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Welcome!

    02-Jan-95 01:18:08
Sb: #1369-Welcome!
Fm: Chris Drake 72130,1672
To: Steve Bennett/SYSOP 76702,1071
John Yes and no. Sorry, but TRexx is the domain of paleontologists, not archaeologists. Several archaeologists, however, have created 3-D renderings of their data and even walkthroughs of sites. Some researchers in England in conjunction with the IBM technology center there have recreated the Roman Baths for BBC specials and films for on-site demonstrations. One researcher use 3-D modeling to piece together and ancient fortress in the South Pacific – a task that could have taken years to accomplish with raw data took much less because he could "see" the pieces he had to fit together, not just have to make the numbers match. Alot of exciting possibilities exist, but the potential is vastly underappreciated by many archaeologists. Projects like the Virtual Reality walkthrough of a long-gone cathedral in France, however, prove that there is great potential. Thanks for the welcome, and I hope to be around quite a bit. Chris