Title
Discovering Petra: Archaeological Analysis in VR
Abstract
The authors introduce new archaeological analysis tools that combine novel visualization and interaction techniques within the three-dimensional immersive virtual-reality environment of a CAVE. These tools give archaeologists access to formerly inaccessible parts of the archaeological record; support navigation and interaction with virtual trenches, stratigraphy, artifacts and architecture; and preserve and display the spatial relationships present before excavation. Using an iterative approach and working with archaeologists from the Brown University-sponsored excavations at Petra, Jordan, the authors built four successive prototypes, each of which refined tools from earlier prototypes and added new tools to help users query, navigate and explore site findings in three dimensions and at different scales.
Year
DOI
Venue
2002
10.1109/MCG.2002.1028725
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE  
Keywords
Field
DocType
different scale,archaeologists access,new tool,archaeological analysis,iterative approach,new archaeological analysis tool,brown university-sponsored excavation,inaccessible part,interaction technique,earlier prototype,archaeological record,discovering petra,archaeology,user interfaces,cave automatic virtual environment,virtual reality,data visualisation
Analysis tools,Data visualization,Cave,Archaeological record,Virtual reality,Visualization,Computer science,Cave automatic virtual environment,User interface,Archaeology
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
22
5
0272-1716
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
19
1.82
9
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Eileen Vote1474.41
Daniel Acevedo Feliz224017.98
David H. Laidlaw31781234.58
Martha Sharp Joukowsky4191.82