COLONIA|3D

What did our city look like 2000 years ago?

Answers to this question are being provided by a 3D reconstruction of Roman Cologne. The unique research project Visualisation of Roman Cologne has succeeded for the first time in producing, in real time, a model of the city at a certain point in time that is fully navigable in its entirety. It is now possible to stroll through the whole of Roman Cologne, to see the buildings in their actual urban context and to walk around them. The digital reconstruction of ancient Cologne is the result of a joint research project of the Archaeological Institute of the University of Cologne, the Koeln International School of Design (KISD) the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, the University of Potsdam’s Hasso-Plattner Institute and the Cologne Romano-Germanic Museum (RGM). The research project was financed by RheinEnergie Foundation youth/work/family.

 

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  • Colonia3D at the fmx in Stuttgart
    On May 6, the Colognia3D-Team will present its research project at this year's fmx in Stuttgart. The fmx is an annual conference for experts and prospects in the fields of Animation, Visual Effects, Digital Post-Production, Games and Mobile Entertainment. The fmx/09 takes place from May 5 to May 8, 2009 at the "Haus der Wirtschaft" ("House of Economy") in Stuttgart. The presentation provides an extensive insight concerning all aspects of the approach of the reconstruction of the Roman Cologne.
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  • Virtuelle Zeitreise in der Langen Nacht der Kölner Museen

    Erstmals wurde eine digitale Rekonstruktion des "Römischen Köln" ausgestellt und für die Öffentlichkeit virtuell erlebbar gemacht. Die Präsentation war eine Premiere: Wie sah Köln vor knapp 2000 Jahren aus? Bauten wie das Haus mit dem Dionysos-Mosaik, der Kapitolstempel, das Forum mit den Markthallen, die Stadtmauer mit dem Römerturm sowie die Gräberstraße wurden veranschaulicht. Der Besucher fand kaleidoskopartig Fragmente von damals im Heute wieder. Das Konzept der Design-Studierenden forderte die Gäste auf, den Abend mit allen Sinnen zu genießen. Für das leibliches Wohl sorgte eine "vesperna" (Abendmahlzeit) nach überlieferten Rezepten des Marcus Gaius Apicius.

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  • Contribution of the HPI Junior Researchers Group to the VSMM

    The 14th International Conference on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia (VSMM) took place in Limassol, Cyprus, from October 20 to October 25. Stefan Maaß from the HPI Junior Researchers Group presented the paper Techniques For The Interactive Exploration Of High-Detail 3D Building Reconstruction Using The Example Of Roman Cologne, introducing the interdisciplinary project Visualisierung Römisches Köln (Visualising Roman Cologne – www.colonia3d.de). The paper will be published in the proceedings of the conference.

     

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  • Model of Roman Cologne Completed

    The 3D model of Roman Cologne has been completed. On Tuesday October 7, the last building was provisionally integrated into the model. It now only remains to make the model interactive.

     

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