Computing and ancient greek technology: immersive technologies and storyliving virtual worlds for understanding and dissemination of the Antikythera Mechanism

Abstract

The Antikythera Mechanism is the most typical example of ancient Greek technology. Since its discovery until today, research into its functions and structure has continued unabated. In 2005, thanks to interdisciplinary international cooperation, new data collections were produced, which contributed to the decoding of several of the Mechanism's secrets. However, limited access to Computed Tomography scans for various reasons, the most important ones being based on limited computational and financial resources to procure specialized commercial applications for their analysis, has kept them behind laboratory doors. On the other hand, technological advances in immersive technologies such as augmented reality are becoming more accessible. The progress of the creative industry of video games and the democratization of game engines have created new challenges in various scientific fields. In this context, we explored and mapped technological tools for open research and the democratization of ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/57938
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/57938
ND
57938
Alternative title
Υπολογιστές και αρχαία ελληνική τεχνολογία: τεχνολογίες εμβύθισης και βιωματικοί εικονικοί κόσμοι για την κατανόηση και τη διάχυση του Μηχανισμού των Αντικυθήρων
Author
Anastasovitis, Eleftherios (Father's name: Dimitrios)
Date
2024
Committee members
Ρουμελιώτης Μάνος
Ψάννης Κωνσταντίνος
Σουραβλάς Σταύρος
Ευσταθίου Κυριάκος
Μουσάς Ξενοφών
Τσογγάς Κωνσταντίνος
Φαχαντίδης Νικόλαος
Discipline
Natural SciencesComputer and Information Sciences ➨ Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Natural SciencesComputer and Information Sciences ➨ Human-Computer Interaction
Keywords
Antikythera Mechanism; Ancient Greek technology; Virtual reality; Virtual museum; Immersive technologies; Virtual worlds
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
im., tbls., fig.
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