The Virtual Reality Reconstructions in Living Danube Limes Project
So far, detailed geophysical research by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology, Austria, has been conducted at five pilot sites: Bononia-Bulgaria, Iza-Slovakia, Matrica-Hungary, Kopachevo-Croatia, and Sacidava-Romania. These sites are 3D modeled from 3D scanned point clouds and two of them - Gunzenhausen, Germany and Lederata, Serbia were prepared by the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, thanks to pre-sent 2D visual materials, mostly CAD drawings, terrain images, sketches, and graphics.
The goal of the VR reconstructions developed under LDL is to increase the tourist attractiveness of all eight pilot sites involved in the project by presenting an additional visual information layer, which currently cannot be seen by visitors on site and showing another modern, fascinating, and accessible view of the already discovered and undiscovered remains.
Two of the first rendered panoramas from the sites in Gunzenhausen and Lederata can now be seen in a test version of the web interface:
We look forward to seeing the result for the Bulgarian pilot site Bononia/Vidin. Follow our channels for details!
Photo: Perspective from VR reconstruction of Gunzenhausen in Germany
Source: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
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The article was developed within the project "Valorization of cultural heritage and promotion of sustainable tourism by reviving the common heritage of the Danube Limes as a basis for a cultural route", with the acronym Living Danube Limes, under the "Danube 2014-2020" Transnational Cooperation Programme.
National Tourism Cluster "Bulgarian Guide" is a key partner for Bulgaria in the project, responsible for the pilot region.