Walk Through Ancient Rome

29 January 2003 - 12:00pm

UCLA creates a 3-D virtual model of ancient Rome.

"Using PCs and off-the-shelf modeling software, UCLA’s Cultural Virtual Reality Lab re-created 22 temples, courts and monuments—perhaps the most complex historical VR re-creation ever attempted. Loaded onto a SGI supercomputer and projected on a special spherical screen that fills your field of vision, the model creates a simulated journey through the ancient city-scape. The computer operator can take you anywhere you want to go."

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Source: Newsweek, January 28, 2003
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