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British Library, DeMontfort University, London, Off the Map Contest, OpenCulture, Pudding Lane Productions
John B. Thorpe
Up for some virtual time-travel?
Good, because we are off to OpenCulture today, to view this impressive 3D representation of pre-Great Fire London, realised by six students fo DeMonfort University.
Based on a combination of period maps and documents, conjecture and extrapolation, the animation is incredibly detailed, and looks very accurate. Little wonder that it has won the first prize in the British Library’s Off the Map contest. Well done, Pudding Lane Productions!
The page also offers links to the developers’ blog, the BL’s Digital Scholarship Blog, and a few other 3D historical representations .
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Wonderful project.
In a similar vein, but in a different time-frame, you might like to take a look at the images and videos on ancientvine.com – wonderful 3D renderings of the ancient world.
Including – my goodness! – a honest-to-goodness Egyptian swape!
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A swape! A palpable swape! Well, a virtual one, actually – but still.
Thanks for the pointer. I think I might be growing fond of 3D renderings…
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Being artistically helpless, I love the way some people can turn ideas into images.
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Well, at least you can draw…
I’m hopeless at that too.
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It takes exercise.
And exercise takes time, that I normally spend either reading or writing instead… it’s a no-win situation 😛
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