Heritage

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Evolving Perspectives in Digitizing Cultural Heritage: Novel Paradigms through Self-Built and Adaptable Equipment

Bacci¹,

Bozzola²,

Gaiani³

et al. 2023

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The emergence of new methodologies and tools for digitizing objects belonging to the Cultural Heritage (CH) changed the paradigms adopted so far. Traditionally, the process to acquire artifacts required specialized and often costly equipment tailored to specific purposes. However, the development of more generalized, adaptable, and affordable tools led to novel approaches. This manuscript provides a glimpse into the evolving landscape of custom-made tools for digital documentation, both hardware and software, and their transformative impact on the digitization techniques, built to meet requirements of specific case studies, including ancient drawings, manuscripts, paintings, and museum objects. The advent of self-built instruments has revolutionized the way professionals work today, by leveraging a new generation of low-cost, adaptable gears, leading to unprecedented flexibility and efficiency, while facilitating the capture of high-quality digital representations of objects with minimal damage and preserving their integrity. The outcomes of instruments and tools specifically produced for the contexts described in this paper highlight their potential for promoting interdisciplinary collaboration, facilitating scholarly research, enhancing conservation efforts, and fostering cultural exchange. Ultimately, this research contributes to illustrate how custom software, in combination with recent devices such as smartphones and 3D printers, underscores the importance of adopting these innovative approaches to generate an ecosystem of tools and methods able to preserve, document, and promote the richness of our collective past for future generations.

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Visualization and Fruition of Cultural Heritage in the Knowledge-Intensive Society

Cited by 2 publications

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Novel Paradigms in the Cultural Heritage Digitization with Self and Custom-Built Equipment

Novel Paradigms in the Cultural Heritage Digitization with Self and Custom-Built Equipment

Evolving Perspectives in Digitizing Cultural Heritage: Novel Paradigms through Self-Built and Adaptable Equipment

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