While we are exchanging interesting web sites, here is one I've recently
come across, for Stanford's Digital Michelangelo Project.
http://graphics.stanford.EDU/projects/mich/
Here is their summary:
Recent improvements in laser rangefinder technology, together with
algorithms developed at Stanford for combining multiple range and color
images, allow us to reliably and accurately digitize the external shape
and surface characteristics of many physical objects. Examples include
machine parts, cultural artifacts, and design models for the
manufacturing, moviemaking, and video game industries.
As an application of this technology, a team of 30 faculty, staff, and
students from Stanford University and the University of Washington spent
the 1998-99 academic year in Italy scanning the sculptures and
architecture of Michelangelo. As a side project, we also scanned the
1,163 fragments of the Forma Urbis Romae, the giant marble map of
ancient Rome.
The goals of our project are scholarly and educational. Our sponsors are
Stanford University, Interval Research Corporation and the Paul G. Allen
Foundation for the Arts. Our collaborators, a mix of art historians and
computer scientists, include the Italian museums and institutions whose
names are listed below.
There's a lot more at the site including links to lots of press coverage
and many photos and interesting illustrations.
Cynthia Freeland
University of Houston
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