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Design and creation of a virtual world of Petra, Jordan
Includes bibliographical references.
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| author | Wessels, Stephen Graham |
| author2 | Rüther, Heinz |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/13681 Design and creation of a virtual world of Petra, Jordan Wessels, Stephen Graham Rüther, Heinz Architecture, Planning and Geomatics Includes bibliographical references. This thesis presents the design and creation of a 3D virtual world of Petra, Jordan, based on the digital spatial documentation of this UNESCO World Heritage Site by the Zamani project. Creating digital records of the spatial domain of heritage sites is a well-established practice that employs the technologies of laser scanning, GPS and traditional surveys, aerial and close range photogrammetry, and 360-degree panorama photography to capture spatial data of a site. Processing this data to produce textured 3D models, sections elevations, GISs, and panorama tours to has led to the establishment of the field of virtual heritage. Applications to view this spatial data are considered too specialised to be used by the general public with only trained heritage practitioners being able to use the data. Additionally, data viewing platforms have not been designed to allow for the viewing of combinations of 3D data in an intuitive and engaging manner as currently each spatial data type must be viewed by independent software. Therefore a fully integrated software platform is needed which would allow any interested person, without prior training, easy access to a combination of spatial data, from anywhere in the world. This study seeks to provide a solution to the above requirement by using a game engine to assimilate spatial data of heritage sites in a 3D virtual environment where a virtual visitor is able to interactively engage with combinations of spatial data. The study first begins with an analysis of what virtual heritage applications, in the form of virtual environments, have been created, and the elements that were used in their creation. These elements are then applied to the design and creation of the virtual world of Petra. 2015-08-10T06:44:04Z 2015-08-10T06:44:04Z 2015 Master Thesis Masters MSc (Eng) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13681 eng application/pdf School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Architecture, Planning and Geomatics Wessels, Stephen Graham Design and creation of a virtual world of Petra, Jordan |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Design and creation of a virtual world of Petra, Jordan |
| title_full | Design and creation of a virtual world of Petra, Jordan |
| title_fullStr | Design and creation of a virtual world of Petra, Jordan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and creation of a virtual world of Petra, Jordan |
| title_short | Design and creation of a virtual world of Petra, Jordan |
| title_sort | design and creation of a virtual world of petra jordan |
| topic | Architecture, Planning and Geomatics |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13681 |
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