Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 476 g
Reihe: Digital Humanities
Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 476 g
Reihe: Digital Humanities
ISBN: 978-0-472-13111-2
Verlag: University of Michigan Press
Seeing the Past with Computers is a collection of twelve thought-pieces on the current and potential uses of augmented reality and computer vision in historical research, teaching, and presentation. The experts gathered here reflect upon their experiences working with new technologies, share their ideas for best practices, and assess the implications of—and imagine future possibilities for—new methods of historical study. Among the experimental topics they explore are the use of augmented reality that empowers students to challenge the presentation of historical material in their textbooks; the application of seeing computers to unlock unusual cultural knowledge, such as the secrets of vaudevillian stage magic; hacking facial recognition technology to reveal victims of racism in a century-old Australian archive; and rebuilding the soundscape of an Iron Age village with aural augmented reality.
This volume is a valuable resource for scholars and students of history and the digital humanities more broadly. It will inspire them to apply innovative methods to open new paths for conducting and sharing their own research.