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TUMO, CYARK TO TEACH STUDENTS 3D SCANNING TO PRESERVE HERITAGE SITES
Friday, October 3rd, 2014 | Posted by Contributor
Armenian students from Tumo will learn how to use cutting-edge laser
scanning technology to preserve historic Armenian heritage sites.
WASHINGTON--A new international partnership will bring together
Yerevan's Tumo Center for Creative Technologies with CyArk, an
international digital heritage preservation non-profit organization,
to train students in 3D capture technologies through a series of
workshops in Yerevan. Through this initiative, Armenian students from
Tumo will learn how to use cutting-edge laser scanning technology to
preserve historic Armenian heritage sites.
This partnership is an unprecedented initiative within CyArk's
500 Challenge, the race to digitally preserve 500 heritage sites
over five years' time. The CyArk 500 is an international effort,
but the Republic of Armenia will be the first country to participate
by engaging and training their youth to take the leadership role in
documenting and providing virtual access to Armenia's heritage sites.
The ancient Armenian monastery of Geghard will be the first site to
be digitally documented and converted into detailed 3D models. These
models will then be transferred into an online interactive platform
serving as a virtual pilgrimage experience for students and researchers
alike. After the initial workshop and training with Tumo students,
the project aims to continue scanning and documenting at least ten
additional historic Armenian monuments and sites and to include them
in the CyArk 500 Challenge.
CyArk and Tumo are working together to secure the necessary funding
to obtain the technology and provide initial training in digital
heritage preservation. The kick-off of this ambitious initiative will
take place at a fundraiser on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, at the Embassy
of Armenia to the United States in Washington, D.C.
"It is exciting to be able to bring these highly technical skills
to Tumo's students while also being able to create an online virtual
pilgrimage experience for Armenians around the world," stated Marie
Lou Papazian, managing director of Tumo.
"In my new capacity as the Ambassador of Armenia to the United
States, I fully support Tumo's new initiative as I strongly believe
that incorporating new technology into the education of our youth is
imperative for our nation's future," said His Excellency Amb. Tigran
Sargsyan.
"CyArk is thrilled to train Armenian students to digitize their
own heritage and build a digital record of these incredible heritage
sites securely archived and incorporated into the CyArk 500," remarked
Elizabeth Lee, Vice President of CyArk.
"It is inspiring to see Armenian youth using technology to tell the
stories of these ancient and deeply meaningful places," remarked
Katherine Sarafian, Oscar-winning producer at Pixar Animation Studios.
"I am so honored to serve on the Boards of both Tumo and CyArk, two
organizations that bring technology, artistry and history together
in compelling and important ways."
To learn more about the Tumo/CyArk initiative and the Embassy event,
visit armenia3d.org
For press inquiries, please contact Taline Ayanyan of CyArk at
[email protected], or Anna Naghdalyan of the Embassy of the
Republic of Armenia at [email protected].
Tumo is a non-profit venture and participation in the Tumo program is
free of charge and open to all local teenagers. Tumo helps Armenian
youth develop 21st century skills in order to prevent emigration
and build capable members of Armenia's future work force. For more
information, visit tumo.org.
CyArk is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission of using
new technologies to create a free, 3D online library of the world's
cultural heritage sites before they are lost. For more information,
visit cyark.org.
http://asbarez.com/127568/tumo-cyark-to-teach-students-3d-scanning-to-preserve-heritage-sites/
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Friday, October 3rd, 2014 | Posted by Contributor
Armenian students from Tumo will learn how to use cutting-edge laser
scanning technology to preserve historic Armenian heritage sites.
WASHINGTON--A new international partnership will bring together
Yerevan's Tumo Center for Creative Technologies with CyArk, an
international digital heritage preservation non-profit organization,
to train students in 3D capture technologies through a series of
workshops in Yerevan. Through this initiative, Armenian students from
Tumo will learn how to use cutting-edge laser scanning technology to
preserve historic Armenian heritage sites.
This partnership is an unprecedented initiative within CyArk's
500 Challenge, the race to digitally preserve 500 heritage sites
over five years' time. The CyArk 500 is an international effort,
but the Republic of Armenia will be the first country to participate
by engaging and training their youth to take the leadership role in
documenting and providing virtual access to Armenia's heritage sites.
The ancient Armenian monastery of Geghard will be the first site to
be digitally documented and converted into detailed 3D models. These
models will then be transferred into an online interactive platform
serving as a virtual pilgrimage experience for students and researchers
alike. After the initial workshop and training with Tumo students,
the project aims to continue scanning and documenting at least ten
additional historic Armenian monuments and sites and to include them
in the CyArk 500 Challenge.
CyArk and Tumo are working together to secure the necessary funding
to obtain the technology and provide initial training in digital
heritage preservation. The kick-off of this ambitious initiative will
take place at a fundraiser on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, at the Embassy
of Armenia to the United States in Washington, D.C.
"It is exciting to be able to bring these highly technical skills
to Tumo's students while also being able to create an online virtual
pilgrimage experience for Armenians around the world," stated Marie
Lou Papazian, managing director of Tumo.
"In my new capacity as the Ambassador of Armenia to the United
States, I fully support Tumo's new initiative as I strongly believe
that incorporating new technology into the education of our youth is
imperative for our nation's future," said His Excellency Amb. Tigran
Sargsyan.
"CyArk is thrilled to train Armenian students to digitize their
own heritage and build a digital record of these incredible heritage
sites securely archived and incorporated into the CyArk 500," remarked
Elizabeth Lee, Vice President of CyArk.
"It is inspiring to see Armenian youth using technology to tell the
stories of these ancient and deeply meaningful places," remarked
Katherine Sarafian, Oscar-winning producer at Pixar Animation Studios.
"I am so honored to serve on the Boards of both Tumo and CyArk, two
organizations that bring technology, artistry and history together
in compelling and important ways."
To learn more about the Tumo/CyArk initiative and the Embassy event,
visit armenia3d.org
For press inquiries, please contact Taline Ayanyan of CyArk at
[email protected], or Anna Naghdalyan of the Embassy of the
Republic of Armenia at [email protected].
Tumo is a non-profit venture and participation in the Tumo program is
free of charge and open to all local teenagers. Tumo helps Armenian
youth develop 21st century skills in order to prevent emigration
and build capable members of Armenia's future work force. For more
information, visit tumo.org.
CyArk is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission of using
new technologies to create a free, 3D online library of the world's
cultural heritage sites before they are lost. For more information,
visit cyark.org.
http://asbarez.com/127568/tumo-cyark-to-teach-students-3d-scanning-to-preserve-heritage-sites/
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress