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- Multimedia kiosks and the ancient times: an archaeological reconstruction and history of Braga’s CathedralPublication . Bernardes, Paulo; Fontes, Luís; Marcos, AdéritoThe Multimedia Lab. of the UAUM, the CCG/ZGDV, and the Dept. of Information Systems of the University of Minho at Guimarães, joined forces to develop the prototype of a Multimedia Kiosk that operates as an information pool concerning the history of the Braga's Cathedral based on the data of the archaeological excavation.
- Multimedia technology and 3D environments used in the preservation and dissemination of the portuguese cultural heritagePublication . Marcos, Adérito; Bernardes, Paulo; Sá, VítorCultural heritage is an extremely valuable set of materiality, traditions and knowledge from the Past that should be used to better understand the Past itself. However, even nowadays there are still some difficulties to manage, preserve and disseminate cultural heritage sites. The usage of multimedia technology and 3D environments in cultural heritage has reduced these difficulties; nonetheless, there are still some remaining problems. In the last years, some multimedia technology and 3D environments have been applied to the cultural heritage in Portugal. A few of them are used for scientific research purposes and others are used for dissemination purposes. In this article, the authors will refer to some representative Portuguese case studies using Virtual Environments to maintain, preserve and promote Cultural Heritage. A critical reading of these projects will be made in order to stress out their success and to point out their weaknesses and limitations.
- Virtual tour to Bracara AugustaPublication . Bernardes, Paulo; Ferreira, Rosa; Lains, Hugo; Martins, Manuela; Marcos, AdéritoThe project »Virtual Tour to Bracara Augusta« aimed at conveying some of the archaeological records to non-specialist users by applying multimedia technology and adequate visualization paradigms and tries to create a maximum level of information expressiveness.