用BLK360捕获埃及的西斯汀教堂

Author:Reka Vasszi

Queen Nefertari’s 3,000-year-old tomb was captured with 3D laser scanning cutting-edge technology to generate a Virtual Reality (VR) experience of one of ancient Egypt’s most beloved ruler’s “Journey to Eternity.” In this ground-breaking project, thanks to the conjunction of theLeica BLK360和VR技术，观众可以完全沉浸并探索古代墓和墙壁绘画。

使用最小的成像激光扫描仪和摄影测量技术，经验, a full-service virtual and augmented reality studio, andCuriosity Stream, the award-winning streaming destination, captured Queen Nefertari’s remarkable tomb in the Valley of the Queens. The team of experts generated a detailed 3D point cloud of the chambers to preserve it and make it accessible in VR for future generations.

“捕获内尔塔里的坟墓证明，在数字上保存和探索我们世界上最令人惊叹的文化文物的努力没有界限，”Clint Stinchcomb说，OuliosityStream总裁兼首席执行官。

以数字方式保存埃及的西斯汀教堂

Queen Nefertari was the most beloved wife of Ramses II. Still, after her death in 1255 BC, the eternal love and respect of her husband is presented intact as painted artworks on the walls of the royal chambers of what has been named Egypt’s Sistine Chapel.

Restricted to visitors since the 1950s, the ancient tomb has extremely limited access as the wall paintings are vulnerable to the humidity of visitors' breath, which increases fungi causing damage to the artworks.

Nefertari’s tomb has both cultural and scientific significance, as it depicts the architecture of Ramses II era and it is the most detailed representation of ancient Egyptian believes of the journey to the afterlife. It would be a great loss if its beauty and historical richness could not be preserved and presented for the public.

“A virtual tour will save the tomb,”考古学家，前古物国务大臣扎希·哈瓦斯（Zahi Hawass）说。由于坟墓仅限于游客，因此经验和好奇心流具有通过BLK360捕获Nefertari墓的每个细节来创造身临其境的VR体验。

An efficient workflow was set registering the point cloud withLeica Cyclone处理软件并在Autodesk中的数据结合recap Pro Mobileto create the 3D models for VR.

该团队使用BLK360进行次要几何形状和scale accuracy。随后，激光扫描将数千张DSLR照片重叠到点云中，从而在VR中对Nefertari的墓穴进行了相同的重建。

Staying connected below ground

ExperiusVR技术总监Steven Frisbey决定选择哪个3D激光扫描仪是reliable WiFi connection。As the chambers are built two levels underground, ExperiusVR experts were faced with the challenge of losing wireless connection. TheBLK360的可靠性completely surprised the ExperiusVR team who had to overcome the challenge of staying connected below ground and capturing data in limited time.

“The first thing that stood out to me about the BLK360 was WiFi. The second thing that impressed me is the speed of the scans and the ease of use. It was so fast that we could finish up the entire set a day in advance, which saved us a solid amount of money. I will definitely use the BLK360 in all of my next projects,”弗里斯比说。

Digital heritage - the meeting point for tourism and education

通过3D激光扫描和VR，利用Leica Geosystems的技术拥抱和维护Nefertari的皇家墓的原始精神，古老的遗址已被数字地重新开放到世界上。这种身临其境的VR经验将遗产保护，旅游业和教育提升到了新的水平。Nefertari的坟墓是越来越多的考古遗址之一由于激光扫描技术，以数字方式保留。

“现在，由于这个项目，不管现实生活中的坟墓发生什么，我们将始终拥有一个完全可探索的版本，这对于后代来说是可以欣赏的。这就是使我们对这个项目最自豪的事情，”弗里斯比说。