Virtual Heritage: the cases of the Byzantine Cript of Santa Cristina and Temple C of Selinunte

This paper presents a summary of the 3D modelling work that was accomplished in preparing multimedia products about the Byzantine Crypt of Santa Cristina, Apulia and some partial results on an ongoing project to re-build temple C of Selinunte, Sicily. An effective approach based upon high-resolution photo-realistic texture mapping onto 3D models generated from range images is used to present the spatial information about those two environments. Usually, this information is presented as 2D images that are flat and don’t show the three-dimensionality of an environment. Results on a CDROM, a DVD and video animations will be presented these projects.

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