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A 3D visualisation of the celebrated
Glasgow landmark
Communities will be able to create 3D
digital models of their local heritage sites and monuments through ACCORD
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Communities across Scotland will be able to benefit from
a new 3D heritage project led by The Glasgow School of Art, it was announced
today 25 November 2013.
a new 3D heritage project led by The Glasgow School of Art, it was announced
today 25 November 2013.
ACCORD will see community archaeological and heritage
groups working in collaboration with experts in 3D visualisation at the GSA’s
Digital Design Studio (DDS) to create 3D-models of their local archaeological
sites and monuments. The 15-month project is being funded by a major grant from
the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s £4million “Digital Transformations
in Community research Co-Production ”
programme. ACCORD is the only Scottish project to have been awarded funding.
groups working in collaboration with experts in 3D visualisation at the GSA’s
Digital Design Studio (DDS) to create 3D-models of their local archaeological
sites and monuments. The 15-month project is being funded by a major grant from
the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s £4million “Digital Transformations
in Community research Co-Production ”
programme. ACCORD is the only Scottish project to have been awarded funding.
“Scotland is rich
in archaeology with community groups across the country already doing much to
care for and promote their local sites.” says Dr Stuart Jeffrey from the
DDS who is leading the research project. “Through
ACCORD we will work together with these groups in the design and creation of
models of their local archaeological sites and monuments. With the support of
visualisation experts each group will be able to design, direct and produce
their own 3D objects. They will then be able to use them in a variety of
different ways such as public presentations, education work and tourism
initiatives.”
in archaeology with community groups across the country already doing much to
care for and promote their local sites.” says Dr Stuart Jeffrey from the
DDS who is leading the research project. “Through
ACCORD we will work together with these groups in the design and creation of
models of their local archaeological sites and monuments. With the support of
visualisation experts each group will be able to design, direct and produce
their own 3D objects. They will then be able to use them in a variety of
different ways such as public presentations, education work and tourism
initiatives.”
At the end of the project ACCORD will have created a
permanently archived set of community co-produced 3D digital models of
archaeological sites and monuments that will be available to access freely
on-line offering a rich resource for public use and academic research.
permanently archived set of community co-produced 3D digital models of
archaeological sites and monuments that will be available to access freely
on-line offering a rich resource for public use and academic research.
Equally importantly for the research team is that the
project will also have a strong focus on what the featured sites mean to their
local communities.
project will also have a strong focus on what the featured sites mean to their
local communities.
“Learning more about
the social value that communities place on their local heritage sites will add
an important element to our existing heritage assets and our understanding of
them,” adds Dr Jeffrey.
the social value that communities place on their local heritage sites will add
an important element to our existing heritage assets and our understanding of
them,” adds Dr Jeffrey.
The ACCORD project brings together respected experts in
the field. Led by The Glasgow School of Art it is being delivered in
partnership with researchers at the University of Manchester Department of
Archaeology, Archaeology Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and
Historical Monuments of Scotland.
the field. Led by The Glasgow School of Art it is being delivered in
partnership with researchers at the University of Manchester Department of
Archaeology, Archaeology Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and
Historical Monuments of Scotland.
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The
Glasgow School of Art (GSA) is internationally recognised as one of Europe’s
foremost higher education institutions for creative education and research in
fine art, design and architecture. The Digital
Design Studio (DDS) is a world leading research and postgraduate centre
of the GSA specialising in 3D digital visualisation and interaction
technologies. It combines
academic, research and commercial activities. Areas of DDS research include
ground-breaking medical visualisation, heritage visualisation, marine visualisation and auralisation and sound. The experts at the DDS unveiled the most accurate 3D
digital model of the human head anatomy earlier this year and are currently
creating the 3D scans for the widely admired Scottish Ten as a partner in the
CDDV. www.gsa.ac.uk/research/research-centres/digital–design–studio/
The Arts
and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funds world-class, independent
researchers in a wide range of subjects: ancient history, modern dance,
archaeology, digital content, philosophy, English literature, design, the
creative and performing arts, and much more. This financial year the AHRC will
spend approximately £98m to fund research and postgraduate training in
collaboration with a number of partners. The quality and range of research
supported by this investment of public funds not only provides social and
cultural benefits but also contributes to the economic success of the UK.
www.ahrc.ac.uk
and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funds world-class, independent
researchers in a wide range of subjects: ancient history, modern dance,
archaeology, digital content, philosophy, English literature, design, the
creative and performing arts, and much more. This financial year the AHRC will
spend approximately £98m to fund research and postgraduate training in
collaboration with a number of partners. The quality and range of research
supported by this investment of public funds not only provides social and
cultural benefits but also contributes to the economic success of the UK.
www.ahrc.ac.uk