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Date posted: 10/05/2009 For the past two years, a team of UCLA Egyptologists, digital modelers, web designers, staff and students has been building a three-dimensional virtual-reality model of the ancient Egyptian religious site known as Karnak, one of the largest temple complexes ever constructed. The result is Digital Karnak, a high-tech model that runs in real time and allows users to navigate 2,000 years of history at the popular ancient Egyptian tourist site near modern-day Luxor, where generations of pharaohs constructed temples, chapels, obelisks, sphinxes, shrines and other sacred structures beginning in the 20th century B.C. Developed by UCLA's Experiential Technologies Center ? which has helped pioneer the digital reconstruction of historical sites, including the innovative Rome Reborn, released in 2006 ? the Karnak model and a host of additional digital resources are now available for educators, students, scholars and the public to explore for free. See the full Story via external site: www.sciencedaily.com Most recent stories in this category (Business): 29/01/2013: iRobot files patent application for autonomous all-in-one 3D printing, milling, drilling and finishing robot |
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