Digital Approach in Conservation of Heritage: 3D Virtual Reconstruction Applications in Ancient Cities

Year 2023, , 969 - 987, 16.12.2023

İrem Deniz Akçam Ergin

https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1312738

Abstract

Virtual reconstruction through digital methods should be implemented in the conservation process to obtain an accurate representation of cultural heritage, establish its value, and ensure the transfer of information to future generations through a secure, reversible, and cost-effective approach. A critical evaluation of fifteen virtual reconstruction applications will be performed regarding their objective, data collection and reconstruction methods, and visual representation outputs. The selected three studies will be analyzed in detail by their superiorities and competencies in reconstruction. The research performs a literature review on cultural heritage conservation, traditional and digital perspectives on conservation, and virtual reconstruction applications. The analysis intends to guide further studies, offering a deeper understanding and clarification of software preferences as virtual reconstruction becomes prominent in archaeology. The study enables the determination and assessment of methodological alternatives through outcomes by comparative review and, as a result, compiles and showcases the suitable techniques for the reconstruction process.

Keywords

Virtual reconstruction, cultural heritage conservation, 3D modeling and visualization, complementary modeling in ancient cities, digital representation of the past

Thanks

This article is produced from a Proficiency in Art thesis that will be completed in the 2022-23 Summer Period at Yaşar University Graduate School, Program of Art and Design. The article complies with national and international research and publication ethics. Ethics Committee approval was not required for the study.

Mirasın Korunmasında Dijital Yaklaşım: Antik Kentlerde 3B Sanal Rekonstrüksiyon Uygulamaları

Abstract

Kültürel mirasın aslına uygun şekilde tasvir edilmesi, kültürel değerinin korunması ve bu verilerin gelecek nesillere aktarılması amacıyla mirasın koruma sürecinde güvenli, geri dönüştürülebilir ve maliyet-etkin dijital yöntemlerle sanal rekonstrüksiyon teknikleri uygulanmalı ve yaygınlaştırılmalıdır. Çalışma kapsamında on beş farklı sanal rekonstrüksiyon uygulaması, görselleştirmenin hedefi, veri toplama ve rekonstrüksiyon yöntemleri ile görsel temsil yetenekleri bakımından değerlendirilecektir. Seçilen çalışmalar sanal rekonstrüksiyon alanındaki üstünlükleri ve yeterlilikleri açısından detaylı bir şekilde incelenecektir. Araştırmada, kültürel mirasın korunması, geleneksel ve dijital bakış açıları ve sanal rekonstrüksiyon uygulamalarına dair literatür taraması yapılmaktadır. Analizler, sanal rekonstrüksiyonun arkeolojide öne çıkmasıyla birlikte yazılım tercihleri hakkında daha derin bir anlayış sunarak gelecekteki çalışmalara rehberlik etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma, karşılaştırmalı inceleme yoluyla metodolojik alternatiflerin sonuçlar üzerinden değerlendirilmesine ve belirlenmesine olanak sağlamakta ve sonuç olarak rekonstrüksiyon süreci için uygun teknikleri derleyerek sunmaktadır.

Keywords

Sanal rekonstrüksiyon, kültürel mirasın korunması, 3B modelleme ve görselleştirme, antik kentlerde tamamlayıcı modelleme, geçmişin dijital temsili

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