Although the models themselves are quite old compared with other virtual heritage models being built today, their usefulness has prevailed in the planned removal of the A303 road next to Stonehenge. Museums and educators can add knowledge and geographical information to the site to flesh out the vision of how we see Stonehenge today. English Heritage is interested in having MUSE Virtual Presence improve the model's performance and visual fidelity, user interface and model content with new technology.

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The models can now be run easily with a Pentium III and good graphics card as well as on large single screen 2D or stereo projection facilities. Immersive VR equipment will be supported. The Stonehenge project was originally partly sponsored by Intel, so there are three or four versions of the models that operate on different platforms. This was made possible so that Virtual Stonehenge can eventually become more than a mere VR flythrough, providing valuable historical information to universities for research.

related web sites:

Virtual Heritage Network www.virtualheritage.net
English Heritage www.english-heritage.org.uk
MUSE Virtual Presence www.vrweb.com

Other links

http://www.amherst.edu/~ermace/sth/links.html

About the Author:
Susan Smith is the managing editor of GISCafe.com and Editor-In-Chief of AECVision. Susan has been editor of numerous publications in the CAD, mechanical CAD and AEC industries, and published articles in many industry magazines. You can reach her at susan.smith@ibsystems.com

David Clendenen is the Editor of AECVision and Managing Editor of AECCafe.com

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