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Archaeological imaging
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:38 pm
by Rokcet Scientist
Tuesday, 10 July 2007, 11:31 GMT 12:31 UK
New software lights up archaeology
New software which works out much more realistically how ancient buildings would have looked in their glory by generating accurate plays of light sources has been developed by scientists in England.
The software maps lighting details onto virtual recreations of places.
The project, developed at Warwick University in the West Midlands, brings ancient architectural features to life through a revolutionary sophisticated modelling of light.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6284760.stm
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:32 pm
by Minimalist
Very cool.
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:41 pm
by Forum Monk
hmmmph.
Video games have been leading the charge for years. Just look at some of the lighting models developed by ID software for their Doom and Quake gaming engines. They're phenomenal. I don't play video games, but I appreciate excellent programming.
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:02 pm
by Digit
Or as a TV 'personality' commented over here Monk about, Jurassic Park, she 'couldn't tell the computer generated dinosaurs from the real ones'!
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:57 pm
by Rokcet Scientist
Digit wrote:Or as a TV 'personality' commented over here Monk about, Jurassic Park, she 'couldn't tell the computer generated dinosaurs from the real ones'!
Lemme guess: Paris Hilton?
Or George Bush...
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:21 pm
by Minimalist
Digit wrote:Or as a TV 'personality' commented over here Monk about, Jurassic Park, she 'couldn't tell the computer generated dinosaurs from the real ones'!
Okay. THAT's funny.
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:37 pm
by Digit
No RS, we have our own comedians.