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ABOUT VHC
VIRTUAL HERITAGE CAIRO is the Digital and
Online platform of the International Collaborative
Network for Cultural-feed of Virtual Heritage (CfVH)
platforms of medieval Cairo. The network focuses
on the potentials of reducing technical limitations
and addition of sub-grid cultural terrains to attain a
degree of reality and photorealism of culture as a
measure for virtual environments; leading towards
the amorphous nature of history. This VHCNetwork supports the growing digital heritage sector
in Egypt and the Middle East and organises a series
of engagement activities and databases that bring
together projects, specialist research institutes and
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to technically-able entrepreneurs and researchers.
The CfVH collaborative network will develop projects and activities that focus on undertaking creative and practice-led research on imaging cultural
heritage in Virtual Heritage. It will support young
researchers, entrepreneurs to engage with innovative technological industry and inform policy makers
and online tourism industry on the advantages of
virtual heritage.
The project is funded by the Arts and Humanities
Research Council (AHRC: Grant AH/N009347/1) as
a collaborative effort between several British and
Egyptian Research Institutions and specialist consultants that include: Digital Heritage Unit at the
University of Wolverhampton (UK) and the National
Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics.
study of the project must be presented in the Project business plan that should be produced by the
team, before commencing.
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Training
The VHC Network will offer 2 Workshop Training
Sessions (Workshop C- Cairo; and Workshop D
Wolverhampton) of 4/5 days each on how to process Laser-scanned buildings into 3D models (Stage
1) and how to process and render the models into
VR interface (Stage 2). The First workshop will take
place by 19-22 Sept 2016, in Cairo to support chiefly technical teams who are working on VR models
of historic buildings and those who are working on
processing their scanned datasets.
The Second Workshop will take place in Wolverhampton (UK), 1-4th Nov 2016, to enable each
team to send one representative to train on how to
develop their processed and modelled VR version
of their buildings into an interactive interface, that
could link modelled spaces to other virtual platforms (e.g.: for on-line trade, exhibition, social
networks, and others). Due to the limitation of the
project budget, the project can fund a maximum of
One-person per group to come to the UK to attend
the Workshop. But, other members of the groups
can attend the training on their personal cost, if
they wish to join.
STEP FIVE: PRODUCTION, SUBMISSION AND
EXHIBITIONS
STEP FOUR: PRACTICAL WORK AND TRAINING
Practical Work
This phase in concerned with the technical and research application of the project during its production. Each Group will be assigned an international
expert as a mentor to offer guidance and advice
when needed. However, this does not mean tutorials on weekly basis.
The Practical side of the project would ideally progress in two parallel but complementary routes:
Route 1: Research team undertake data-collection
and search for information on the activities and
socio-cultural history that concerns the building/
activity of the project. Each project must provide
a series of educational info-graphics through visually-accessible display of history of the building,
related records, paintings, or accounts.
Route 2: Graphics and Technical team will undertake photographic, laser scanner and manual
survey of the building they work on. Then, they will
process the survey into CAD-models and then into
3DS/C4D models. Each Team will have the chance
to Laser-Scan their site, under the supervision of
NRIAG is a coordinated 2-Days in Islamic Cairo.
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RECOGNITION
All Teams who complete their December submission and take part in the Exhibition at the Project
Conference in January, and subject to satisfactory
quality of production, will be awarded a Fellowship-status of the Virtual Heritage Cairo (VHC) Network, with their full information and details will be
enlisted on the Networks Fellowship Register.
The Details of the Fellowship Register will be announced during the Project Conference in January
2017.
There will be Commendation Prizes for Outstanding Projects that show exceptional potentials for
a successful business. This will be on the form of
two Prizes: 1st Prize (LE 6,000) and Second Prize
(LE 4,000). Awarded Project teams will be further
supported to carry on developing their work into
a successful Start-Ups with further support from
Virtual Heritage Cairo Network, through mentoring,
partnerships and potential participation in future
grants schemes.
Virtual Heritage Cairo aims, through this scheme of
practical projects, to help young researchers and
professionals to gain experience, accumulate skills
and benefit from expert guidance to invent and innovative new platforms of engagement with Egypts
Cultural Heritage.
NOTES
All Dates for workshop training activities are indicative and could be amended. Detailed information
on activities, training venues, and events will be
continuously updated on both teh Project website
and Facebook-Page.
For Further Enquiries on the scheme, please do
contact the Project team on the Project Website:
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page: Virtual Heritage Cairo VHC
CONTACTS
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EGYPT
Helwan, Cairo
P.O.Box 227 Helwan,
Post Code: 11722 Cairo
Egypt
E-mail: gadosan@nriag.sci.eg
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