Description: As the project lead, I have mentored undergraduate students in an effort to recreate campus models in 1922. I have also worked on re-creating terrains, sidewalks, and trees as well as immersive experiences. I was able to bring together different departments and offices to collaborate on this project and create a unique experience of the campus in 1922.
Collaborators: Mahda M. Baghe, Jiawei Huangr, Heather Dohn Ross, Nathan Piekielek, Jan Oliver Wallgrün, Jiayan Zhao & Alexander Klippel.
I have leaded and mentored undergraduate students to create the models of the buildings in Sketchup. Below you can see the historical image of Women Building and how it has been modeled in SketchUp.
Publishing In Different Platforms
- Some of the building models are uploaded on Sketchfab. Here is the 3D model of Old Main in 1922.
2. Here is the tour of University Park Campus rendered in Lumen RT.
3. The AR Application: when users point their phone to the historical map of the campus, the buildings will show up and users can rotate, change building size, and query information.
4. The VR application
Publication:
Jiawei Huang, Mahda M. Bagher, Heather Dohn Ross, Nathan Piekielek, Jan Oliver Wallgrün, Jiayan Zhao & Alexander Klippel (2018) From Archive, to Access, to Experience––Historical Documents as a Basis for Immersive Experiences, Journal of Map & Geography Libraries, 14:1, 40-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/15420353.2018.1498427
Huang, J., Bagher, M. M., Dohn Ross, H., Piekielek, N., Wallgrün, J. O., Zhao, J., & Klippel, A. (2019). The Use of Historical Documents as a Basis for 3D Modeling and Immersive Experiences. Paper presented at AAG conference, April 3-7, Washington DC, USA.
Acknowledgment:
- Colleagues at the Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information
- University Libraries, The Pennsylvania State University
- Marie Bednar Libraries Internship Program Endowment
- Library interns