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The virtual museum of landscape

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Fig. 1 – The archaeological landscape of Livia’s Villa, via Flaminia Rome (left); an interactive interpretative map of the ancient landscape (webGIS, center) and a reconstructed hypothesis (right).

Fig. 1 – The archaeological landscape of Livia’s Villa, via Flaminia Rome (left)...

Fig. 2 – Knowledge in the landscape. The case of “Appia Narrative VR Museum” in a public exhibit. “Building Virtual Rome”, Trajan Markets Museum, Rome Sept-Nov. 2005.

Fig. 2 – Knowledge in the landscape. The case of “Appia Narrative VR Museum” in ...

Fig. 3 – The territory of the city of Bologna. In an urban context it is often very difficult to perceive any trace of the archaeological past (left). Interpretative maps are helpful for the reconstruction of a landscape (center), but also as tools available in a communicative VR system (right) (Pescarin 2001).

Fig. 3 – The territory of the city of Bologna. In an urban context it is often v...

Fig. 4 – Appia Archaeological Park VR webGIS application (www.appia.itabc.cnr.it). Through the menu the visitor can deconstruct the landscape analyzing different components and source data (satellite images, cartographic maps, vector layers, 3D models, vegetation, etc.) (Pescarin et al. 2005).

Fig. 4 – Appia Archaeological Park VR webGIS application (www.appia.itabc.cnr.it...

Fig. 5 – A snapshot of the interactive exploration of a MuD, World of Warcraft (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com), where web users can share the same environment and experience.

Fig. 5 – A snapshot of the interactive exploration of a MuD, World of Warcraft (...

Forte M., Pescarin S. 2007, The virtual museum of landscape, Archeologia e Calcolatori 1