TY - GEN
T1 - 3D archaeological reconstruction and visualisation
T2 - International Conference on Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualisation, CGIV'06
AU - Ch'ng, Eugene
AU - Stone, Robert J.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - This paper describes a methodology and software engine for generating dynamic vegetation models for archaeological reconstruction and interactive visualisation, integrating the disciplines of Artificial Life (Alife) and Virtual Reality. The engine, based on the concept of emergence (a phenomenon in complex Alife systems), uses real botanical parameters, channelled through simple rules, in order to synthesise the dispersal patterns of natural vegetation communities as they grow, reproduce, and compete for resources. The foci for the development and evaluation of the Alife engine described relate to different scenarios in nature as may have existed during the Mesolithic period. Results from the study showed evidence of correlations between the artificial vegetation and their natural counterparts, demonstrating the feasibility of using such models in historical landscape reconstructions.
AB - This paper describes a methodology and software engine for generating dynamic vegetation models for archaeological reconstruction and interactive visualisation, integrating the disciplines of Artificial Life (Alife) and Virtual Reality. The engine, based on the concept of emergence (a phenomenon in complex Alife systems), uses real botanical parameters, channelled through simple rules, in order to synthesise the dispersal patterns of natural vegetation communities as they grow, reproduce, and compete for resources. The foci for the development and evaluation of the Alife engine described relate to different scenarios in nature as may have existed during the Mesolithic period. Results from the study showed evidence of correlations between the artificial vegetation and their natural counterparts, demonstrating the feasibility of using such models in historical landscape reconstructions.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34247557671&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/CGIV.2006.2
DO - 10.1109/CGIV.2006.2
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:34247557671
SN - 0769526063
SN - 9780769526065
T3 - Proceedings - Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualisation: Techniques and Applications, CGIV'06
SP - 112
EP - 118
BT - Proceedings - Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualisation
Y2 - 26 July 2006 through 28 July 2006
ER -