Rome Reborn

"Rome Reborn 1.0," is a true 3D model that runs in real time based at the University of Virginia , shows almost the entire city within the 13-mile-long Aurelian Walls in 320 A.D. Visitors can navigate with complete freedom through key sites such as, the Colosseum and the Temple of Venus and Rome.

The simulation, which is aimed at students, scholars, and people interested in history, can be easily updated to reflect the latest knowledge about the ancient city.

" The digital model thus also consists of two types of materials: (1) highly detailed models of buildings that can be reconstructed on the basis of reliable archaeological evidence (examples: the buildings in the Roman Forum and the Forum of Julius Caesar; the Flavian Amphitheater; the Temple of Venus and Rome; etc.); and (2) buildings and other features that are known only by type and by frequency in the particular regions of the city. It has been estimated that there are approximately 200 buildings of the first type; and there are an estimated 7,000-10,000 in the second category (assuming, as seems reasonable, that in the regionary catalogues, the term insula refers to apartment units, not to entire apartment buildings)." - Taken from the Rome Reborn Website.

This project really interests and has influenced me due to the level of detail that the 3D model posses and the use of real-time technology that enables user to navigate through 'Rome' in 320 A.D.

This Historical computerised reconstruction is so far ten years in the making and is the largest of it's kind to date. I would like to have a similar outcome to my own Nottingham castle reconstruction and allow users to Navigate through the castle grounds as it was in the 15th Century.

Due to my limited time on the project and only myself researching, 3D Modelling and creating the suitable real-time environment my model will clearly not be as highly detailed as 'Rome Reborn' but will have the basic user navigation in a real-time environment and an accurate 3D historical reconstruction of Nottingham Castle.

The Website

http://www.romereborn.virginia.edu/