The Virtual Hadrian’s Villa
21. May 2012
Lecture in cooperation with the Zukunftskolleg
Moderation: Prof. Ulrich Gotter (Konstanz)
The Zukunftskolleg Senior Fellow Bernard D. Frischer, Professor of Art History and Classics at the University of Virginia (USA), will report on progress of the Virtual Hadrian's Villa Project, which was already in focus of his work during his stay at the Zukunftskolleg from October 2010 to July 2011.
Together with a team of specialists Bernard Frischer succeeded in creating a 3D digital model of the archaeological site of Hadrian's Villa along with a project related website. The virtual world provides a restoration of the villa as it appeared and functioned in antiquity and shows the terrain, gardens, buildings, people, animals, and furnishings recreated in 3D. Another goal of the project was to see whether Problem-Based Learning (PBL) could be made more effective in the field of Archaeology by using virtual world technology as an educational resource. With the help of experts on PBL and educational assessment, Prof. Frischer deployed The Virtual Hadrian’s Villa in an undergraduate class at the University of Virginia.
In his talk Bernard Frischer will present the website, the virtual world, and preliminary results from the educational experiment.
Mon, 21 May 2012, 6:45 pm
University of Konstanz, A 704
Contact
Ursula Stricker & Stefanie Sender
Ursula.Stricker[at]uni-konstanz.de
in cooperation with the Zukunftskolleg