Title :
Visualizing archeological reconstruction with Radiance
Author :
Lucet, Geneviève ; Casas, Araceli
Author_Institution :
Univ. Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Abstract :
The recreation of vanished architectural environments must include precise simulation of illumination. Working on the reconstruction of Mesoamerican spaces and their visualization, we arrived at a stage in the project that necessitated investigation into natural lighting and the recreation of virtual environments created by various computer programs. In a previous study we compared Lightscape, Alias, RenderMan, and Blue Moon. The present work brings in the results obtained from Radiance, obtaining a visualization of solar illumination that predicts the physical work of the various components with great precision. User friendliness is reviewed, along with the product´s power to obtain an unsullied architectural visualization
Keywords :
archaeology; architecture; data visualisation; rendering (computer graphics); user interfaces; Alias; Blue Moon; Lightscape; Mesoamerican spaces; Radiance; RenderMan; archeological reconstruction; architectural environment recreation; illumination simulation; natural lighting; solar illumination; user friendliness; visualization; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Lighting; Mathematical model; Multimedia systems; Predictive models; Solid modeling; Surface reconstruction; Venus; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Systems and Multimedia, 2001. Proceedings. Seventh International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berkeley, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1402-2
DOI :
10.1109/VSMM.2001.969667
