(Fully Online Postgraduate by Coursework Elective)

How were those incredibly authentic-looking historical backgrounds in the movie Gladiator created? How has it been possible to see how Egypt’s ancient pyramids were built, or how Pompeii originally looked?

Unique imaging technologies make it possible to design realistic visualisations of ancient cultures. Anyone who has an interest in art, architecture, history, and digital image-making will be astonished at the startling achievements possible with this cutting-edge technology. A critical and historical appreciation of our own and past cultures depends on our interpretation of the images that are made to visualise them.

This fully online course extensively investigates the variety of ways that virtual reality is used in archaeological and historical visualisation. You will individually and in teams apply a number of the techniques used with this technology to create your own representative 2D and 3D visualisations of cultures. You will learn strategies that will allow you to effectively analyse these type of dazzling visual reconstructions, and how to extend them into your own studies. By learning how different kinds of data are used to build visual reconstructions you will gain sophisticated conceptual processes fundamental for cross-disciplinary studies in art and design. No special computer software or prior knowledge is required.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Students will receive course website location and log in instructions via their UNSW email account prior to the commencement of the course.