Abstract

This article shows a first step in the development of an immersive virtual tour of the Cathedral of Palermo, entering the fields of Digital Cultural Heritage and Edutainment. Its purpose is to help people to gain knowledge about the site, highlighting the complex stratifications that have characterized its history.

The development of the project has been possible thanks to different phases of work: surveys were initially carried out by laser scanning, then assembled and processed to obtain the 3D model of the current state; at the same time, the model of reconstruction was processed in several phases, based on historical, archival and iconographic sources; both models were, later, subject to post-processing, preparatory to the development of virtual navigation. The tour scenario includes options in order to make it attractive for the player, such as interactive elements, interfaces and animations.

Details

Title
VIRTUAL REALITY FOR HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE
Author
Agnello, F 1 ; Avella, F 1 ; Agnello, S 2 

 Department of Architecture, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; Department of Architecture, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy 
 Graduated in Architecture at University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; Graduated in Architecture at University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy 
Pages
9-16
Publication year
2019
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
ISSN
16821750
e-ISSN
21949034
Source type
Conference Paper
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2585595358
Copyright
© 2019. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.