Myrsini Samaroudi

Aligned student, University of Brighton

Project Title 

Digitally fabricated 3D artefacts: their properties and dynamics in cultural heritage experiences for different audience groups. 

Background & Summary of Project

The aim of the research is to investigate the design, production and introduction of 3D digitally fabricated replicas of artefacts in cultural heritage experiences to address expectations and needs of distinctive audience groups.
The cultural heritage sector has been used over the last few decades as a test field for 3D technologies, such as 3d imaging and 3d printing. Until recently, the main focus of researchers and professionals has been on developing more accurate and effective techniques and to serve processes related to the documentation, preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage. This project emphasises the communication aspect of cultural heritage management by investigating how the attributes of digitally fabricated artefacts work within experiential frameworks, how these physical representations are perceived by audiences and how museum professionals, educators and designers can manipulate them to effectively communicate cultural heritage information

Partners

• Royal Pavilion and Museums, Brighton and Hove

Publications 

• Peer reviewed conference papers

Samaroudi, M., Rodriguez Echavarria, K. (2019), Experiencing art by means of 3D printed replicas: enriching the interpretation of pot oiseau. In 17th Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6-8 November 2019

Samaroudi, M., Rodriguez Echavarria, K. (2019), Learning through experiences: accessible fabricated dioramas for the visually impaired. In Beck D. et al. (eds) Immersive Learning Research Network. iLRN 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 1044. Springer, Cham 

Rodriguez Echavarria, K., & Samaroudi, M. (2018), Digital workflow for creating 3D puzzles to engage audiences in the interpretation of archaeological artefacts. In 16th Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage, Vienna, Austria, 12-15 November 2018 

Gaugne, R., Samaroudi, M., Nicolas, T., Barreau, J.B., Garnier, L., Rodriguez Echavarria, K., Gouranton, V. (2018), Virtual Reality (VR) interactions with multiple interpretations of archaeological artefacts. In 16th Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage, Vienna, Austria, 12-15 November 2018

Samaroudi, M., Rodriguez Echavarria, K., Song, R., & Evans, R. (2017), The Fabricated Diorama: Tactile Relief and Context-aware Technology for Visually Impaired Audiences. In 15th Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage, Graz, Austria, 27-29 September 2017

• Peer reviewed journal papers

Rodriguez Echavarria, K., & Samaroudi, M., & Weyrich, T. (2020), Fracturing artefacts into 3D printable puzzles to enhance audience engagement with heritage collections. In Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage. 13.1

• Other publications

Samaroudi, M., Rodriguez Echavarria, K. (2019), 3D printing is helping museums in repatriation and decolonisation efforts, The Conversation, 1 April 2019

Samaroudi, M., Rodriguez Echavarria, K. (2019), How 3D printing is transforming our relationship with cultural heritage, The Conversation, 3 December 2019