The Old Leading the New – Driving Technology through Digital Heritage
Reality capture technologies are now reaching a level of maturity that allows digitizing any object, building or site to the finest possible level of detail and texture quality. Digital heritage is benefiting from all these new technologies, mostly driven from laser scanning and photogrammetry requirements of the industrial, consumer goods or entertainment industries. But what if Digital Heritage could not only be a follower but a real driver for these new developments? Preservation of our cultural heritage brings challenges that are similar to the ones found in many other industries as well, such as architecture, construction, civil engineering, manufacturing, video games, film production or multimedia:
- Scalability: high volume of objects must be digitized, which requires cheaper and simpler devices for crowd scanning;
- Dissemination and storytelling: the digitized data must be available through attractive stories to engage with the masses;
- Sustainability: digitized content must not only be used to preserve and document, but also to maintain and improve.
The Digital Heritage community has the know-how and expertise to make all this happen. By connecting more to the needs of those business-driven industries, the Digital Heritage community will contribute to a much wider ecosystem, driving more resources and opportunities to expand. Are you willing to lead?
