Paradata and transparency in virtual heritage /

Computer-Generated Images (CGIs) are widely used and accepted in the world of entertainment but the use of the very same visualization techniques in academic research in the Arts and Humanities remains controversial. The techniques and conceptual perspectives on heritage visualization are a subject...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Other Authors:	Bentkowska-Kafel, Anna, Denard, Hugh, Baker, Drew
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2012]
Series:	Digital research in the arts and humanities.
Subjects:	Cultural property > Digitization. Interpretation of cultural and natural resources. Visualization > Data processing. Digital media. Digital images. Virtual reality. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure. SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Computer-Generated Images (CGIs) are widely used and accepted in the world of entertainment but the use of the very same visualization techniques in academic research in the Arts and Humanities remains controversial. The techniques and conceptual perspectives on heritage visualization are a subject of an ongoing interdisciplinary debate. By demonstrating scholarly excellence and best technical practice in this area, this volume is concerned with the challenge of providing intellectual transparency and accountability in visualization-based historical research.
Item Description:	Description based on print version record. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxvi, 290 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-283) and index.
ISBN:	9781409437611 (electronic bk.) 1409437612 (electronic bk.)