Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
Publication Title
Museum Management and Curatorship
Abstract
In this paper, we present two experiments designed to compare 2D digital pictures and 3D digital replicas of artefacts, to understand how differently these media facilitate the perception and understanding of our past. Archaeologists and museum experts have commonly used 2D digital pictures to preserve and study artefacts. Recently these scholars have also started to use 3D digital archives for their studies. Yet we still need to determine how these two formats (2D vs 3D) affect the perception of our past. Results to our experiments point to 3D digital replicas of artifacts as more effective means to digitally preserve tangible cultural heritage, since 3D multi-visualization augments the perception of physical characteristics of the artifacts allowing a more embodied experience with these objects. Our experiments also suggest that multi-visualization (i.e., point-cloud, mesh, and color information) helps the viewers to overcome their personal conceptualization of specific objects.
Recommended Citation
Galeazzi, Fabrizio; Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco, Paola; and Matthews, Justin L., "Comparing 2D Pictures With 3D Replicas for the Digital Preservation and Analysis of Tangible Heritage" (2015). Psychology Faculty Publications and Presentations. 3.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/psy_fac/3
Comments
Postprint version. Published in Museum Management and Curatorship, 2015, pp. 462-483.
The final publication is available via DOI: 10.1080/09647775.2015.1042515