Paper Info
Title
Destroying cultural heritage: technical, emotional and exhibition aspects in simulating earthquake effects on a gothic cathedral
Abstract
While a significant research effort has been devoted to produce virtual reconstructions of cultural heritage, the issue of reproducing the effects of natural or man-provoked disasters (e.g., earthquakes, floods, wars) on cultural heritage has received much less attention. Moreover, presenting these events with multimedia installations on museums requires to consider how to properly convey the dramatic aspects of the experience besides the faithful simulation of the damage caused. In this paper, we focus specifically on earthquakes and their effects on historical buildings. We present the methodology we have followed to produce a museum experience of a real earthquake that struck a gothic cathedral. We discuss technical (e.g., building a 3D model that is suitable to the considered purpose), emotional (e.g., testing the exhibit with pilot studies on users), and exhibition aspects (e.g., using infrasound to increase the realism of the experience and the dramatic feelings it evokes).
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.2312/VAST/VAST06/229-236
VAST
Keywords
Field
DocType
cultural heritage,simulating earthquake effect,exhibition aspect,man-provoked disaster,considered purpose,gothic cathedral,faithful simulation,dramatic feeling,dramatic aspect,museum experience,historical building
Computer vision,Cultural heritage,Visual arts,Computer science,Cultural heritage management,Exhibition,Artificial intelligence,Realism,Feeling
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
3-905673-42-8
1
0.38
References 
Authors
6
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Luca Chittaro12083177.40
Roberto Ranon239233.19
Demis Corvaglia3151.26