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From Real to Virtual Rapid Architectural Prototyping

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Can greater visual realism of a real-time architectural virtual walkthrough achieve similar high sensory impact, or qualia, as a fabricated 3D printed scale model of an urban landscape? The aim of this project is to answer that question by allowing a real existing city heritage landscape during a large urban planning project to be 3D modeled and subsequently be studied via a dual output: a fabricated real, physical scale model based on a latest high quality color 3D printer and an equivalent 3D virtual walkthrough of enhanced real-time visual realism based on a recent game engine. Conclusions of this experiment and user study suggest that a virtual, interactive simulation based on specific latest real-time rendering algorithms can indeed convey a similar user experience and feeling of “presence” that an equivalent architectural scale model offers, regarding fast appreciation of both space and structure.

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  1. 3DTouch S.A., 59 Route des Jeunes, 1227, Carouge, Switzerland

    Mike Tato

  2. Computer Science Department, University of Crete, Leoforos Knossou, 71409, Heraklion, Greece

    Petros Papanikolaou & George Papagiannakis

  3. Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, 100 N. Plastira Str., 70013, Heraklion, Greece

    Petros Papanikolaou & George Papagiannakis

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  1. Electrical and Computer Engineering and Informatics, Digital Heritage Laboratory, Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), ArchbishopKyprianou 31, 3036, Limassol, Cyprus

    Marinos Ioannides

  2. Institut für Photogrammetrie, Universität Stuttgart, Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 24D, 70174, Stuttgart, Germany

    Dieter Fritsch

  3. Fraunhofer Institute, Scientific Representative for Fraunhofer IAP, IBP, ICT, IGB, ISC, IST & MOEZ, Research Alliance Cultural Heritage and Sustainability Network, Rue du Commerce 31, 1000, Brussels, Belgium

    Johanna Leissner

  4. MDR Partners (Consulting) Ltd., 2B Fitzgerald Road, SW14 8HA, London, UK

    Rob Davies

  5. 3D Optical Metrology Unit FBK, Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Via Sommarive 18, 38123, Trento, Italy

    Fabio Remondino

  6. Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico delle Biblioteche Italiane, Viale del Castro Pretorio 105, 185, Rome, Italy

    Rossella Caffo

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Tato, M., Papanikolaou, P., Papagiannakis, G. (2012). From Real to Virtual Rapid Architectural Prototyping. In: Ioannides, M., Fritsch, D., Leissner, J., Davies, R., Remondino, F., Caffo, R. (eds) Progress in Cultural Heritage Preservation. EuroMed 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7616. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34234-9_52

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