This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land. The following is a brief outline of the 3D digitisation process used by staff, students and volunteers at the UON’s GLAMx Digitisation Lab. The process uses Artec 3D SPIDER Professional Handheld 3D Scanner and software. Several … More 3D Scanning – Artec Professional handheld scanner
The Victoria Theatre 3D Reconstruction Project was launched at the Victoria Theatre in Perkins Street, Newcastle on Tuesday 13 November 2018. Gaute Rasmussen and Vendela Pento from the UON’s IT Innovation Team were in involved in creating the VR experience, along with UON Archivist Gionni di Gravio and others in the community. Hunter Living Histories … More Victoria Theatre VR Launch – 13 Nov 2018
The creators of the beautiful 3D reconstruction of the 1891 Victoria Theatre, have released a flythrough of their work as it nears completion. Victoria Theatre 3D Reconstruction Flythrough 2018 was created by Gaute Rasmussen and Vendela Pento (IT Innovation Team) in collaboration with Gionni Di Gravio, Archivist Hunter Living Histories, GLAMx Cultural Collections, Auchmuty Library. … More Victoria Theatre Flythrough 2018 (Silent Version)
The University of Newcastle’s IT Innovation Team have just released amazing screenshots from the virtual reality model of the Victoria Theatre, under construction as at September 2018. They are now entering the final stages of their work on the 3D Virtual Reality recreation of the 1891 Victoria Theatre in Perkins Street Newcastle, and are … More Victoria Theatre 3D Virtual Reality Reconstruction Nearing Completion
This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land. 12 April, 2019. UON Media Release. “Virtual reality unearths ancient Indigenous artefacts” 24 April, 2019. Gionni di Gravio interviewed by Jenny Marchant, ABC 1233 Newcastle. “Indigenous History of Newcastle” LISTEN HERE The Deep Time … More Deep Time Project
On the 19-20 April 2017, members of the University’s Hunter Living Histories presented an overview of twenty years of work creating the 3D Virtual Newcastle Time Machine at the Digital Cultural Heritage: FUTURE VISIONS Conference in Brisbane. The following paper “Newcastle Time Machine A multidisciplinary approach to digital cultural heritage” by Hardy, A, di Gravio … More Newcastle in 1825 (2017) by Charles Martin
Here are two of the latest fly throughs of Newcastle as it looked in 1818 and 1830 respectively. Both created by 3D artist Charles Martin in December 2013 and January 2014 as part of his work on the 3D Virtual Newcastle Time Machine. This work was made possible by the kind generosity of the Vera … More 3D Virtual Hunter Project – Newcastle in 1818 and 1830
At the first meeting of the Coal River Working Party for this year, held on the 3rd of February, 3D Virtual Newcastle creator Charles Martin gave University benefactor Vera Deacon, a presentation on the progress to date on the the 3D model of early Newcastle. Cultural Collections in the Auchmuty Library were able to provide … More 3D Virtual Newcastle – What Charles and Vera Achieved in 34 days of 2013
The next stage of the eagerly anticipated 3D Virtual Newcastle project is set to begin in August 2013. Thanks to the kind generous donors to the Vera Deacon Regional History Fund, the University is able to engage 3D Design & Illustration artist Charles Martin to add greater detail to his original models and flythroughs launched … More Next Stage of 3D Virtual 1820 Newcastle Set To Proceed
If you have an interest in 3D mapping for research and teaching, or just want to have a look at the work of Charles Martin and his Virtual Newcastle from 1830, you are very welcome to come along to the next meeting of the Coal River Working Party to discuss construction of a Newcastle Time … More Virtual Newcastle circa 1800 -1830 AD