Digital Reconstruction of Fragmented Cultural Heritage Assets: The Case Study of the Dacian Embossed Disk from Piatra Roșie
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- The accuracy and trueness of the proposed digital reconstruction [18];
- 3D modeling problems (self-intersections and non-manifold geometry) [19];
- 3D model topology (triangles or quads) [20];
- File format interoperability towards VR, AR, XR, and CAM [21];
- Aspects related to open and reusable digital cultural heritage 3D models [22];
- Empowering linked Cultural Heritage data [23].
2. Background and Related Works
2.1. Background Regarding the Dacian Hillfort of Piatra Roșie
2.2. Related 3D Reconstruction Cultural Heritage Projects and Frameworks
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Documentation and 3D Scanning Phase
3.2. 3D Digital Reconstruction Phase
4. Results
4.1. 3D Reconstructed Embossed Aurochs’ Disk
4.2. Ornament Database with 3D Scans and Vector Displacement Maps
4.3. Virtual Reality Application
4.4. Augmented Reality Application
4.5. Mixed Reality Application
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions and Future Works
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Comes, R.; Neamțu, C.G.D.; Grec, C.; Buna, Z.L.; Găzdac, C.; Mateescu-Suciu, L. Digital Reconstruction of Fragmented Cultural Heritage Assets: The Case Study of the Dacian Embossed Disk from Piatra Roșie. Appl. Sci. 2022, 12, 8131. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12168131
Comes R, Neamțu CGD, Grec C, Buna ZL, Găzdac C, Mateescu-Suciu L. Digital Reconstruction of Fragmented Cultural Heritage Assets: The Case Study of the Dacian Embossed Disk from Piatra Roșie. Applied Sciences. 2022; 12(16):8131. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12168131
Chicago/Turabian StyleComes, Radu, Călin Gheorghe Dan Neamțu, Cătălin Grec, Zsolt Levente Buna, Cristian Găzdac, and Liliana Mateescu-Suciu. 2022. "Digital Reconstruction of Fragmented Cultural Heritage Assets: The Case Study of the Dacian Embossed Disk from Piatra Roșie" Applied Sciences 12, no. 16: 8131. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12168131