All Things Visual » 3D http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/vrc Communiqués from the Visual Resources Center, Department of Art History, The University of Chicago Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:55:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 University of Chicago in 3D http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/vrc/2007/10/26/university-of-chicago-in-3d/ http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/vrc/2007/10/26/university-of-chicago-in-3d/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:57:22 +0000 mmacken http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/vrc/2007/10/26/university-of-chicago-in-3d/ From cnet.com:

Virtual-worlds platform developer Multiverse Network is set to announce a partnership Tuesday [October 9, 2007] that will allow anyone to create a new online interactive 3D environment with just about any model from Google’s online repository of 3D models, its 3D Warehouse, as well as terrain from Google Earth.

The Cochrane-Woods Art Center and the Smart Museum will soon be in Google Earth. The buildings were recreated by Dale Mertes from NSIT. Google Earth is installed on my (Megan’s) computer. Please stop by my desk if you’d like to see our building “in situ”. Learn more…

Smart Museum

]]> http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/vrc/2007/10/26/university-of-chicago-in-3d/feed/ 1 Photosynth Software: 3D Imaging from 2D Sources http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/vrc/2007/06/06/cool/ http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/vrc/2007/06/06/cool/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:06:04 +0000 mmacken http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/vrc/2007/06/06/cool/ New technology will link digital images to create three-dimensional models with incredible zoom capabilities.

Using photos of oft-snapped subjects (like Notre Dame) scraped from around the Web, Photosynth creates breathtaking multidimensional spaces with zoom and navigation features that outstrip all expectation. Its architect, Blaise Aguera y Arcas, shows it off in this standing-ovation demo:

View Demo

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