Virtual and augmented reality for rich interaction with cultural heritage sites: A case study from the Roman Theater at Byblos

Georges Younes; Rany Kahil; Mayssa Jallad; Daniel Asmar; Imad Elhajj; George Turkiyyah; Howayda Al-Harithy

doi:10.1016/j.daach.2017.03.002

Virtual and augmented reality for rich interaction with cultural heritage sites: A case study from the Roman Theater at Byblos

Georges Younes, Rany Kahil, Mayssa Jallad, Daniel Asmar^*, Imad Elhajj, George Turkiyyah, Howayda Al-Harithy

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Abstract

The conservation and valorization of our cultural heritage has become one of the priorities of the international community. Accordingly, many technological applications are being developed with a cultural object as the focal theme of interest. This paper presents a detailed account of the construction of a computerized model of the Roman Theater of Byblos, one of oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Central to the paper is a historical study, which yielded the formation of a hypothesis on the original shape and details of the theater, which today retains very little of its original structure. Another major part of the paper is the detailed description of the procedures for the creation of both a virtual and augmented reality application of the Roman theater.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-9
Number of pages	9
Journal	Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
Volume	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.daach.2017.03.002
State	Published - Jun 2017

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Augmented reality
Byblos
Roman theater
Virtual reality

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