Saturday, August 15, 2009

ucla experiential technologies center unveils qumran visualization portal page


the ucla experiential technologies center has produced a new website for its virtual modeling research projects. among the digital reconstruction projects are the egyptian site of karnak, santiago de compostela, and of course everyone's favorite, qumran, the site associated with the discovery of the dead sea scrolls. each site comes complete with a description of the project, the principal modelers and research team, and a short movie introducing the research project.

for more information regarding the etc,including a complete listing of the research technologies available to researchers, visit http://www.etc.ucla.edu.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Virtual Qumran Site Now Offers Free Images, Videos

The www.virtualqumran.com website now offers for download free images of the reconstructed remains of Khirbet Qumran, the site associated with the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The images were generated by the UCLA Qumran Visualization Project Chief Architect and Designer Dr. Robert R. Cargill. The site has also made available for download in high definition several short video clips highlighting key reconstructed areas.