This was a web application created under the direction of the
Dhakira Heritage Center at NYU Abu Dhabi featuring a 3D model of a
bronze-age boat that the department is reconstructing. This
experimental archaeology project attempts to test different
materials that may have been used in the construction of this dhow
boat. This project was developed in collaboration with
Junior Francisco Garcia
(web developer) and was developed using BabylonJS. The application
is still a work in progress as more details about the boat come in
as well as a cleaner 3D model.
The application features a detail viewer, allowing
users to click on different parts of the boat to read information
about each part. The camera on the visualization allows users to
view every part of the 3D model. This was made in order to make
other 3D models of the department accessible on the web, with
touchpoints for important locations for users to easily read more.
The application also situates the 3D model in different
environments including the open ocean, the beach and the desert,
as a fun way for users to see how the model was used on the water.
Apart from the different environments, different lighting
conditions (night & day) as well as environment conditions (rain &
clear) were added to the project.
